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Sasmit Patra Demands Inclusion Of ‘Natural Calamity’ In Special Category…

OB Bureau Jul 17, 2019

New Delhi: BJD's Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra on Wednesday once again raised Odisha's demand for special category status, notwithstanding the Centre's rejection to the proposal in…

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No Proposal To Accord Special Category Status To Odisha: Union Minister

OB Bureau Jul 15, 2019

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur on Monday made it clear that the Centre has no proposal for granting Special Category Status to Odisha.…

Odisha

Setback For Odisha On Rath Yatra! Find Out

OB Bureau Jul 4, 2019

New Delhi: The Centre has turned down Odisha's demand for special category status. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told news agency ANI on Thursday that the status of special…

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Include Natural Calamity As Criteria To Accord SCS To Odisha: Naveen Tells Niti Aayog

OB Bureau Jun 15, 2019

New Delhi: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday proposed the Niti Aayog to include natural calamity as a criteria for according special category status to Odisha. Presenting a list…

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Cong Praises, BJP Slams Odisha CM’s Demand For Focus State Tag

OB Bureau Jun 12, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra on Wednesday said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's demand to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make Odisha a "focus state" was justified.…

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Odisha CM To Fly To Delhi On June 8

OB Bureau Jun 3, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will be travelling to New Delhi on June 8. He is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during this visit, BJD’s parliamentary party…

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Spl Category Tag For Odisha: BJD Seeks Case Against BJP

OB Bureau Apr 8, 2019

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD has accused the BJP of cheating 4.5 crore people of Odisha on special category status by doing away with it in its 2019 manifesto. In 2014, the saffron party…

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Naveen Rakes Up Special Category Status To Odisha, Dubs Centre An ‘Empty Vessel’

OB Bureau Oct 2, 2018

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday dubbed the Centre an ‘empty vessel’ for its failure to keep up with its promise to accord special category status to Odisha. “The BJP…

Odisha

BJD supremo asks youth activists to promote devp works of govt

OB Bureau Jun 21, 2017

Berhampur: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday asked youth activists of the party to spread the word about development works being taken up by the state government.…

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BYJD rally against V K Singh’s remarks on spl category tag for Odisha

OB Bureau Jun 14, 2017

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) took out a bike rally here on Wednesday to protest against Union Minister of State for External Affairs General V.K. Singh’s comments downplaying…