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    India test fires Astra successfully 21 May 2011

    India successfully test fired for the second consecutive day today the indigenously developed ballistic Astra missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Orissa. The 3.8-metre long missile having a diameter of 178 mm with an overall launch weight of...

    Keywords: Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Orissa, Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, fighter aircraft Su-30 MKI, Astra

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    India, Polavaram issue Odisha Assembly, odisha protests over polavaram, Orissa

    Odisha protests over Polavaram 15 July 2014

    Despite getting nod from the Parliament, Polavaram continues to remain on a sticky wicket. A day after the approval, Odisha legislators staged a protest in Koraput district against the Polavaram multi-purpose project. Ironically the ruling Biju Janata Dal MLAs disrupted...

    Keywords: politics, Top Stories, BJD MLAs protest, Odisha protests over Polavaram

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    Maoists, Andhra-Orissa borders, major maoists dump of explosives unearthed in orissa, Orissa

    Major Maoists dump of explosives unearthed in Orissa 07 February 2012

    Maoists have been terrorizing the Andhra-Orissa borders since some time. The entire area is filled with dense forest and this becomes an ideal hide out for their activity. Border Security Forces monitoring the interstate borders, today in the early hours,...

    Keywords: Border Security Forces, Teakuguda forests, Border Security Forces, terrorizing

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    Strategic Force Command, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), prithvi ii missile successfully test fired, Orissa

    Prithvi-II missile successfully test fired 09 June 2011

    Indigenously-built surface-to- surface Prithvi-II missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads ranging from 500 to 1,000 kg was successfully test-fired today for its full range of 350 km by the Indian Army from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off the...

    Keywords: Prithvi-II, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Integrated Test Range, Ballistic missile

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    Indian Navy personnel, Indian Navy personnel, dhanush prithivi 2 successfully test fired, Orissa

    Dhanush, Prithivi-2 successfully test fired 11 March 2011

    India today successfully test-fired two indigenously built nuclear capable ballistic missiles, ‘Dhanush’ and ‘Prithvi-2’, from two separate locations off the Orissa Coast. Both the missiles have a strike range of 350 km each.   While ‘Dhanush’ was flight tested from...

    Keywords: Ballistic missile, Ballistic missile, Ballistic missile, Dhanush

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    Maoists, BSF joint operation, 18 maoists killed in encounter near aob 2 constables injured, Orissa

    18 Maoists Killed in Encounter near AOB, 2 Constables Injured 24 October 2016

    Around 18 Maoists were killed in an encounter near Andhra-Orissa Border on Monday. In this attack, two police constables were injured.  Police got the tip of that, in the Malkangiri forest area areounf 50-60 Maoists have gathered for meeting. After...

    Keywords: Maoists, encounter, BSF joint operation, encounter

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    Andhra Orissa Border, kidnap of Collector, maoists kidnap district collector in aob, Orissa

    Maoists kidnap district Collector in AOB 17 February 2011

    The Collector of the Maoist-hit Malkangiri district in Orissa Mr R.V. Krishna, 30, was kidnapped by the Maoists last evening when he went to a remote Maoist-dominated village in the Assam-Orissa Border (AOB) along with officials for reviewing developmental projects....

    Keywords: kidnap of Collector, IAS officer Krishna, kidnap of Collector, kidnap of Collector

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    Orissa Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik as Orissa Chief Minister, naveen patnaik takes oath, Orissa

    Naveen Patnaik takes oath 21 May 2014

    Naveen Patnaik took oath as Orissa Chief Minister for the fourth consecutive time. In the presence of Orissa Governor Dr SC Jameer the swearing ceremony took place and 21 ministers, including 10 of the cabinet rank, also took the oath.

    Keywords: Quick news, Orissa Chief Minister, Orissa Chief Minister, Orissa Governor Dr SC Jameer

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    Naveen Patnaik, Basusco Paolo, hostage crisis 96 hrs dead line by maoist to orissa govt, Orissa

    Hostage Crisis: 96 Hrs. dead-line by Maoist to Orissa Govt 07 April 2012

    Maoist rebel leader, Sabyasachi, who has been playing a key role in talks with the Centre after abducting foreign tourists has released a fresh audio tape that he would not be setting free Basusco Paolo from them pin pointing at...

    Keywords: Naveen Patnaik, Basusco Paolo, Maoist deadline to Orissa govt, Centre

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    Bikram Kumar Mohanty, Barack Obama, obama nominates indian american for senate post, Orissa

    Obama nominates Indian-American for senate post 18 June 2012

    The US President Barack Obama has nominated an Indian-American for Georgia state's senate elections. The elections are scheduled to take place by the end of the year. Bikram Kumar Mohanty, who has been selected by Obama, is an entreprenuer who...

    Keywords: Barack Obama, Bikram Kumar Mohanty, Orissa Society of Americans, Bikram Kumar Mohanty

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    ‘Shourya’, shourya missile, shourya successfully test fired, Orissa

    ‘Shourya’ successfully test fired 24 September 2011

    India today successfully test fired its state-of-the-art nuclear capable surface-to-surface ‘Shourya’ missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off Orissa coast, about 15 km from Balasour. Shourya, which can carry a one-ton nuclear and conventional warhead over 750...

    Keywords: about 15 km from Balasour, India today successfully test fired its state-of-the-art nuclear capable surface-to-surface ‘Shourya’ missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off Orissa coast, shourya missile, ‘Shourya’

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