Hindus join Muslims in celebrating Eid in Odisha
August 20th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 20 (IANS) It was a day of peace and brotherhood Monday as Hindus in many parts of Odisha joined in Eid celebrations across the state.Hindu families visited the ... Read more...
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Four executives held for illegal money transfers in Odisha
August 4th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 4 (IANS) Four senior officials of a private financial management company in Odisha have been arrested for their involvement in illegal money circulation in the state, police said ... Read more...
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11 Odisha districts record deficit rain
July 31st, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 31 (IANS) Eleven of Odisha's 30 districts have recorded deficit rainfall this monsoon, impacting on paddy cultivation that is crucial for the economy of the state, officials said ... Read more...
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Birla tyres undecided on commissioning Odisha unit
July 11th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Birla Tyres said Wednesday it is yet to decide on when to commission its passenger car tyre making unit at Balasore in Odisha."We have not yet ... Read more...
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Indian Air Force twice successfully test fires Akash missile
June 1st, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force Friday successfully conducted two tests of country's indigenously developed medium-range surface-to-air Akash missile from a defence base in Odisha, an official ... Read more...
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India test fires Akash missile twice
May 28th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 28 (IANS) India Monday successfully conducted two tests of its medium-range surface-to-air missile Akash from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.The indigenously developed missile, ... Read more...
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Akash missile test-fired second time in three days
May 26th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) India Saturday successfully test-fired its medium-range Akash surface-to-air missile for the second time in three days from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.The indigenously-developed ... Read more...
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India test-fires medium range Akash missile
May 24th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 24 (IANS) India Thursday sucessfully test-fired its medium-range Akash surface-to-air missile from a base in Odisha, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) spokesperson Ravi Gupta said.The indigenously ... Read more...
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Odisha protests over petrol price hike
May 24th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 24 (IANS) Protests and demonstrations were organised in various parts of Odisha Thursday against the hike in petrol prices by an unprecedented over Rs.7 a litre by ... Read more...
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India successfully tests BrahMos supersonic cruise missile (Lead)
March 30th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) India tested the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a test range in Odisha Friday, two days after conducting a similar trial of the same missile from ... Read more...
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India tests BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
March 30th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) India tested the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a test range in Odisha Friday, two days after conducting a similar trial of the same missile from ... Read more...
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New version of BrahMos missile tested
March 28th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India Wednesday tested its latest version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the integrated test range (ITR) in Balasore off the Odisha coast.The Block ... Read more...
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Odisha asked to set up port away from defence test range
November 16th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Even as the defence ministry and Odisha government are sparring over artillery tests at Balasore coming in the way of a port in Bhadrak district, ... Read more...
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Southwest monsoon withdraws from Orissa
October 13th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 13 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from Orissa, a Met official said Thursday.The line of withdrawal of the monsoon passes through the districts of Balasore and Keonjhar, ... Read more...
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India test-fires n-capable ‘Shourya’ missile
September 24th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 24 (IANS) India Saturday successfully test-fired its surface-to-surface ballistic missile 'Shourya' from a test range in Orissa, defence ministry sources said.
The 600-km-range supersonic missile was launched at 2.30 ... Read more...
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Orissa alert after West Bengal bird flu
September 22nd, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 22 (IANS) Orissa has increased surveillance in two border districts as a precaution in view of bird flu cases in neighbouring West Bengal, an official said Thursday.All ... Read more...
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India successfully tests new short range missile (Third Lead)
July 21st, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 21 (IANS) India Thursday successfully tested a new short range missile, which can hit a target 50-150 km away, from a defence base in Orissa, a top defence ... Read more...
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India successfully tests short range missile (Second Lead)
July 21st, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 21 (IANS) India Thursday successfully tested a new short range missile from a defence base in Orissa, official sources said.The Prahaar missile, which can hit a target 150 ... Read more...
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India tests nuke capable Prithvi-II missile (Lead)
June 9th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 9 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test fired its nuclear-capable Prithvi II missile from a military base in Orissa, defence ministry sources said.The surface-to-surface missile with a range of ... Read more...
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Neelachal express derails after hitting road roller in Orissa
February 27th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (ANI): Ten bogies of the Puri-Delhi Neelanchal Express derailed near Bhadrak, about 120 kilometres from here on Sunday after the train collided with a road roller.No casualties have, however, ... Read more...
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India successfully tests BrahMos cruise missile (Second Lead)
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 2 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test fired a new version of the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a military base in Orissa to examine its steep diving capability, defence sources ... Read more...
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India tests BrahMos cruise missile (Lead)
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 2 (IANS) India Thursday test-fired the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a military base in Orissa to examine its steep diving capability, defence sources said.The missile was tested from the ... Read more...
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India tests BrahMos cruise missile
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 2 (IANS) India Thursday test fired the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a military base in Orissa, defence sources said.The missile was tested from the Integrated Test Range of ... Read more...
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Congress workers in Orissa burn Sudarshan effigy
November 12th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 12 (IANS) Congress activists in Orissa Friday staged demonstrations and burnt effigies of former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief K.S. Sudarshan for derogatory remarks against their president Sonia ... Read more...
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India successfully test-fires interceptor missile in Orissa
July 26th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Balasore (Orissa), July 26 (ANI): India on Monday successfully test-fired a ballistic missile interceptor from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) on Wheeler Island off the Orissa's coast.The target missile, a modified indigenously ... Read more...
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Kesoram Industries to invest Rs.1,125 crore
July 1st, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Kesoram Industries, the flagship company of B.K. Birla Group, would invest Rs.1,125 crore to raise its cement production capacity and set up a captive power plant, Chairman B.K. ... Read more...
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Monsoon hits Orissa
June 13th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 13 (IANS) The monsoon Sunday hit Orissa, bringing rains to 11 of the 30 districts in the state, an official said.
The monsoon has covered five districts fully and six districts ... Read more...
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Orissa scorches as mercury crosses 45-degree mark
June 2nd, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 2 (IANS) Orissa continued to be under severe heat wave with the temperature crossing 45 degrees Celsius mark in many parts of the state, a weather department official said Wednesday.
Bhabanipatna ... Read more...
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Orissa sizzles as mercury crosses 46 degrees
June 1st, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) Many parts of Orissa Tuesday continued to sizzle under the heat wave conditions with Sambalpur town recording the day's maximum temperature of 46.4 degree Celsius, the weatherman said.
Sambalpur ... Read more...
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Cyclone Laila wreaks havoc in Andhra, armed forces called in (Intro Roundup)
May 21st, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar, May 20 (IANS) Cyclonic storm Laila late Thursday wreaked havoc in coastal Andhra Pradesh, killing 17 people, inundating scores of villages and inflicting massive damage to infrastructure. The armed ... Read more...
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Storm Laila wreaks havoc in Andhra, heads to Orissa (Roundup)
May 20th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Cyclonic storm Laila late Thursday caused havoc in coastal Andhra Pradesh, killing 14 people, inundating scores of villages and inflicting massive damage to infrastructure, before heading ... Read more...
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Laila hits Andhra coast, wrecks havoc (Second Lead)
May 20th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Cyclonic storm Laila, accompanied by heavy rains, high storm surges and winds with speed of 125 km per hour, hit southern part of Andhra Pradesh coast ... Read more...
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Heat wave kills three more in Orissa, toll now 14
April 23rd, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) Three more people died of sunstroke in Orissa, taking the toll to 14 in the state, an official said Friday.
"We have confirmed three more deaths due to sunstroke. ... Read more...
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Orissa doctors on strike, health services hit partially (Lead)
April 18th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) Medical services were partially hit in Orissa after government doctors went on an indefinite strike Sunday demanding implementation of a scheme that ensures time-bound promotions.
"There was no ... Read more...
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Agni-3 long range missile launched successfully from Orissa
February 7th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Balasore (Orissa), Feb.7 (ANI): India on Sunday successfully test-fired and launched the long-range Agni-3 missile from an interim testing rangehere.The missile, which has a range capability of 3500-kilometers, was flight tested by ... Read more...
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