Orissa
(2001 est. pop. 36.7 million). The state of Orissa, with an area of 155,707 square kilometers, is situated on the southeastern part of India. It is surrounded by the states of Bihar, Andhra Pra...
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New Delhi (dpa) - More than 80 people have died from an outbreak
of cholera in tribal districts of India's eastern state of Orissa
over the past month, media reports said.
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New Delhi (dpa) - Fresh incidents of violence were reported from
India's eastern Orissa state Wednesday, a day after authorities
imposed an indefinite curfew following commu...
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New Delhi (dpa) - India's eastern state of Orissa has lodged a
protest with the US government seeking action against a
California-based website for hurting religious sentime...
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New Delhi (dpa) - People in eastern India heaved a sigh of relief
Friday as a cyclone with winds of more than 200 kilometres per hour
crossed India's coast overnight without...
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An Indian zoologist said Monday he has found a new species of limbless lizard in a forested area in the country's east. "Preliminary scientific study reveals that the lizard belongs to the genus Se...
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Dhaka (dpa) - At least 629 people have died in Bangladesh as a
result of cyclone Sidr, it was officially stated Friday - with a
final toll expected to be far higher.
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Dhaka (dpa) - Cyclone Sidr, which roared ashore with winds of more
than 200 kilometres per hour, has killed at least 41 people in
Bangladesh, the disaster management office ...
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Dhaka (dpa) - Cyclone Sidr, which roared ashore with winds of more
than 200 kilometres per hour, has killed at least 214 people in
Bangladesh, an official with the disaster ...
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BHUBANESWAR, India, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of federal
police enforced a curfew in parts of eastern India on Thursday
after clashes between Hindus and Christians in which one person
was killed...
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New Delhi (dpa) - An 18-month-old boy in India's eastern state of
Orissa was married to a female dog in the belief that that this would
save him from an attack by a tiger, a...
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Orissa
Cholera kills more than 80 in India's Orissa state
