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West Bengal CM to meet Modi for funds for flood damage

Loss of property has been estimated at about Rs 30,000 crore

Truck owners decry ore transportation rate ceiling, threaten strike

The ceiling has been notified for vehicles carrying minerals within and outside the districts of Angul, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Sundargarh and Jagatsinghpur

STPI to be set up in Odisha

STPI zeroes in on 3 acres of land at Phulabado on outskirts of Jeypore in Odisha's Koraput district

Scanty rainfall affects agriculture in Koraput

The district has received only 32% rainfall in July and 1.25% in the first week of August

DVC calls meeting to re-look DVRRC functioning

Langstieh said that dredging of reservoirs was not feasible and that it was even discussed in Parliament

Bengal flood situation improves, death toll at 85

CM Mamata Banerjee demands adequate funds from the Centre for post-flood work

Chhattisgarh drops chicken processing plant project

Says his govt will not allow a single slaughter house to come up

Bengal flood situation remains grim, death toll 69

3.63 lakh people took shelter in 2,213 relief camps in 12 affected districts

Undertake repair work for NHs in Assam: Gogoi to Gadkari

Asks Centre to either undertake construction and maintenance works of NHs in Assam immediate

Odisha water resources dept plans Rs 2,500 cr corpus fund

The proposed fund would be utilised to construct 20 in stream storage structures that can be used by industries in lean months

Odisha to launch onion mission

To tackle teary vegetable shortage in the state

UP rolls out e-governance in jails

Plan primarily involves setting up videoconferencing and broadband facilities

Once mates, now inmates, Rajat Gupta, Raj Rajaratnam cross paths in same prison: NYT report

The relationship between the two men, who have been convicted of insider trading, has become awkward, a former inmate at the same institution says

Rain water recedes from flooded areas of Kolkata

Large parts of the city have been hit by flood following incessant heavy rainfall, measuring over 170mm, since Friday night due to the effect of cyclone Komen

Bengal flood situation rendered beyond control: Mamata

The CM advises people in vulnerable areas to take shelter in relief camps to avoid 'untoward incidents'

Residents welcome move to set up IISER at Berhampur

State govt says 200 acre of land required for this purpose can be easily acquired as land is available near Berhampur and Gopalpur

Odisha not to buy costly power from NTPC

CBI Court convicts Canara Bank official for six years

Official along with two more people defrauded the bank causing a total wrongful loss of Rs 5.7 crore

AP govt to introduce Japanese language courses in 3 varsities

Japanese investors are showing interest in Amaravati (upcoming capital) construction as well as bringing in investments in manufacturing and infrastructure

Odisha names five cities for Smart City

The cities named are Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Cuttack, Berhampur and Sambalpur