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Flood situation in Orissa grim
Thursday, June 19, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Nations
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Thousands of people are going without food in Orissa's flood-hit Balasore district as the swirling waters have made it impossible for the administration to reach the marooned villages, officials admitted on Thursday.
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Woman gives birth under tree as hospital refuses admission
Thursday, July 12, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Cities
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In a shocking case, a woman had to give birth to a child under a tree near a government hospital after a doctor refused to have her admitted in the hospital as her husband failed to pay the fee of Rs.2,000. This took place at the government-run Community Health Centre in the coastal Jagatsinghpur district, around 100 km from Bhubaneswar in Orissa.
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Orissa man eats live snake's meat
Wednesday, July 04, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Cities
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A man in Orissa, Sutari Nayak, claims to eat raw snake meat 'for fun'. Surprisingly, Nayak, has not developed any health disorders due to this practice.Besides, he also performs stunts with the snakes and earns some money by showing how the reptiles obey his commands. "I do this just because of fun and my liking for snakes," he said.
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Monsoon wedding: Shiva weds Parvati
Monday, June 25, 2007 www.ibnlive.com
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Religion
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The five-day long festival ‘Shital Shasthi’ is celebrated in Sambhalpur in Orissa, at the arrival of monsoon. The important feature of the festival is the wedding of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The marriage is celebrated with gusto with two couples being selected from the area to act as the parents of the bride and groom.
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'Gurukul' tradition to be revived in 5 villages
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 sify.com
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Culture
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Inspired by the success of a tiny village in Orissa becoming a full-fledged model arts village, the Ministry of Tourism has selected five villages for reviving the gurukul tradition for teaching of arts.What started as promotion of pattachitra (painting on palm leaf) culminated in the transformation of the entire village into a vibrant centre for arts.
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Severe heat claims 11 lives in Orissa
Monday, May 28, 2007 sify.com
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Environment
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Three more people have died in Orissa due to sunstroke, taking the toll in heat-related deaths to 11, official sources said Sunday. The state's coastal belt is bearing the brunt of high humidity level in the atmosphere coupled with soaring day temperature, which is leading to cases of sunstroke.
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Sunstroke
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Chikungunya scare in Orissa
Monday, May 28, 2007 sify.com
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Health
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Panic gripped Kural village in Orissa's Nayagarh district after four persons died due from suspected chikungunya in the past four days, according to a health official.
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