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AAI to develop Jharsuguda airstrip in Orissa into a major airport

fe Bureaus Posted: Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009 at 0041 hrs IST Updated: Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009 at 0041 hrs IST Bhubaneswar: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has decided to upgrade the airstrip at Jharsuguda in Orissa into a...

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Crime branch to probe Balangir violence

Violence erupts in Balangir following death of an engineering student The student was hit by a police vehicle CUTTACK: The Orissa government on Friday entrusted the State crime branch police with the task of investigating into...

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Protests over student death in Orissa town

Age Correspondent Bhubaneswar Oct. 25: Agitated over death of a student, a mob in western Orissa town of Balangir, nearly 400 km from here, on Saturday set ablaze a number of houses, shops, vehicles and two police...

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Bandh paralyses normal life in Western Orissa

BHUBANESWAR: Normal life was paralysed in western Orissa on Monday and train and bus services hit due to a Congress-sponsored bandh to protest the death of two students at Balangir. Shops and business establishments were closed...

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Kandhmal fallout: 1 officer sacked, more heads to roll!

Updated on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 22:01 IST Tags: Bhubaneswar: Orissa government has sacked an officer and identified about 100 others for allegedly joining services in state government, banks and PSUs by producing fake...

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Centre's delay in royalty revision hits Orissa economy: Ghadai

Bhubaneswar (PTI): Blaming the Centre for a delay in revision of royalty for minerals despite the global meltdown has caused a loss of Rs 4,000 crore per annum to Orissa affecting the state's annual budget, the state government...

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Rains cause flash floods in Orissa's 10 districts

Torrential rains lashing Orissa have caused flash floods in 10 districts as major rivers continued to swell menacingly. The situation is likely to deteriorate with the met office saying the depression over Bay and Bengal is...

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Rains cause floods in Orissa; death toll rises to 33!

Updated on Sunday, July 19, 2009, 20:06 IST Bhubaneswar: Five more persons died on Sunday in the torrential rains in Orissa taking the toll to 33, even as heavy downpour due to a fresh low pressure over the sea triggered floods...

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Child labour Act getting feeble, alleges PIL

Committee for Legal Aid to Poor documents seven case studies CUTTACK: Fact one: One Ramsingh Munda, a Scheduled Tribe boy aged about 10 years was working as a domestic help in the house of Prafulla Barik of Sarsapada village...

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Victim of acid throwing dies in Jaipur

Age Correspondent Jaipur June 26: A nursing student, Khushdeep (20), a victim of acid throwing, died on Friday at Jaipur’s SMS Hospital after fighting for his life for the last four days. The police has arrested Balraj Singh...

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