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Women in Blue lose ODI series against Oz
Georgia Voll (101) made the most of three lifelines while Phoebe Litchfield hit a belligerent 80 to power Australia to a five-wicket win and an unassailable 2.0 lead in the three-match women's ODI series against reigning world champions India here Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Flight trials of VSHORADS missile systems successful
The Defence Ministry Friday said three flight-trials of a very short-range air defence missile system were conducted successfully from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
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February 28, 2026
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Gold rises ₹1,800 to ₹1.64 lakh/10g, silver slips ₹2,500
Gold prices climbed Rs 1,800 to Rs 1,64,700 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, driven by fresh buying by jewellers and stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
CMPDI, WVS Hope sign MoA
Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDI), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with WVS Hope, Ranchi, to provide a dedicated “Animal Rescue Ambulance” under its CSR initiative ‘Karuna’.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Tidal ingress washes away cashew forest
More than 500 cashew trees have been swallowed by the Mahanadi River due to tidal ingress along the coastal belt of Mahakalapara block in Kendrapara district.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Woman raped twice in a day, thrown off building; 2 arrested
PARADIP M IER MYSTERY CRACKED
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Ops on in Kandhamal forests to end LWE: DGP
Security forces have launched a massive operation in the forests of Kandhamal district to end Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in the state, Director General of Police Y B Khurania said Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Amit Shah to visit Odisha March 5
Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Odisha for two days from March 5, during which he will attend several government programmes, including a CISF event, officials said Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Centre's fiscal deficit at 63% of full year target
The Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of January stood at Rs 9.8 lakh crore, or 63 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26, compared to 74.5 per cent in the year-ago period, government data released Friday showed.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
17-yr-old student delivers baby in school washroom
A 17-year-old student gave birth to a premature baby boy in a school washroom during a Class 10 board examination in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, officials said Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
APRIL-DEC FY26 FDI up 18% to $47.87bn; inflow from US doubles
Singapore was the largest source of FDI during the period, followed by US, Mauritius
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
HC paves way for release of 'The Kerala Story 2'
The Kerala High Court Friday paved the way for the release of ‘The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond’ film by staying the single judge order which had put on hold the movie's screening by 15 days.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Security heightened ahead of spring festivities
As the festivities of the spring season approach, an atmosphere of celebration is set to sweep across the state in the coming days.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Shocker for Starmer-led Labour as Green Party wins UK bypoll
Hannah Spencer’s victory speech on becoming the Greens’ fifth lawmaker Friday barely touched on the environmental issues that have defined the party, instead attacking “billionaires” profiting from Britain’s working class.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
2 held for murder bid on constable
A constable was allegedly stabbed in broad daylight near Sai Mandir in the heart of Phulbani town Friday in what police described as an attempt to murder.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Pari's lawmaking power absolute: SC
SEDITION PLEA
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February 28, 2026
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Transfer judges proposed to be HC CJs in advance: SC
The Supreme Court collegium has taken a “policy decision” that a judge, who is proposed to take over the High Court as its Chief Justice, may be transferred well in advance, preferably two months before the vacancy arises.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
420 killed in attacks by wild animals in Maha in five years
A total of 420 people were killed in attacks by wild animals in Maharashtra in the last five years, with 248 or more than half of these fatalities being caused by tigers alone and another 104 by leopards, state Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
12-year-old Angul girl raped, killed
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped and bludgeoned to death under NTPC police limits in Kaniha block of Angul district, with police arresting a neighbour within a few hours of recovery of the body Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
J&K just shy of making history
Five-wicket man Nabi, adventurous Iqbal help J&K reach 1864 extend lead to 477 runs against Karnataka at the end of Day 4
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
8 cheetahs from Africa to arrive at Kuno Nat'l Park
Eight more cheetahs will be airlifted from Africa and brought to Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning, an official said Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Earthquake hits B’desh; tremors felt in Kolkata
Tremors were felt in Kolkata and adjacent districts of West Bengal Friday afternoon, after an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted parts of Bangladesh, officials said.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Nepal to hold first election since deadly protests
Whoever prevails will become Nepal’s 16th prime minister in less than two decades, underscoring the recurring political instability that has marked the Himalayan nation since the monarchy was abolished in 2008
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
OPS joins DMK
A trusted confidant of late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, Ottakara Thevar Panneerselvam, popularly known as OPS, joined arch rival DMK, after unsuccessfully struggling for over three years to rejoin his parent outfit
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Property of cyber fraudster attached
A court in Ganjam has issued a notice to a man for the attachment of his property, allegedly acquired through operating mule bank accounts to aid cybercriminals, police said on Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
CB nets couple for ".55-crore fraud
The Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police has arrested a couple from Angul in connection with an online investment fraud involving over Rs 1.55 crore, official sources said Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
Sustainable science for future
National Science Day (NSD) marks the groundbreaking discovery of Raman Effect by eminent physicist Sir C.V. Raman on February 28, 1928 and his subsequent felicitation with the Nobel Prize as the first Asian in Physics.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
MAJHI MEETS NITIN NABIN IN NEW DELHI
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin in New Delhi to discuss organisational coordination and development priorities in the state.
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February 28, 2026
Orissa POST
RARE TORTOISES FACE EXTINCTION IN GANJAM
Illegal fishing, withdrawal of security and prolonged neglect have pushed hundreds of rare turtoises to the brink of extinction at Neela Pokhari in Golia village of Ganjam district, popularly known as Odisha’s second Indradyumna Sarovar.
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February 28, 2026
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Actor-politician Vijay’s wife files divorce petition
Sankgeetha Vijay, wife of actor-politician and TVK founder Joseph Vijay Chandrasekar has petitioned a court near here seeking divorce.
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