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  Political posters, hoardings dotting govt buildings

  Politics | March 12, 2014 18:04 IST

  Jajpur (Odisha): Despite the model code of conduct already in place for the simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha, hoardings, posters and gates of political parties continue to dot public places in Jajpur

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  BJP holds talks to form non-Cong, non-BJD front in Odisha

  Politics | March 04, 2014 14:57 IST

  Bhubaneswar: BJP senior leader Arun Jaitley along with Chandan Mitra today held discussions with small parties in Odisha to ensure that no votes in the state were divided during the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.  The

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  BJD observes Black Day demanding special status for Odisha

  India | March 03, 2014 11:35 IST

  Bhubaneswar : Youth activists of the ruling BJD yesterday observed Black Day in protest against the Centre's alleged denial to allocate special category status for Odisha.Hundreds of BJD activists including MLAs sat on a dharna

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  Interim budget reactions: BJP, BSP, BJD leaders say, nothing new

  Politics | February 17, 2014 13:06 IST

  New Delhi: BJP leader and former Finance Minister Jaswant Singh today said that there was nothing new in Finance Minister P Chidambaram's interim budget speech, but he nevertheless welcomed the "One Rank, One Pension" announcement

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  Rahul knows nothing about Odisha: BJD

  Politics | February 09, 2014 18:58 IST

  Bhubaneswar:  Stung by Rahul Gandhi's criticism of Odisha government, ruling BJD today said the Congress vice president knew nothing about the state and that he was only mouthing the words of his party leaders.  “He

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  Non-BJP, non-Congress front: Parties to meet tomorrow on Par plan

  Politics | February 04, 2014 21:03 IST

  New Delhi: With efforts to forge a non-BJP, non-Congress front ahead of the Lok Sabha polls gaining momentum, several parties including the Left would meet here tomorrow to chalk out floor coordination tactics in the

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  BJD releases names of three candidates for RS polls

  Politics | January 27, 2014 13:29 IST

  Bhubaneshwar: The ruling Biju Janta Dal (BJD) has released the list of its Rajya Sabha candidates.The list has the names of three candidates. Out of these three candidates, two are serving ministers in Naveen patnaik 

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  Congress states too distribute less grain to BPL families: BJD

  Politics | July 04, 2013 7:27 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Jul 4: Ruling BJD yesterday claimed that Odisha was not the only state which distributed less quantity of subsidised rice among poor families, but some Congress-ruled states also did so."We are not the only

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  Expelled BJD leader forms political party

  Politics | April 09, 2013 11:47 IST

  Bhubaneswar, April 9: Expelled Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pyari Mohan Mohapatra Tuesday converted his Odisha Jana Morcha forum into a political party without changing its name.Mohapatra's announcement comes months after he was expelled from

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  NCP wants AIADMK, BJD in UPA coalition before 2014 LS polls

  Politics | March 26, 2013 7:14 IST

  Nagpur, Mar 26: The NCP would like a broader UPA coalition with parties like the AIADMK and BJD at the time of next general elections, it said on Monday."The single-party domination has virtually come to

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  Naveen Patnaik expels Mohapatra from BJD

  Politics | November 16, 2012 17:54 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Nov 16: Less than six months after suspending him from the party, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday expelled Rajya Sabha member Pyari Mohan Mohapatra from the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for anti-party

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  BJD not to join nation-wide strike

  Politics | September 16, 2012 20:34 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Sep 16: Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Sunday said it will not join the nation-wide strike called by opposition parties Sep 20 against the diesel price hike and foreign direct investment (FDI) in

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  Jaswant Singh confident of AIADMK, BJD support in VP poll

  Politics | July 29, 2012 14:21 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 29: NDA's Vice Presidential nominee Jaswant Singh has expressed confidence that AIADMK supremo J Jayalalitha and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik will extend their support to his candidature.“I do believe in that. And

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  I as an MP know my responsibilities: Agatha

  Politics | July 11, 2012 16:45 IST

  Jowai (Meghalaya), July 11:Union minister Agatha Sangma, the daughter of BJP backed presidential candidate P A Sangma, on Tuesday said it was ‘pointless' to ask her whether she would vote for her father or UPA

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  BJD sticks to stand, to back Sangma as Prez candidate

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:52 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Jun 16:  With P A Sangma insisting on contesting the Presidential poll, the ruling BJD in Odisha, which was the first to moot his name, today said there was no change in its decision

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  Mohapatra acted like a thief, says Odisha CM

  Politics | June 03, 2012 11:53 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Jun 3: A day after suspending Rajya Sabha MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra and two MLAs from ruling BJD and dismissing two ministers, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said a ‘mid-night operation' was

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  BJD MP Mohaptra alleges, party MLA hiring gangster to kill him

  Politics | May 30, 2012 20:28 IST

  Bhubaneswar, May 30 :  Senior BJD leader and MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra today alleged that a gangster has been hired by one of his party MLAs to kill him."A Kolkata-based gangster has been engaged by

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  Cracks within BJD as rival groups hold meeting in Naveen's absence

  Politics | May 30, 2012 9:20 IST

  Bhubaneswar/London, May 30:  Sparking speculation of cracks within the ruling BJD in Odisha, two groups tonight held separate meetings at the houses of party MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is

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  BSP yet to decide on Prez poll, says Mayawati

  Politics | May 19, 2012 16:15 IST

  Lucknow, May 19: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati today said, her party would make its stand clear only after the UPA and NDA reveal the names of their candidates for President. Addressing a press conference

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  Jayalalithaa, Naveen want P A Sangma as President

  Politics | May 17, 2012 18:50 IST

  New Delhi, May 17: With BJD and AIADMK indicating their preference for P A Sangma as Presidential candidate, the NCP leader today thanked them saying they have been responsive to the aspirations of tribals and