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Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi today met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here and sought State Government’s cooperation for the development of the capital city. “The discussion with the Chief Minister was positive. As a parliamentarian, I will extend all support to the Government for the development of Bhubaneswar,” said Sarangi, adding […]
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Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Digapahandi MLA Surya Narayan Patro was unanimously elected as the new Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The 71-year-old leader has been elected to the Assembly seven times in a row. Hailing from Berhampur, Patro was elected to the Assembly from Digapahandi this time by defeating his nearest rival – […]
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Bhubaneswar: Considered the most successful Minister in Narendra Modi’s first Government, Dharmendra Pradhan will continue to handle Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry. He also got the Ministry of Steel while first time MP from Balasore Pratap Sarangi was made (MoS) MSMS and Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries. Pradhan, currently a Rajya Sabha member from Madhya […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday congratulated Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi on being sworn in as Union Ministers in the second Narendra Modi-led Government at the Centre. “Congratulate Dharmendra Pradhan ji and Pratap Sarangi ji on being sworn in as Union ministers. Wish you success in living upto the aspirations of every single […]
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Bhubaneswar: Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi from Odisha were sworn in as Cabinet Minister and Minister of State (MoS), respectively in the second Government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pradhan, a member of the Rajya Sabha, held the Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister in Modi’s first Government. Pradhan, 49, represents […]
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Bhubaneswar: Dharmendra Pradhan is likely to be retained in Narendra Modi’s new team. Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi is likely to be inducted as Ministers in Narendra Modi’s Ministry. Sources said both leaders have been summoned by party president Amit Shah to his residence in New Delhi ahead of the swearing-in. While Pradhan is the outgoing […]
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Bhubaneswar: The first session of the 16th Odisha Assembly began on Thursday with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and other MLAs taking oath, almost a week after their resounding victory in the polls. The three-day Assembly session will end on June 1. Protem Speaker Amar Prasad Satpathy invited the Chief Minister to take his oath. Subsequently […]
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Bhubaneswar: Governor Ganeshi Lal on Wednesday appointed six-time BJD MLA Amar Prasad Satpathy as the pro-tem Speaker of the Assembly. The Governor administered oath to Satpathy, to perform the duties of the Office of the Speaker at the sitting of the Assembly at 10 am on (Thursday) May 30 till the election of the Speaker […]
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Bhubaneswar: Naveen Patnaik, who on Wednesday took office as Odisha Chief Minister for a record fifth consecutive term, will hold the important Home and General Administration and Public Grievances (GA &PG). The Chief Minister allotted the following portfolios to his 11 Cabinet Ministers – Niranjan Pujari (Finance, Excise), Bikram Keshari Arukh (Forests &Environment, Parliamentary Affairs), […]
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Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday congratulated Naveen Patnaik on his taking oath as Chief Minister of Odisha for a record fifth consecutive term. “President Kovind spoke to Shri Naveen Patnaik and congratulated him on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha. The President conveyed his good wishes to him and his entire […]
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