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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with (left) V.K. Pandian, Secretary to Chief Minister (5T), on the occasion of the State-level Panchayati Raj Divas on March 5, 2020.

Naveen Patnaik's 5T initiative for good governance in Odisha

As a result, Odisha has undertaken key initiatives for implementing citizen-centric good governance over the past few years, with the 5T being at the

A good Samaritan

In January 2022, the Union Home Ministry under Amit Shah blocked the Catholic religious order and philanthropic organisation founded by Mother Teresa

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Naveen Patnaik addressing party workers in Bhubaneswar on January 23, 2010, after being re-elected as president of the Biju Janata Dal.

Naveen Patnaik: Carrying the legacy forward

Naveen Patnaik was leading a bohemian lifestyle, creating the impression that he was not cut out for politics. By plunging headlong into politics afte

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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with Biju Janata Dal MPs at Parliament House in New Delhi on March 29.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik: Honouring the people's trust

Interview with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Naveen Patnaik, Biju Janata Dal president and Odisha Chief Minister, at the closing ceremony of the party’s Prasikhana Sibira (observers’ training) in Bhubaneswar on July 30, 2017.

Naveen Odisha: State witnesses transformation under CM Naveen Patnaik

Under Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s stewardship, Odisha has transitioned from a backward State into a thriving development laboratory with remarkabl

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Queue outside a polling booth during the fourth phase of the panchayati raj elections at Sisupalagarh village in Khordha district.

Naveen raj: Biju Janata Dal wins big in Odisha panchayat elections

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has consolidated his position further in Odisha following his Biju Janata Dal’s massive win in the panchayat elections t

Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik inside the Kalinga Stadium.

Landslide victory for Naveen Patnaik’s BJD in Odisha panchayat elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which emerged as main opposition by winning 297 Zilla Parishad seats in 2017, put up a pathetic performance by winning jus

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik casts his vote during the Bhubaneswar Municipality Corporation in 2014.

Odisha urban local body elections to be held on March 24

For the first time there will be direct election for the posts of Mayor of municipal corporations and chairperson of municipalities and notified area

People standing in a queue to cast their votes during the fifth and last phase of the Odisha panchayat elections, at a polling station in Balakati, in Khordha, on February 24.

Polling concludes for panchayat elections in Odisha, counting of votes from February 26 to 28

Polling for elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions in Odisha concluded with the fifth and last phase of polling held on February 24.

Residents of Dhinkia village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district at the village entry point which they have blocked, on January 3. The villagers are protesting against the administration’s attempts to acquire land for an integrated steel plant.

Steel plant land acquisition: Dhinkia resists again

The people of Dhinkia in Odisha, who were in the forefront of anti-POSCO protests years ago, are now fighting another land acquisition attempt for an

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Sisters, brothers & a good Samaritan

Fortunately, an official announcement from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on December 30 brought cheer to the inmates of 19 homes being run by the Miss

Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha and president, BJD.

Odisha panchayat elections to be held in five phases in February

The State Election Commission of Odisha has announced that elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions will be held in the State in five p

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