Naveen invites PM Modi to witness BJD Govt’s swearing-in ceremony

Balasore: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his election rally Kendrapara, had stated that he would visit Odisha again after dislodging the BJD Government, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday made an “humble request” to the former to attend his swearing-in ceremony as a “guest”. “Prime Minister […]

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PM Modi makes sharp personal attack on Naveen Patnaik

Kendrapara: In his last day campaign in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made sharp personal attack on BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for adopting violence at the behest of a few officers. “So far, I refrained from making personal attack on Naveen Babu. I wanted to give a respectful farewell to […]

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Prominent personalities among early voters in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Many prominent personalities on Tuesday exercised their franchise in six Parliamentary constituencies and 42 Assembly segments coming under them in Odisha as voting got underway in the third phase of the elections. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Puri king Dibya Singha Deb, were among top leaders who exercised their franchise on […]

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CM Naveen visits Anant in Capital Hospital ICU

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Jal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday visited Capital Hospital here to enquire about the health condition of Bhubaneswar-Central MLA candidate Anant Narayan Jena who sustained serious injuries following a bomb attack on him Sunday night. Jena is admitted in the Capital Hospital ICU following yesterday’s bomb attack on […]

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Naveen makes another sharp personal attack on Baijayant in Kendrapara

Kendrapara: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday made another sharp personal attack on former MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda accusing the latter of focusing on rail connectivity to his own industry and not the Kendrapapra district thereby breaching trust of the people in the district. Addressing an election rally in […]

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Who’s the BJP Chief Minister candidate, asks Naveen

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying the attack on BJP, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday wanted to know about BJP’s Chief Minister candidate for Odisha. “Who’s the BJP CM candidate? From which constituency, BJP CM candidate is contesting? Is BJP scared to announce its CM candidate,” asked Patnaik while addressing an election […]

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Naveen meets CEO, says farmers will give BJP a befitting reply for complaining against KALIA

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday met Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar and took up the issue of stopping disbursal of money under his flagship KALIA scheme to farmers. “I had come here to meet the Chief Electoral Officer about a strong complaint of the election office stopping our Government’s […]

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Naveen unveils manifesto for women, promises Rs 25,000 aid for marriage

Nuapada: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday unveiled election manifesto for women at Komna in Nuapada district and announced to provide marriage assistance of Rs 25,000 for girls of poor families. “Under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana, free medical treatment for women will be hiked from Rs 7 lakh to […]

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Naveen promises to give 2 installments of KALIA money at one go on day-one of Govt formation

Jeypore: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday promised to give two installments (Rs 10,000) of KALIA assistance at one go to over 25 lakh more farmers on day-one of Government formation. Announcing the first point of the BJD manifesto at an election rally in Jeypore in Koraput district, Patnaik said that nearly […]

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‘Sexually harassed’ woman attempts suicide before Naveen Niwas

Bhubaneswar: A woman attempted to commit suicide in front the residence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik alleging sexual harassment charge against BJD candidate from Udala Assembly segment Srinath Soren. The woman, a resident of Podadiha village under Kaptipada police station in Mayurbhanj district, tried to commit suicide by pouring kerosene on her body when the […]

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