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  Naveen Patnaik drops 5 ministers, 9 new ministers inducted

  Politics | September 19, 2012 13:21 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Aug 2: Five ministers were today dropped from the Naveen Patnaik ministry which saw nine new faces in the much-awaited ministerial expansion.Governor M C Bhandare administered the oath of office and secrecy to the

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  Naveen Patnaik sacks another minister

  Politics | 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