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Naveen to take oath as CM on May 21

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 00:32

Naveen Patnaik will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Odisha for the fourth consecutive term with his new council of ministers on May 21.

Odisha sizzles at 44.5 deg C, heat wave conditions prevail

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 00:21

There was no respite from the gruelling heatwave conditions in Odisha with the mercury touching 44.5 degree Celsius at Sambalpur and many districts recording temperatures above 40 degree C on Monday even as the local MeT office predicted further rise in day temperatures.

Five accused in attack on minister`s relatives surrender

Last Updated: Monday, May 19, 2014, 15:07

Five persons, including an expelled BJD leader, who were accused of involvement in the attack on two relatives of a Congress MLA in post-poll violence at Jeypore in Koraput district, today surrendered in a court here.

7 minor boys rescued from being trafficked

Last Updated: Monday, May 19, 2014, 13:46

Seven minor boys were rescued while being trafficked in Odisha`s Rayagada district and a middle-man allegedly involved in child trafficking racket was arrested, the police said today.

7 minor boys rescued from being trafficked

Last Updated: Monday, May 19, 2014, 13:03

Seven minor boys were rescued while being trafficked in Odisha`s Rayagada district and a middle-man allegedly involved in child trafficking racket was arrested, the police said today.

Naveen Patnaik metamorphosis from reluctant inheritor to four times CM of Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, May 18, 2014, 17:27

Once seen as a political novice and reluctant inheritor of his father`s mantle, Naveen Patnaik has metamorphosed into a master strategist to be Odisha Chief Minister fourth time in a row.

Naveen Patnaik set to be Odisha CM for the fourth term

Last Updated: Sunday, May 18, 2014, 15:38

BJD president Naveen Patnaik, who steered Biju Janata Dal to a landslide victory in the assembly polls in Odisha, is set to become chief minister for the fourth consecutive term as he was unanimously elected its legislature party leader on Sunday.

Process begins for constitution of new Assembly in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, May 18, 2014, 14:38

After declaration of Assembly election results, the process for constitution of the new Assembly in Odisha began on Sunday.

BJD`s Basanti records narrow 115-vote margin victory

Last Updated: Saturday, May 17, 2014, 21:16

They say a winner takes it all and BJD`s Basanti Mallick proved it once again defeating Congress` Dasarathi Gamang by a narrow margin of 115 votes.

Odisha polls: Naveen Patnaik drives BJD home

Last Updated: Saturday, May 17, 2014, 16:12

Untouched by the Narendra Modi wave and anti-incumbency factor, the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) bagged 117 of the 147 Assembly seats in Odisha while its rivals Congress and BJP manage 16 and 10 seats respectively.