Orissa scuba diver enters restricted area, faces troubleSeptember 13th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Sabir Bux, an internationally acclaimed scuba diver, is facing trouble for allegedly entering a restricted area in the Bay of Bengal near Paradip port in Orissa. While Bux Monday said he went along with members of his team to track a missing engineer of a sunken ship, the port authorities said Bux's visit was illegal and they would file a criminal case against him.
Rs.950,000 stolen from car in GhaziabadSeptember 12th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Rs.9.5 lakh (Rs.950,000) was stolen here Saturday from the car of a steel trader who is the son of a former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator, police said. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon in Loha Mandi under Kavi Nagar police station of Ghaziabad.
5 rail employees abducted by Maoists still missingSeptember 11th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Five railway employees, abducted by Maoist rebels Thursday in Orissa's Sundergarh district are still missing, their family members said Friday. Maoists had abducted Topadiha's railway station master N.N.
Russian engineer of sunken ship still untracedSeptember 10th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The search was still on Thursday to find the missing Russian engineer of a cargo ship that sank off Orissa's Paradip coast Wednesday, officials said. Twenty six of the 27 crew members onboard the ship have been rescued.
Probe begins into Maoists' extortion demand from legislatorSeptember 5th, 2009 RAIPUR - Chhattisgarh police ordered a probe Saturday into an extortion demand by suspected Maoists from a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator. "We have begun a probe into a letter allegedly sent by some Maoist rebels to BJP legislator Renuka Singh seeking money," Inspector General of Police (Surguja) R.C.
Helicopter search for YSR called off: ChidambaramSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Police and paramilitary forces are moving towards a forested area where Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's missing helicopter was last spotted but the helicopter search has been called off, Home Minister P.
Maoists threaten Orissa ministerAugust 21st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoist rebels have threatened to blow up the residence of Orissa Finance Minister Prafulla Ghadei and kill his son, police said Friday. The letter was received at the office of Orissa Mining Corporation at Jajpur Thursday.
Orissa MLA accused in Kandhamal violence surrendersJuly 31st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Manoj Pradhan, an accused in last year's communal violence in Kandhamal district, surrendered before a local court Friday as his bail period got over. His bail was extended for 15 days by the Orissa High Court on July 17.
Maoists blow up police outpost in OrissaJuly 18th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoist rebels have blown up a police outpost in Orissa's Kandhamal district, police said Saturday. A group of Maoists blew up the police outpost in Katingia Friday night, Kandhamal Superintendent of Police Pravin Kumar told IANS on phone.
Missing Orissa legislator back, withdraws resignationJuly 4th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - An Orissa legislator, missing for the last two weeks after resigning from the assembly, Saturday re-appeared and withdrew his resignation, saying that he had been forced to step down. Ramesh Rout, an independent legislator from Athgarh constituency in Cuttack district, had gone missing after submitting his resignation letter to assembly Speaker Pradip Amat June 20.
Pradip Amat is Orissa assembly's new speakerMay 25th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pradip Amat was Monday elected as the new speaker of Orissa legislative assembly, an official said. The three-time legislator from Orissa's Boudh assembly constituency was elected uncontested as no other candidate was fielded by any political party against him.
Congress legislator shot at in Madhya PradeshApril 13th, 2009 BHOPAL - A Congress party legislator was shot at by unidentified assailants in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh Monday evening, police said. Makhan Singh Jatav is a legislator from Gohad assembly constituency in the state.
Another legislator quits BJP in OrissaMarch 11th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered yet another blow in Orissa Tuesday when one of its legislators resigned from the party, saying he would vote for the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government in Wednesday's trust vote. 'I have resigned from the BJP and I will vote for the government,' Mahesh Sahu, who was elected twice from the Talcher constituency in Angul district, told reporters days after the ruling BJD snapped ties with ally BJP.
BJP suspends tribal legislator for 'anti-party' remarksFebruary 26th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday suspended one of its members in the Orissa legislative assembly for making 'anti-party' statements. Brundaban Majhi, the legislator from Laikera assembly constituency in Sambalpur district, has been suspended from the party for misconduct, indiscipline and for making anti-party statements, Orissa BJP President Suresh Pujari told IANS.
Four of a family arrested in OrissaFebruary 5th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Four members of a family were arrested Friday for attempting self-immolation in front of Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's house here, a police officer said. 'The family members were taken into custody before they could set themselves on fire,' the officer said.
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