Night launch for N-capable Agni-II today
Times of India (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
India is all set to test its 2,000-km-plus Agni-II missile from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast again on Monday.
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After derailing train, Maoists target mines
rediff News (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Maoists on Friday exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine and planted another at Kiribur, both run by public sector Steel Authority of India Limited along the Orissa-Jharkhand border. The attack comes hours after the Maoists blasted rail tracks in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district that derailed the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train leaving two passengers dead.
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Indians pray to 'godly' turtle
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
People in eastern India are flocking to a temple to worship a turtle with natural markings on its shell resembling the eyes of a Hindu deity, the Press Trust of India said Friday. The news agency described the reptile as a soft shell Gangetic Turtle, which is on an official list of endangered species in India, and said worshippers chased away forestry officials when they tried to rescue the creature....
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Three policemen killed in Maoist blast in eastern India
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
New Delhi - At least three three Indian paramilitary police personnel were killed Friday in a landmine blast triggered by Maoist rebels in the eastern state of Orissa, news reports said. The blast took place when a vehicle carrying Central Reserve Po...
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Maoists kill four people in eastern India
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
New Delhi - Armed Maoist rebels killed four villagers in India's Orissa state after suspecting them of being police informers, a news report said Wednesday. Some 50 militants armed with guns, axes and other weapons attacked a village in the southern ...
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Flu SOS before Cuttack match
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Cuttack, Nov. 10: The spread of H1N1 virus in Orissa has made administration and Orissa Cricket Association anxious as India-Sri Lanka ODI, to be held at Barabati Stadium on December 21, approaches.
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SBI launches ‘SMS Unhappy’ service
Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
BERHAMPUR: The State Bank of India (SBI) has launched an SMS-based customer redressal service in Orissa. It is part of SBI’s green banking initiative to protect nature and our planet, said the Chief General Manager of thebank in ...
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India probes Maoists' foreign links
Naxal Terror Watch (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
By Siddharth Srivastava NEW DELHI - As India's military, police, intelligence and civilian authorities combine resources to launch the nation's largest-ever offensive to root out Naxalite (communist) rebels, high-level government sources are pointing towards growing evidence of foreign support of the Maoist rebels. Among the "outside forces" at work are remnants of the Sri Lankan Liberation...
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Agni-II may be launched tomorrow
Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
CHENNAI: Preparations are under way for the launch of India’s Agni-II ballistic missile from Wheeler Island, off the Orissa coast, on Friday. “We are aiming for a launch on November 6 [Friday]. It will be a repeat firing to ...
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Chennai Customs wins
Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Chennai: Goals from Bharati Raja and Sathish gave Chennai Customs a 2-1 win over Sambalpur Sports Club in the final of the All India Bhutia memorial football tournament at Angul, Orissa, on Sunday. Customs earlier defeated Central ...
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MP becomes first state in India to top IMR for 6th time: Report
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Madhya Pradesh had replaced Orissa as the state with the highest IMR in the country about six years ago and since then, the former is keeping this stigma on its head.
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‘Orissa more vulnerable to cyclones’
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa is more vulnerable to cyclones than any other coastal States of India. This is what an analysis of cyclonic disturbances recorded in the country during 106 years. “In the last century (between 1901 and 2007), Indian ...
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Ranji squad announced
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Cuttack, Oct. 29: Sib Sundar Das, the former opening batsman for India, was retained as the captain of the Orissa squad for Ranji Trophy after the senior selection committee meeting at Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) on Wednesday.
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Book on Super Cyclone released
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa, which is often dubbed as disaster capital of India, has lost nearly 50,000 people in natural hazards like floods, cyclones, lightning and heat wave in 38 years between 1970 and 2007. According to “Orissa: ...
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Chess coaching camp concludes
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
BHUBANESWAR: The week-long chess coaching camp conducted by the Orissa chess ad hoc committee on behalf of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) concluded here on Monday. The participants included Debasis Das, Utkal Ranjan Sahoo, ...