BJD does not support NRC, says Naveen Patnaik

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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Hyderabad encounter: Odisha Law Minister lauds police action

Bhubaneswar: Amid the heated debate that sparked off following the encounter killing of four Hyderabad rape and murder accused on whether the action of the police was justified or was it extra-judicial, Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena on Friday supported the actions of police saying whatever happened in Hyderabad is appropriate. “The rape and murder […]

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BJD will support BJP’s Rajya Sabha nominee Ashwani Vaishnav, says Naveen

Bhubaneswar: Minutes after announcing the name of former bureaucrat Ashwani Vaishnav along with the party’s two senior leaders – Amar Patnaik and Sasmit Patra – as party’s candidates for by-elections to the three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Friday clarified that Vaishnav will be BJP candidate for […]

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Dalmia Cement supports Gurugram father-daughter duo to scale Mt. Vinson in Antarctica

Gurugram: Pursuing their dream of climbing the Seven Summits (highest peaks in all seven continents) together, a Gurugram -based father-daughter duo will be the first Indian and Asian father-daughter team to attempt to climb the Mount Vinson peak, after having scaled Mt. Everest in May this year. Dalmia Cement, with its mission to foster India’s […]

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