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Ganjam: BJD supporters of Hinjili constituency welcome BJD Legislative party leader and Chief Minister-designate Naveen Patnaik in Ganjam district on Tuesday. PTI Photo (PTI5_20_2014_000305A)

Conjurer of Odisha

Surpassing its own expectations, the Biju Janata Dal led by Naveen Patnaik romps home with 117 of the 147 Assembly seats.

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Odisha : 12/10/2013: A rickshaw puller braves heavy rain and gale to reach his home in Gopalpur, Odisha as Cyclonic storm Phailin crosses Odisha and Andhra coast on Saturday Oct 12, 2013. --- Photo: K.R. Deepak

After Phailin

While the Naveen Patnaik government keeps claiming credit for shifting lakhs of people to safe places when Phailin struck, victims of the cyclone blam

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Trouble-free but vulnerable

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The NGO business

Non-governmental organisations in Orissa are up in arms against the government's moves to enact legislation that will ensure their accountability and

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A murky deal

The Orissa High Court's order quashing a mining deal between the State-owned IDCOL and Jindal Strips puts the Naveen Patnaik government in an embarras

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A mining controversy

Opposition parties allege that a bauxite mining agreement between the Orissa Mining Corporation and a Sterlite Group company violates forest laws and

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Towards an entente

With a series of measures for the benefit of tribal people, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik makes a conciliatory gesture to the naxalites who thr

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A run-in at Raikia

The attack on a church in Raikia over a local dispute involving traders is symptomatic of the growing intolerance of Hindu fundamentalist elements in

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An image problem

Opposition parties in Orissa force Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to remove a Minister with an arrest warrant pending against her. But with reports tha

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A neglected lot

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A Chief Minister's victory

In Orissa the clean image of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, working in tandem with the Vajpayee factor, wins another term for the Biju Janata Dal-Bhar

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Backwardness and a mood of cynicism

PRAFULLA DAS in Bhubaneswar