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PM Modi is in Odisha to campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha and state polls Baharampur (Odisha): Loot by the Congress and then Biju Janata Dal for over seven decades after Independence kept resources-rich Odisha poor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a rally in Behrampur today. The Prime Minister was campaigning for the BJP…
Naveen Patnaik, candidate from Hinjili Assembly constituency, files his nomination papers. Berhampur, Odisha: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has declared assets valued at Rs 71.07 crore, up by over Rs 7 crore in the last five years, as mentioned in an affidavit filed by him in the Election Commission. The BJD chief had shown assets…
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“Sir, rajanitire sabutu kharap jinisa kan (what is the worst thing in politics)?” Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said “rumour” and “lies” are the worst part of politics. He made the remark during a conversation with his close aide and 5T (Transformation) and Nabin Odisha chairman VK Pandian. “Sir,…
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According to sources, the alliance talks hit hurdles primarily over seat-sharing ratios. New Delhi: The much-anticipated pre-poll alliance and seat-sharing talks between Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have hit a roadblock, raising the prospect of both parties contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha and state assembly elections independently. The…
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The BJP-BJD alliance collapsed in 2009 following failed seat-sharing talks. New Delhi: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has hinted at a potential alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. On Wednesday, leaders of the BJD convened for an extensive session at Naveen Niwas, the official…
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File photo Bhubaneswar: Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates arrived in the Odisha capital on Tuesday night and is scheduled to attend several programmes on Wednesday, including one with a focus on the use of artificial intelligence for farmers. Besides meeting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Mr Gates will attend other functions related to the ‘Jaga…
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People walk past a residential building damaged as a result of shelling in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on February 24, 2024, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. | Photo Credit: AFP Indian ‘helper’ dies in Russian war zone Hemil Ashvinbhai Mangukiya, a 23-year-old man from Gujarat who was hired as a security helper by the Russian Army,…
VK Pandian has taken voluntary retirement as Naveen Patnaik’s private secretary New Delhi: A day after his request for a voluntary retirement came through, VK Pandian, former private secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has been given a cabinet minister rank in the state government. An order issued by Odisha’s General Administration and Public…
VK Pandian was a 2000-batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre Bhubaneswar: IAS officer VK Pandian, the private secretary of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, took voluntary retirement from government service, officials said on Monday. Mr Pandian whose rose to prominence as the close aide of the chief minister has often landed him in controversies, with…
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The workers alleged that the company had forcibly taken away their passports. Bhubaneswar: A group of 35 labourers from Odisha alleged that they were held captive by a company in Laos for which they were working. Urging the government to bring them back, the labourers in a video clip said the plywood company stopped its operations…
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