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  Naveen Patnaik questions financial packages to states given by Pranab

  National | July 03, 2012 20:08 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Jul 2: Hitting out at UPA's presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee for providing financial packages to West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday sought to know the motive behind

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  It's time that a tribal becomes President, Netam

  National | July 02, 2012 12:33 IST

  Bhopal, Jun 29: Unfaced by suspension from Congress party for supporting BJP-backed presidential nominee P A Sangma, former Union Minister and tribal leader Arvind Netam today said it was time that a tribal becomes the

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  Naveen to accompany Sangma in filing nomination for Prez poll

  National | June 27, 2012 16:31 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Jun 27: Describing P A Sangma as a prominent tribal and minority leader, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik today said he would accompany the Presidential aspirant during filing of his nomination

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  Naveen signs as proposer for Sangma, hopes victory of a tribal

  National | June 26, 2012 21:24 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Jun 26: Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik today signed on the nomination paper as a proposer for the candidature of former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma in the coming Presidential

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  Sangma is gathering strength says CM Naveen

  National | June 22, 2012 22:20 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Jun 22: Maintaining that former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma is gradually “gathering strength” in the race for Presidential polls, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said there should be a consensus in

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  BJD's support to Sangma remains unchanged, says Naveen Patnaik

  National | June 22, 2012 10:57 IST

  Bhubaneswar, June 18: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik today reiterated his party's support to former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma even as former president A P J Abdul

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  'Ramdev not fighting graft, but into politics in real sense'

  India | June 15, 2012 20:02 IST

  Bhubaneswar, June 15: Slamming ‘Baba Ramdev' for hailing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as a committed fighter against corruption, Congress today alleged that the ‘yoga guru' was actually into politics.“Ramdev recently praised Patnaik and his

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  Ramdev in Odisha to enlist Naveen's support

  National | June 13, 2012 14:12 IST

  Bhubaneswar, June 13: A day after enlisting support of SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav for his campaign against black money, yoga guru Ramdev arrived here today in an effort to get the backing of Odisha

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  Naveen Patnaik sacks another minister

  National | June 04, 2012 18:23 IST

  Bhubaneswar, June 4: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today dismissed Housing and Urban Development Minister Sarda Prasad Nayak, three days after sacking two ministers, for his alleged role in dissidence activities.  “I have forwarded a

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  Naveen Patnaik is a traitor, says Pyari Mohan Mohapatra

  National | June 02, 2012 15:51 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Jun 1: Dubbing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as a ‘traitor', suspended BJD MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Friday said a conspiracy to oust him from the party was hatched three months ago at

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  Naveen Patnaik sacks two ministers, suspends Pyari Mohan, 2 MLAs

  National | June 02, 2012 12:16 IST

  Bhubaneswar, June 1: Cracking the whip in a bid to check dissidence in ruling BJD, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik suspended dissident leader and MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra and sacked two of his ministers from

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  Naveen encircled by conspirators, says rebel Pyari Mohan Mohapatra

  National | May 31, 2012 12:51 IST

  Bhubaneswar, May 31:  BJD MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra last night alleged that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was encircled by a group of conspirators comprising ministers, parliamentarians and MLAs who were trying to topple his

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  POSCO hopes to start work on 8 MT plant in Orissa by October

  May 30, 2012 18:11 IST

  New Delhi, May 30 : South Korean steel major POSCO may kick off work on its initial 8 million tonne per annum (MTPA) project near Paradip in Orissa by October if the state government transfers

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  Sangma ready to contest as Independent for Prez

  National | May 21, 2012 22:46 IST

  New Delhi, May 21: Ruling out withdrawal from the Presidential fray, NCP leader P A Sangma today said if necessary he would contest as an Independent and "not let down" Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa

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  UPA govt suffers from policy paralysis, says Naveen Patnaik

  National | May 21, 2012 17:42 IST

  Naveen Bhubaneswar, May 21: The UPA government, which has completed three years in office of its second term, is suffering from ‘policy paralysis', Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said today.“They seem to be in a

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  Jayalalithaa, Naveen want P A Sangma as President

  National | 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

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  BJP accuses Odisha government of failing to curb Maoist menace

  National | May 17, 2012 17:39 IST

  Odisha, May 17: The BJP today accused the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha of failing to contain Maoist activity which has spread to 24 of the 30 districts in the state.“Instead of tackling the Maoist

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  Jayalalithaa meets 'brother' Naveeen Patnaik

  National | May 11, 2012 18:57 IST

  Chennai, May 11 :  Triggering speculation of a possible realignment among non-UPA and non-NDA parties, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik met today, pointing to the “natural synergy” between

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  Naveen asks Hikaka to relax, questions Maoists' demand

  India | May 01, 2012 8:00 IST

  Bhubaneswar, May 1: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik yesterday asked his party MLA Jhina Hikaka to “relax” and questioned why the legislator should quit, as demanded by the Maoists before his release on April 26.“The

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  Odisha CM Leaves For Delhi To Attend Internal Security Meet

  India | April 15, 2012 19:57 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Apr 15: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today left for a five-day visit to New Delhi during which he would attend the meeting on internal security convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.“The prime minister