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Ordinance promulgated on Polavaram project

Last Updated: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 22:58

As Telangana becomes the 29th state on June 2, government on Thursday promulgated an ordinance merging some villages and mandals of Telangana into Seemandhra in a bid to deal with resettlement and rehabilitation of those displaced by Polavaram power project.

Maoists set ablaze vehicles in Odisha

Last Updated: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 16:13

In a swift attack, armed Maoists set afire several equipments and vehicles at a road construction site in Odisha`s Rayagada district, police said on Thursday.

Pinaka rockets successfully test-fired

Last Updated: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 15:11

India`s indigenously developed Pinaka rockets were on Thursday successfully test-fired thrice from a multi-barrel rocket launcher at an armament base in Chandipur-on-sea.

CBI probe demanded into Odisha journo`s murder

Last Updated: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 13:17

Journalist associations in Odisha on Thursday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the murder of a journalist two days ago.

Anti-Naxal ops: Two BSF men injured in Odisha landmine blast

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 19:16

Two BSF personnel were on Wednesday injured in a landmine blast carried out by suspected Naxals in the Malkangiri district of Odisha.

Odisha Assembly session from June 12

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 18:47

The first session of the 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly will begin from June 12 and continue till July 28, official sources said.

NHAI to develop Paradip-Daitary highway

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 12:38

With Paradip-Daitary expressway in Odisha in pathetic shape, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to develop the highway on an Operate-Maintain Transfer (OMT) mode, NHAI officials said.

Journalist murdered in Odisha

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 11:34

A journalist was stabbed to death in Khallikote town of Odisha`s Ganjam district on Tuesday night, police said.

13 escaped juvenile home inmates nabbed in Odisha

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 09:38

Thirteen of the 27 inmates who escaped from a state-run juvenile home in Odisha`s Ganjam district two days ago after assaulting its superintendent and other staff have been nabbed, police said.

Man gets 7 years in jail for raping girl on marriage promise in Odisha

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 27, 2014, 14:05

A Special Fast-Track Court at Phulbani in Kandhamal district has sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for seven years for raping a girl after promising to marry her a year ago.