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Naveen Patnaik writes to Modi for special status to Odisha

Naveen Patnaik writes to Modi for special status to Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday once again wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding Special Category Status (SCS) for the coastal state. In a letter to Modi, Patnaik said with Odisha facing historical neglect by successive Central governments, as well as frequent natural calamities, the government has[Read More…]

Odisha: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) releases list of candidates for Assembly elections; check full list

BJD not part of Mahagathabandhan: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar,  Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said his party will not be a part of Mahagathabandhan, a grand alliance of opposition parties. He also said that the party will continue to remain equidistant from both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the[Read More…]

Need more time to decide on Mahagathbandhan: Naveen Patnaik

Need more time to decide on Mahagathbandhan: Naveen Patnaik

New Delhi, BJD leader and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said he wanted more time to decide on joining ‘Mahagathbandhan’, the grand alliance of opposition parties, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. “As far as Mahagathbandhan is concerned, we will take some time and think it over,” he[Read More…]

Odisha CM seeks inquiry into negligence in Sun Temple preservation

Odisha CM seeks inquiry into negligence in Sun Temple preservation

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has requested the Central government to conduct an inquiry regarding the replacement of artistic stone carvings at Konark Sun Temple with plain stones. He also asked the Centre to advise the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to take appropriate steps immediately for the preservation[Read More…]

Odisha: Underground waste bins in Berhampur soon

Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) is ready to initiate the underground garbage bin facility soon in the city. The whole arrangement is equipped with semi-underground dustbins located on the roadside to store wet and dry garbage in Ganjam district. The whole scheme priced around Rs 5 crore, the project will start[Read More…]

12 feared dead in landslide in cyclone-hit Odisha

12 feared dead in landslide in cyclone-hit Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday rushed a team of rescuers after local media reported that 12 persons, including five children, lost their lives while four others were missing due to a landslide in Gajapati district. The incident occurred in Barghara village under Gangabada panchayat under Rayagada block when the[Read More…]

Odisha: Hindutva’s gateway to the East

In the Panchayat elections held in 2017 in Odisha, the BJP has improved it’s tally by a whopping 850 per cent as compared with the 2012 elections. With a failing Congress, the Hindutva party hopes to unseat the four term chief minister Naveen Patnaik and do a Tripura in the assembly elections to[Read More…]





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