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Odisha prepares to face Phailin-triggered floods

-The Indian Express Death toll mounts to 25; government describes situation in Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts as "critical" Gopalpur/Srikakulam/Bhubaneswar: The death toll in calamity-ravaged Odisha on Monday mounted to 25 with four more persons perishing in several areas of the State in the aftermath of cyclone Phailin that triggered heavy rains and floods in some districts. The government described the situation in Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts as "critical". Relief and rescue operations have been...

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Cyclone heading towards Odisha gains strength

-IANS BHUBANESWAR: The severe cyclonic storm 'Phailin' over the Bay of Bengal has gained strength, and intensified further, officials said Friday as it moved towards Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coast. The storm over east central Bay of Bengal moved westwards, slightly intensified further and lay centred about 590 km south-southeast of Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district and 600 km southeast of Gopalpur in Ganjam district, S.C. Sahu, director of Bhubaneswar meteorological centre said. It...

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Korea Rejects UN Report, Hopes Start of POSCO in 2014

-Outlook Bhubaneswar: Rejecting a UN panel recommendation for halting POSCO's port-to-steel plant project, both the Republic of Korea and the Odisha government today exuded optimism to go for the ground-breaking ceremony of the proposed facility near Paradip early next year. "We are happy that the state government has acquired the land required for POSCO project. I hope everything will be ready and the POSCO project work will start soon," Korean ambassador Joon-gyu...

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Slum sops before polls -Subhashish Mohanty

-The Telegraph Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik today launched a housing scheme for slum dwellers in the city, ahead of the civic polls here in December. The project will be developed under the Centre's Rajiv Awas Yojana scheme and predictably, the BJD leaders present at the event chose to remain silent on this. One housing project was launched at Mahishakhala behind BJB College at a cost of Rs 46.93 crore, while another was...

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Drug in meal leaves 115 ill-Shilpi Sampad

-The Telegraph Bhubaneswar: About 115 students of a government school in Puri district were hospitalised today allegedly after consuming iron tablets that were administered as part of their midday meals. The supplementary tablets are given once every week as part of a government scheme to cure anaemia among the children. The state government has ordered a probe into the incident that took place at Gopinathpur Upper Grade Middle English School in Brahmagiri's Jadupur...

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