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Mercury crosses 40 degrees in five Orissa towns
March 21st, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) Mercury crossed the 40 degrees Celsius mark in five Orissa towns Sunday, the weatherman said.
The district headquarters of Malkangiri, 618 km from here, which has been recording ...
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BJP legislator among 14 acquitted in Kandhamal riot case
March 20th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) A fast track court in Orissa's Kandhamal district Saturday acquitted 14 people, including a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator, in a Kandhamal riot case, an official said.
"Fourteen ...
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Heat wave sweeps Orissa
March 20th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) Heat wave swept parts of Orissa Saturday as temperature crossed 40 degrees Celsius, an official said.
The district headquarters of Malkangiri, 618 km from here, recorded a high of ...
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Protests in Orissa as Togadia barred from Kandhamal (Lead)
March 20th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) Thousands of people held demonstrations in several parts of Orissa Saturday against Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia being arrested and prevented from entering Kandhamal ...
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Closure of Orissa railway sidings hits iron ore supplies
March 20th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) Supply of iron ore from mines in Orissa's Keonjhar district has been hit after the authorities closed at least four railway sidings and prohibited loading and unloading ...
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More central forces in Orissa for anti-Maoist drive
March 20th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) About 1,000 more Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have reached Orissa's Koraput district to hunt down Maoist guerrillas, police said Saturday.
About 500 troopers had reached earlier this week. ...
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Togadia released after trying to enter Kandhamal
March 20th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia, who was arrested late Friday for attempting to enter Orissa's Kandhamal district, was released early Saturday, police said.
Togadia was stopped at ...
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Pravin Togadia prevented from entering Kandhamal
March 20th, 2010 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international general secretary Praveen Togadia was Friday stopped by police on his way to Kandhamal district in Orissa.
He was stopped at Charichhak on ...
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Mercury soars to 41.5 degrees in Orissa capital
March 19th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) The temperature soared to the season's highest of 41.5 degrees Celsius in this Orissa capital Friday, an official said.
The maximum temperature at adjoining Cuttack town was 40.1 degrees ...
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Women village leaders want quota within quota
March 19th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Around 60 women village leaders Friday hailed the passing of the women's reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha but demanded a quota for Dalits and other backward ...
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Coolers help zoo animals beat heat
March 19th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) Coolers and water sprinklers are being used at Orissa's Nandankanan zoo to protect animals from heat as several towns recorded 35-38 degrees Celsius temperature.
"Coolers have been installed in ...
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Central forces in Orissa for anti-Maoist drive
March 19th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) About 500 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have reached Orissa to hunt down Maoist guerrillas, an official said Friday.
The BSF men reached Koraput district Thursday. The BSF will ...
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9,000 tonnes of iron ore seized in Orissa
March 19th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) More than 9,000 tonnes of iron ore were seized in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district in a crackdown on illegal mining, officials said Friday.
Police and forest officials made the seizure ...
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Togadia to visit Kandhamal despite ban
March 19th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international general secretary Praveen Togadia is continuing with his tour to Orissa's volatile Kandhamal district despite the administration banning his entry, a VHP leader ...
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Kashmiris condole death of India’s envoy to Italy
March 18th, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
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Srinagar, March 18 (IANS) India's ambassador to Italy Arif S. Khan, who passed away in Rome Wednesday, had a strong Kashmir connection.
Khan, 58, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of 1975 batch, ...
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Traditional dance to precede IPL matches in Cuttack
March 18th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) Indian Ppremier League cheer leaders will face some competition , in wooing crowds, during the T-20 matches in Cuttack as the Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) has decided ...
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Second phase of joint anti-Maoist operation to begin in Jharkhand
March 18th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
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Kolkata, Mar 18 (ANI): After the success of the first phase of the joint anti-Maoist operation in West Bengal, a similar operation will be launched in Jharkhand.
This was disclosed by Bhupinder ...
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McNally Bharat bags a Rs.173.20 crore project
March 17th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) McNally Bharat Engineering Company Wednesday said it has bagged a project worth Rs.173.20 crore from Mahanadi Coalfields.
The project involves designing, engineering, equipment supply, civil and structural work and ...
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CRPF trooper held for extortion
March 17th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was arrested here Wednesday for extorting money from a businessman after posing as a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer.
Hemant Kumar ...
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Banish the cell phone, says ‘baba’ MP
March 17th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
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By T.G. Biju
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The ubiquitous cell phone is the epitome of all evil that would bedevil your sex life, damage your brain and make you a liar! That ...
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Woman beaten, paraded naked
March 17th, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) A woman suspected to be practicing witchcraft in an Orissa village was beaten and paraded naked, police said Wednesday.
Two people were arrested after Baidei Patra from Jangala ...
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Pravin Togadia not allowed to visit Kandhamal
March 17th, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 16 (IANS) The local administration in Orissa's Kandhamal district has not allowed the proposed visit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia to the area later this week, officials ...
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Nine get jail, one acquitted in Kandhamal riots case
March 16th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 16 (IANS) Nine people were convicted and sentenced to four years in jail by a trial court Tuesday for their role in the riots in Orissa's Kandhamal district in 2008. ...
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Orissa legislators demand ten-fold hike in allowances
March 16th, 2010 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 15 (IANS) Orissa legislators Monday demanded a ten-fold hike in allowances keeping in view of the "soaring cost" of living and implementation of Sixth Pay Commission's recommendations for the state ...
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Srei Sahaj joins hands with State Bank of India
March 15th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Srei Sahaj e-Village Ltd., a subsidiary of Srei Infrastructure Finance, Monday inked a deal with the State Bank of India (SBI) to ensure financial inclusion of rural ...
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Jayshree Chemicals plans power projects
March 15th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) S.K. Bangur Group company Jayshree Chemicals Limited is planning to set up three hydro power projects for Rs.220 crore in Gajapati district of Orissa, a top company official ...
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‘Odisha’ bill introduced in Lok Sabha (Lead)
March 15th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government Monday introduced in the Lok Sabha a constitutional amendment bill that proposes to rename Orissa as Odisha.
A constitutional amendment bill to change the name ...
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Cancerous mouth pictures on tobacco products from June 1
March 15th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Come June 1, packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products will display pictures of cancerous mouths as health warnings, health officials said Monday.
The "grotesque" picture will occupy ...
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Kalinga Sena activists held for protests in Orissa
March 15th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 15 (IANS) Over 30 activists of the Kalinga Sena, a fringe political outfit in Orissa, were Monday arrested at the Biju Patnaik Airport here for protesting against the Australian players ...
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Olive Ridley turtles begin nesting at second Orissa beach
March 15th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 15 (IANS) Thousands of Olive Ridley turtles crawled ashore from the Bay of Bengal Monday, after a month's delay, at the Rushikulya beach in Orissa's Ganjam district to lay their ...
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‘Odisha’ bill in Lok Sabha Monday
March 15th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government will Monday move in the Lok Sabha a constitutional amendment bill that proposes to rename Orissa as Odisha.
Home Minister P. Chidambaram will table the ...
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Two killed as a train rams into truck
March 14th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) Two people were killed on Sunday when a train rammed into a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in Orissa's Cuttack district, police said.
Four others sustained grievous injuries ...
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Interceptor missile test in Orissa postponed (Lead)
March 14th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) The test of an interceptor missile scheduled Sunday from a military base in Orissa was postponed, official sources said. The 3,000 people, temporarily evacuated from the area, have ...
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Poor response to IPL tickets in Orissa
March 14th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) There is poor response to tickets for the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to be played in Cuttack in Orissa later this month, an official said Sunday.
"There ...
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3,000 people shifted ahead of interceptor missile test
March 14th, 2010 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) At least 3,000 people from six villages near a defence base in Orissa have been shifted to temporary camps as India plans to conduct an interceptor missile test ...
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Man arrested for raping three-year-old girl
March 13th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) A 40-year-old man was arrested Saturday in Orissa's Balsore district for raping a three-year-old Dalit girl, police said.
Laxmikanta Singh, a resident of Mitrapur village in the district ...
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Husband disowns wife for travelling with male officials
March 13th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) At a time the country is set to empower its women by giving them 33 percent reservation in legislatures, a woman farmer in Orissa has been dumped by ...
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16 Maoists surrender in Orissa
March 13th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) Sixteen Maoist guerrillas Saturday surrendered in Orissa's Gajapati district saying they wanted to return to mainstream life, police said.
"Sixteen people have surrendered before us. They have surrendered saying ...
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West Bengal, Orissa majorly slip in building new schools
March 12th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Only 7,116 new schools were set up across India in 2009-10, meeting only half of the target set for constructing new school buildings under the Sarva ...
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McNally Bharat bags Rs.245.42 crore SAIL order
March 12th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) City-based McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd has bagged a project worth Rs.245.42 crore from the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), a company statement said here Friday.
The project ...
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