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India successfully test-fires missile interceptor
Bhubaneswar, Feb 10 (IANS) India Friday tested a ballistic missile interceptor from a defence base in Odisha to create a shield against incoming enemy missiles, a senior defence official said. The indigenous Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile was fired from Wheeler Island off the state coast near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 170 km from here. It successfully destroyed an incoming

Naveen orders judicial probe as hooch toll touches 29
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered a judicial probe into the hooch tragedy as death toll due to consumption of spurious liquor has mounted to 29 with 52 others still ailing.

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Orissa iron ore exports tank in January after duty hike

Iron ore exports from Orissa, the country's biggest producer and third biggest exporter of this key steel making input, slipped significantly in January compared with December 2011 after the

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State starts OTAS selection process
The state finance department has started the process to select officers for the post of Orissa Taxation and Accounts Service (OTAS) for the year 2012, according to a recent notification.

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Sukinda forum complains to Shah panel against Idcol

Jajpur-based civil society Sukinda Vikash Parishad, has written to the illegal mining enquirer Justice M B Shah Commission about illegal mining activities carried out by state-run Industrial

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NALCO's Q3 net profit down 80 percent
The state-run National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has registered a net profit of Rs.51.22 crore for 3rd quarter of 2011-12 fiscal, down 80 per cent against Rs.255.95 crore during the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, the company said Monday.

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