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Bhubaneswar, June 5: After a resounding defeat in the State assembly and Lok Sabha elections, Naveen Patnaik, the long-standing Chief Minister of Odisha and president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), tendered his resignation to governor Raghubar Das at the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Wiyh this, Patnaik’s 24-year tenure as the State’s Chief […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 29: Amid videos of BJD leader VK Pandian adjusting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s shivering hands going viral on social media, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the well-wishers of the BJD leader were worried over his health, and they believed that there might be a conspiracy behind it. Addressing election […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 28: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday suspended senior IPS officer DS Kutey, Special Secretary to Chief Minister The ECI also directed IPS officer Ashish Singh, IG (CM Security), who is on medical leave since May 4, to present himself for a detailed medical test before a special medical board constituted […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 24: Nearly 35,000 security personnel have been deployed for the sixth phase of the national polling in six parliamentary and 42 Assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts in the State, said DGP Arun Kumar Sarangi here on Friday. The top cop said that as per guidelines of the Election Commission of India (ECI), […]
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Rourkela, May 18: “If they tell me, I won’t turn it down,” said BJP heavyweight Jual Oram, who is seeking re-election from Sundergarh Lok Sabha seat on Saturday amid his name doing rounds for the Chief Minister post if BJP wins in the State. “If they tell me, I won’t turn it down. But I […]
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Berhampur, May 15: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Wednesday tore into Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, saying he has pushed the State back by 50 years during his BJD’s 25-year rule. He urged the voters to give an opportunity to the saffron party to form Government in the State for its […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to be fighting a decisive battle this time against Odisha chief minister president Naveen Patnaik. He has decided to take the battle right into the enemy camp by challenging the CM in his home turfs – Hinjili and Kantabanji — the two seats where the latter is […]
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Berhampur/Nabarangpur, May 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that Odisha will have its first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government after the poll results are out on June 4 and a new Chief Minister will be sworn-in on June 10. Launching his first poll rally in the state at Berhampur in Ganjam district, the […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 5: What does the Odisha state BJP’s election manifesto reflect? Does it intend to make a cut into BJD’s vote bank? A closer look at the document clearly makes a statement that the saffron party is surely trying to make a dent into the regional party’s women vote bank, besides seeking to get […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 5: The Congress on Sunday changed its candidates in five Assembly constituencies in Odisha for the ensuing elections. Debasis Nayak, the former Minister and four-time MLA, who joined Congress yesterday nearly after two months after resigning from the BJD and joining BJP, has been given ticket from Bari replacing Arati Deo. Sudarshan Das […]
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