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  After Naveen and Rahul, Rajnath and Modi to campaign in KBK region

  National | April 01, 2014 9:54 IST

  Bhubaneswar: With over 22 per cent of Odisha's population being tribal and about half of Assembly seats and three Lok Sabha seats reserved for tribals and Dalits in south-western areas, leaders of BJD, Congress and

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  Naveen dubs Congress, BJP leaders as migratory birds

  National | March 27, 2014 15:25 IST

  Aska (Odisha): Dubbing Congress and BJP as ‘migratory birds' who visit Odisha only during elections, BJD chief Naveen Patnaik today said the two parties had all along ignored the interests of the state.”Leaders of both

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  BJD denies ticket to ex-law minister

  National | March 24, 2014 17:20 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Ruling BJD today denied party tickets to seven sitting MLAs for the Odisha Assembly polls, including former Law Minister Raghunath Mohanty, who is facing dowry torture charges.Mohanty, a prominent non-Congress leader in Balasore district

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  AAP to focus on illegal mining, corruption in Odisha

  National | March 24, 2014 15:54 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Illegal mining and corruption are some of the issues which are likely to find place in the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) manifesto for the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Odisha, a senior state

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  BJD government betrayed people of Odisha: Sitaram Yechury

  National | March 22, 2014 9:40 IST

  Bhubaneswar: CPI(M) today sought a probe into the alleged loot of minerals in Odisha as detected by Justice M B Shah panel and said the people of the state felt betrayed by the 14 year

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  In Pics: Narendra Modi's Sambalpur (Odisha) rally

  National | March 15, 2014 6:24 IST

  Sambalpur (Odisha): Narendra Modi today tore into Salman Khurshid over his remarks against the Supreme Court and EC, saying it amounted to “destruction” of institutions.Modi also slammed External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, without naming him,

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  Congress dares Naveen to public debate on Odisha's development

  India | March 06, 2014 23:09 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Slamming Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for blaming the Centre for Odisha's problems, Congress today challenged the BJD supremo to a public debate on a host of issues like how the state topped the list

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  BJP seeks clarification on CBI director-Naveen Patnaik meet

  National | March 04, 2014 23:00 IST

  Bhubaneswar:  BJP today demanded clarification from Odisha Chief Minister and CBI Director Ranjit Sinha on their meeting saying “people wants to know what transpired between them as Naveen Patnaik and his ministers are in the

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  Naveen questions Centre on why Odisha not given special status

  India | March 02, 2014 21:24 IST

  Berhampur: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today questioned the Centre as to why Odisha was not being accorded special category status ignoring its long standing demand while the same was given to newly-created Seemandhra.  “We have

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  Patnaik urges Centre to include Sambalpuri, Ho languages in Constitution

  India | March 02, 2014 7:03 IST

  Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to take steps for inclusion of Sambalpuri/Kosali and Ho languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.  'Sambalpuri/Kosali is the mother

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  Interim budget does not inspire confidence: Patnaik

  National | February 17, 2014 20:08 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the interim budget for 2014-15, presented by finance minister P. Chidambaram in the Lok Sabha Monday, does not inspire any confidence."As anticipated, it has turned out to be

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  Modi calls Naveen Patnaik an 'advocate' of Third Front

  National | February 11, 2014 22:41 IST

  Bhubaneshwar: Referring Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as an "advocate" of the Third Front, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today criticised him for his failure to stop the migration of people from the state,

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  Congress is sinking, says Naveen Patnaik

  National | February 10, 2014 18:36 IST

  New Delhi:  Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for his comments against his government, Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik today said the Congress party is “sinking” all over the country including in the eastern coastal state.Patnaik

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  I have no ambition of becoming Prime Minister: Naveen Patnaik

  National | February 09, 2014 21:16 IST

  New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said he did not harbour any ambition of becoming the Prime Minister after the Lok Sabha elections.  “I have no ambition of becoming the Prime Minister. I

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  I will serve people of Odisha till last: Naveen

  India | January 20, 2014 23:53 IST

  Berhampur (Odisha): Amidst talk of his taking a key role in government formation at the Centre after the general elections, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today made it clear that he would like to stay

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  Naveen Patnaik sets deadline for restoration work post Phailin

  India | December 25, 2013 8:29 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Worried over tardy progress in restoration works after Cyclone Phailin, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik yesterday set deadlines for different departments to complete reconstruction activities, official sources said.Patnaik, while reviewing the progress made in restoration

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  Odisha government submits memorandum to 14th Finance Commission, seeks Rs 4.6 lakh crore

  December 09, 2013 22:43 IST

  Bhubaneshwar: The Odisha government today submitted a memorandum to the 14th Finance Commission and demanded about Rs 4.6 lakh crore for the 2015-2020 period besides urging the panel to modify the sharing pattern of SDRF

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  Modi-magic and anti-Congress wave sweeping across country: BJP

  National | December 09, 2013 20:25 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Emboldened by its victory in the Assembly polls in four states, BJP today claimed it would capture power at the Centre after the 2014 general elections as an anti-Congress wave coupled with Narendra Modi-magic

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  Teacher's death: NCW begins probe; Cong, BJP want Naveen to go

  India | November 12, 2013 20:55 IST

  Bhubaneswar: The National Commission for Women (NCW) today started its probe into the molestation and murder of a teacher while opposition Congress and BJP demanded that the case be handed over to CBI for an

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  Naveen urges Mamata to allow potato transportation to Odisha

  India | November 05, 2013 23:46 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee to ensure normal supply of potatoes from her state to Odisha.Patnaik sought Banerjee's help in the wake of her government's decision