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Mayurbhanj: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated Adani-KISS Tribal Residential School at Bankishole in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district. In the first phase 1,500 students of Mayurbhanj district will be enrolled from Standard I to XII. The pass out students of standard XII from Adani-KISS can pursue their higher education in KISS Deemed to be […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with Union Ministers Dr RP Nishank, Dharmendra Pradhan and Kiren Rijiju launched the inaugural edition of Khelo India University Games to be held from February 22 to March 1 at KIIT University here. Speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister said Odisha will ensure that players have a memorable […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday condemned the attack on students and teachers at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi on Sunday evening and urged law enforcement agencies to take swift action to apprehend the culprits. Patnaik said such attacks on students must be condemned unequivocally. “Shocked to know about the violent #JNUattack. Violence has […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will not celebrate New Year on Wednesday in view of the death of his brother-in-law and renowned editor and publisher Sonny Mehta. The Chief Minister appealed to party leaders, workers and well-wishers not to visit Naveen Niwas, his residence to wish him on the occasion of New Year. Mehta, internationally […]
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Bhubaneswar: Sonny Mehta, internationally acclaimed editor and publisher and brother-in-law of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, passed away. He was 77. Sonny, editor-in-chief of Alfred A. Knopf and chairman of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group was the husband of renowned author Gita Mehta and son-in-law of Odisha’s former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik. In a condolence […]
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Bhubaneswar: In a befitting reply to critics who have projected BJD as a personality-centric party, BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said that his party is not dependent on any particular leader, including him, for its survival and growth. “Biju Janata Dal is not a political party and it is not dependant […]
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Balasore: India on Monday successfully flight-tested Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur in Balasore district off the Odisha coast at 11.45 am. The missile was flight-tested with full configuration in deployment mode intercepting the target mid-air, meeting the mission […]
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Bhubaneswar: After supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said that his party does not support the National Register of Citizens (NRC). “The Citizenship Amendment Act has nothing to do with the Indian citizens, it only deals with foreigners. The BJD MPs has made […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday flagged off a special train from Balasore to Haridwar-Rishikesh through video conferencing at the Lokseva Bhawan here, under Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra scheme. The train is carrying 970 senior citizens from Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur and Kendujhar with 30 Escort Officers. The Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra scheme, started […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday voted in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The legislation was tabled in the Lower House after over an hour of heated debate followed by voting. The BJD MPs i voted in favour of the introduction of […]
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