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BJD names 63 Lok Sabha, Assembly candidates

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday declared the first list of nine Lok Sabha and 54 Assembly candidates.... read..

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Odisha MLA Prakash Behera quits Congress

Odisha MLA Prakash Chandra Behera on Saturday quit the Congress party and has sent his resignation letter to party President Rahul Gandhi.... read..

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Defections in Odisha pick up ahead of elections

Leaders switching loyalties ahead of simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha have been proving a a major headache for political parties.... read..

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Leopard skin racket busted in Odisha, 7 arrested

The Odisha Crime Branch on Friday busted a racket in leopard skin smuggling and arrested seven persons in Sambalpur district.... read..

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Odisha legislator quits BJD ahead of elections

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Sukanta Nayak on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the party, ahead of the Assembly elections in Odisha.... read..

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Odisha has become centre of unemployment: Rahul

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that Odisha has become the centre of unemployment while attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for failing to provide jobs to youth in the state.... read..

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BJP, Cong target Odisha minister over bribe remark

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress on Thursday demanded action against Odisha Health Minister Pratap Jena for allegedly saying that his party would give money to voters.... read..

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Parties trying hard to woo women voters in Odisha

All major political parties in Odisha have pinned their hopes on women voters as they try to woo them to win the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state.... read..

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Odisha Congress to give priority to women candidates

Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee President Niranjan Patnaik on Wednesday said the party will give priority to women during distribution of tickets for the upcoming general and Assembly elections in the state.... read..

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BJD to go it alone in elections: Naveen Patnaik

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, here on Tuesday, his party will not forge an alliance with any party and will go it alone in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.... read..

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Odisha Parba returns to Delhi on Friday

Odisha Parba is once again set to make a comeback in the heart of the national capital to celebrate the cultural finesse, heritage, tradition, craftsmanship and culinary excellence of the coastal state.... read..

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