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Orissa finds it tough to supply bauxite to Vedanta's refinery |
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With the Centre denying permission for mining in Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district the Orissa government is finding it tough to provide 150 tonne million tonne of bauxite to the Vedanta Group as promised. |
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SAF commits suicide in Koraput |
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A jawan belonging to the Special Action Force (SAF), earlier known as Cobra battalion, committed suicide by shooting himself from his service gun at the battalions camp at Sunabeda on Monday, police said. |
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Police-Maoist encounter in Orissa forest |
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An encounter has started between Maoist ultras and security personnel in a dense forest located on the border of Keonjhar and Jajpur districts in Orissa on Monday, official sources said. |
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Shiv Sundar Das to lead Orissa in cricket tourney |
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Former India opener Shiv Sundar Das will lead Orissa in the Moin Ud Dowlah Gold Cup Cricket Tournament to be held in Hyderabad from September 10-23. |
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Student inspires family to donate eyes in Berhampur |
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Inspired by her father who had donated his eyes a decade ago, an engineering student in Berhampur motivated her eight-member family to keep alive his desire of help the blind. |
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RSP appeals workers not to participate in the All India strike |
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The Management of the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on Monday appealed to its workers not to participate in the proposed Nationwide strike on September 7, in the interest of the plant. |
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BJD to hold rally against Polavaram project |
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A day after Orissa government moved the Supreme Court against the controversial Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, ruling BJD on Sunday said it would hold a rally in Malkangiri saying the project would submerge several villages in the district. |
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Inter-state fake note racket busted in Keonjhar |
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Police on Monday claimed to have unearthed an inter-state counterfeit currency racket with the arrest of five persons and seizure of fake notes with the face value of Rs 76,000 in Keonjhar district. |
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Orissa school teachers protest, want pay revision |
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A large number of school teachers from different parts of Orissa on Sunday wore black badges and staged a demonstration on the Teachers' day to press for their demands including pay revision. |
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Unruly monkey captured after in Kendrapara |
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An unruly monkey that terrorised several villages in Kendrapara district by biting over 200 people during a span of a month, was finally captured much to the relief of thousands of villagers, official sources said in Kendrapara on Monday. |
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Paddy worth over Rs 6 cr found rotting in mill |
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The Cuttack district administration has sealed a rice mill at Tangi and seized paddy worth over Rs six crore that was rotting in the mill for last ten months. |
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Srujani Creativity scheme helps RSP harness creative potential |
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Blast Furnace department of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) bagged the prestigious Srujani Rolling Trophy for the best department for 2009-10 for the third consecutive year. While the second best department trophy was awarded to Steel Melting Shop-I (SMS). |
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National Geographic to film Chilika's ecosystem restoration |
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The famous Chilika lake of Orissa is all set to find its place among the world's five outstanding restoration and sustainable management of ecosystems by the National Geographic channel. |
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Aviva, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance launches new ULIP products |
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Orissa Government on Friday decided to provide insurance coverage to passengers travelling in naxal-affected KBK (Kalahandi, Balangir, Koraput) region by state transport corporation (OSRTC) buses. |
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Preparations on for BrahMos testfiring in Balasore |
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Preparation for the test firing of super-sonic cruise missile BrahMos, likely to be held on September 5, reached its final stage today at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore. |
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Two injured in acid attack in Balasore |
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A couple were injured in an acid attack by miscreants on their home in Balasore, police sources said. |
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Fight also for Malkangiri tribals: BJD to Rahul |
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The ruling BJD in Orissa on Friday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to become a 'sepoy' for tribals of Malkangiri district who face inundation due to Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. |
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Seven injured in road mishap in Jajpur |
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At least seven persons were injured, four of them seriously, when the car in which they were travelling collided with a truck at Rasulpur, on Friday, police said. |
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Swineflu toll in Orissa rises to 22 |
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The death toll in Orissa due to swineflu rose to 22 on Friday with three more persons, including two children, succumbing to the virus-borne disease in different hospitals here, official sources said. |
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BJD attempts to embarrass Rahul, tribal leader does a u-turn |
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A tribal leader, who had earlier sought support of Rahul Gandhi for anti-Vedanata agitation, on Friday did a u-turn by coming out in favour of the mining project and said the community needed industries and education and not the Congress leader. |
