New Naveen team to take oath at IDCO Exhibition Ground on May 29

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who on Friday evening tendered his resignation along with the Council of Ministers to Governor Ganeshi Lal, will take oath, along with his new Ministry, on May 29 afternoon at the IDCO Exhibition Ground, Unit-III here. The process of finalising the leaders who will be sworn in as Ministers has […]

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Railways to run summer special between Secunderabad-Bhubaneswar from June 1

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways on Friday said that a bi-weekly summer special train would be run between Secunderabad and Bhubaneswar from June 1 to 30 to handle the extra rush of passengers during the season. The proposed Secunderabad-Bhubaneswar (02784) bi-weekly Summer Special will leave Secunderabad on every Saturday and Wednesdays at 12.30 pm between June […]

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Bhubaneswar snaps its 21-year-old ties with BJD, picks Aparajita Sarangi

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, on Thursday, snapped its 21-year-long relationship with the Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD). IAS officer-turned-politician Aparajita Sarangi is now the MP of Bhubaneswar. She defeated former Mumbai Commissioner of Police and BJD nominee Arup Patnaik by over 23,000 votes. Bhubaneswar has been the citadel of the ruling […]

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Naveen congratulates PM Modi on election victory

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the convincing victory of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the parliamentary elections. Patnaik spoke to Modi over telephone and congratulated the PM for the huge victory. The Prime Minister also congratulated the Patnaik as his BJD raced past the majority mark […]

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PM Modi congratulates Naveen for yet another victory

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for yet another victory in Odisha. Patnaik set to become the Chief Minister of Odisha for a record fifth consecutive term, which would make him one of India’s longest-serving Chief Ministers. “Congratulations to Naveen Babu for yet another victory in […]

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Naveen retains power in Odisha for record fifth term

Bhubaneswar: As per the initial trends, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik is set to become the Chief Minister of Odisha for a record fifth consecutive term, which would make him one of India’s longest-serving Chief Ministers. The initial leads suggest a landslide victory of the party in the State. Of the 146 seats, […]

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Counting begins amid tight security in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Counting of votes for 21 Parliamentary segments and 146 Assembly constituencies in Odisha began amid tight security on Thursday. Trends are expected to emerge after about an hour. Counting of votes is under way in 63 centres across the State, with over 6,7,00 polling staff and a huge number of police personnel on duty. […]

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Odisha police donates Rs 1.62 crore to CMRF for cyclone Fani relief

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police on Wednesday donated Rs 1,61,61,412 to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF), to support the people affected by the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani that hit the State on May 3. Director General of Police Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma handed over the cheque of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi here in the […]

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NDDB to provide milk to Anganwadi kids in cyclone Fani-ravaged Puri

Bhubaneswar: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman Dilip Rath on Wednesday informed that the Board will provide at least 5 lakh 200 ml tetra-packs flavoured milk to all the Anganwadi Centres in cyclone Fani-ravaged Puri district in next two weeks. “The NDDB is committed to work with the Odisha Government and Omfed in the relief […]

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Odisha CM hails ISRO for RISAT-2B satellite launch

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on successful launch of earth observation satellite RISAT-2B. India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C46) today successfully launched the RISAT-2B satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. This was the 72nd launch vehicle mission from SDSC […]

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