Naveen Patnaik
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India committed to maritime security: Sushama Swaraj
National | Mar 21, 2015, 07:20 AM ISTBhubaneswar: External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj on Friday said India was committed to maritime security, freedom of navigation, unimpeded lawful commerce and peaceful settlement of disputes in the Indian Ocean region."We have been working with
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Naveen's questioning in coal block allocation demanded
National | Mar 11, 2015, 11:53 PM ISTBhubaneswar: With a special court summoning former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the coal block allocation case, the Congress and BJP today demanded that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik be questioned.“The CBI has the right
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Done more than previous govts to boost ties with Nepal: Sushma Swaraj
India | Mar 08, 2015, 09:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said the NDA government's efforts to strengthen relations with Nepal were much bigger than what the previous regimes had done in the last three decades.Swaraj was speaking
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Naveen allowed EU team to Kandhamal, but banned me: Togadia
National | Feb 28, 2015, 10:53 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Referring to the visit of an European Union delegation to communally sensitive Kandhamal district, VHP president Praveen Togadia today termed Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik “anti-Hindu”.“While Naveen Patnaik allowed a delegation of EU to
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I am not against minorities: Praveen Togadia
National | Feb 27, 2015, 06:16 PM ISTRourkela: Denied permission by Odisha government to visit communally sensitive Kandhamal district, VHP President Praveen Togadia today clarified that he was not against the minorities but would continue to speak in favour of his Hindu
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Naveen Patnaik's mixed reaction to rail budget
National | Feb 26, 2015, 08:40 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today expressed mixed reaction to the rail budget as he hailed some decisions and expressed disappointment on others.“Due allocations have been made for our ongoing major projects like Khurda-Bolangir,
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Naveen flags off new buses for Maoist-hit areas
National | Feb 24, 2015, 05:00 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today flagged off 32 new buses which will operate in the Maoist-hit areas of Odisha under ‘Biju Gaon Gadi Yojana'. The new 40 seater buses will add to the existing
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Naveen Patnaik shown black flags
National | Feb 19, 2015, 09:44 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was today shown black flags by Youth Congress activists at the Sachivalaya Marg here. The incident took place when Patnaik along with BJD MP Prasanna Patsani was on his
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Odia copies of bills be distributed among MLAs, says Naveen Patnaik
National | Feb 17, 2015, 10:32 AM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today directed state departments to ensure Odia copies of the Bills be distributed among the members before they were taken up for consideration of the House.Patnaik issued the direction
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Odisha: Anonymous letter threatens to blow up Assembly, CM house
India | Feb 06, 2015, 11:43 AM ISTBhubaneshwar: Odisha Police received an anonymous letter on Thursday which threatened to blow up Odisha's assembly, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence and the state BJP headquarters.The threat came in a postcard addressed to the chief
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Odisha preparing management plan for wetlands
India | Feb 02, 2015, 08:54 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said the state government was preparing a comprehensive management plan for 17 important wetlands in the state."Comprehensive management plans for 17 important wetlands of the state are
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Odisha Lokayukta Bill big step towards transparency: Naveen
National | Jan 29, 2015, 09:30 PM ISTBhubaneswar: A day after President Pranab Mukherjee gave assent to the Odisha Lokayukta Bill, 2014, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said it was his government's “big step” towards transparency.“I am glad that the President has
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CBI raids chit fund officials in Naveen Patnaik's home district in Odisha
India | Jan 14, 2015, 03:04 PM ISTBerhampur/Bhubaneswar: Nine teams of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday raided the houses of five directors of chit fund group Safex Infra India Pvt Ltd in chief minister Naveen Patnaik's home district Ganjam, Balasore,
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Naveen Patnaik outsmarts Centre on mines auction issue
National | Jan 06, 2015, 11:00 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has managed to outsmart the Centre through his cabinet's decision of going for a public auction of all new non-coal mines in the state.The State Cabinet took this decision
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Amit Shah assures centre's help for Odisha's progress
National | Jan 06, 2015, 09:04 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Holding that the Narendra Modi government never indulged in "discriminatory politics", BJP President Amit Shah today assured Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that the Centre would certainly help the state for development of the
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BJP calls BJD regime tainted, threatens Maha Sangram
National | Dec 30, 2014, 07:55 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Alleging allotment of land by Odisha's General Administration department at low premium was done in an arbitrary way causing Rs 251 crore loss, BJP today said ‘Maha Sangram' (bigger battle) would be launched to
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Naveen Patnaik lays foundation stone for houses in Berhampur slums
India | Dec 28, 2014, 08:11 PM ISTBerhampur (Odisha): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today laid the foundation stone for construction of pucca houses in slum pockets here with an investment of Rs 143 crore of which 70 per cent will be
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BJP, Congress for questioning of Naveen Patnaik in coal scam
National | Dec 18, 2014, 08:30 AM ISTBhubaneswar: A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was directed by a special court to examine former prime minister Manmohan Singh in the case of Talabira II coal block allocation to Hindalco, the
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Odisha: Congress blames Naveen Patnaik for abrupt end of Assembly session over chit fund scam
National | Dec 06, 2014, 11:39 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Blaming Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for abrupt end of the winter session of Odisha Assembly, Congress today sought a clarification from the ruling BJD President on credentials of one Saroj Sahoo who was grilled
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At a Glance: Unmarried politicians of India
National | Feb 19, 2015, 09:46 AM ISTConsidering the number of Indian politicians who have climbed the ladder of success without a companion/ mate, can it be said that single-hood is the secret of their success?There is no straight answer to this