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Jr NTR - Puri movie delayed starting

The film by NTR jr and puri Jagannath has delayed the beginning of its shooting by five days. The rains have delayed the big police station set that is being set up for the movie. The shooting is to begin on September 15. The action entertainer has NTR jr playing a cop and Kajal Agarwal for the female lead while comedian Saptagiri plays an important role in the film. Sep 12, 2014
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Sudarshan Pattnaik salutes Indian Army by making sand sculpture of JandK rescue operations

Puri, Sep 12 (ANI): Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik salutes the Army, who are engaged in mammoth rescue and relief operations in flood ravaged Kashmir, through sand. Pattnaik has created a 6 feet high sand sculpture where he shows how the army is rescuing the people in Jammu and Kashmir. He has used about 5 tonne of sand and it took him nearly 4 hours to complete. Both the Indian and Pakistan sides of the disputed Himalayan region have been hit by extensive flooding in recent days, and about 450 people have been killed, with Indian Kashmir's main city of Srinagar particularly hard hit. Officials say 220 people have been killed in Srinagar, a city of about one million people. Sep 12, 2014
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Sudarshan Pattnaik makes sand sculpture of WTC in Puri, urging 'No terror, but peace'

Puri, Sep 11 (ANI): To commemorate the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, renowned sand artist, Sudarshan Pattnaik, sculpted the twin towers of World Trade Centre on the beaches of Puri, with the message 'No Terror, but Peace.' Pattnaik created a five feet high sand replica of the twin towers representing the number eleven, in the middle of the number nine. The sculpture was made using five tonnes of sand and took about seven hours to complete. Pattnaik said he was concerned about the growing incidents of terror today, 13 years after what is regarded as one of the worst terror strikes the world has seen. Sep 11, 2014
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Sudarsan Patnaik appeals for release of Irom Sharmila through art

Puri, Aug 24 (ANI): India_s renowned sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik on Sunday (August 24) created a sand sculpture of the fasting activist, Irom Sharmila with a message _Free the Iron Lady from the Iron grill_ at Puri beach of Odisha. Patnaik appealed through his art to release Irom Sharmila. He created a five feet high sand sculpture by showing the face of Sharmila with Iron grills and Pattnaik has used about 4 tonne of sand in it. Human Rights activist, Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 14 years, was rearrested by northeastern Manipuri police on Friday. Aug 24, 2014
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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik condemns murder of US journalist in Iraq

Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (ANI): Condemning the killing of American journalist James Foley by ISIS militants in Iraq, noted Indian sand artist, Sudarsan Pattnaik, created a sculpture on the beach of Puri city in Odisha. The sculpture depicting face of the journalist with a message “Don’t kill innocents” drew sizeable crowd on the beach. Four tonnes of sand was used in making the sculpture. Pattnaik said the assassination in Iraq was one of the most heinous crimes in the world. Foley was beheaded by the Islamist militant group Islamic State, an act shown in a video released on August 22 in which the group called for the United States to end its air strikes in Iraq. US President Barack Obama responded that Washington would be relentless in fighting the organization despite the killing. Aug 22, 2014
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Relief operations stepped up in flood-affected districts in Odisha

Puri, Aug 16 (ANI): Relief operations were stepped up on Saturday as floods, triggered by heavy rain, in Odisha continued to wreak havoc, affecting 23 districts and marooning 130 villages. Disaster management officials said hundreds of boats had been deployed to take dry food rations, plastic sheets and other relief items to the cut-off villages located in 23 of Odisha's 30 districts. Aug 16, 2014
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Flood fury subsides in Odisha

Puri, Aug 13 (ANI): Floods that had caused immense loss to life and property in Odisha has begun to subside giving people some respite. The floods triggered by days of heavy rain had marooned residents of villages in Sonepur district and killed 45 people, leaving more than 300,000 people cut off from basic services. Odisha_s Deputy Special Relief Commissioner Pravat Ranjan Mohapatra said on Wednesday (August 13) that the Mahanadi River is now below danger level and the situation is well under control. Aug 13, 2014
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