Critics of Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik have often accused him of stifling democracy within the party and concen
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The rise of regional parties has strengthened democracy in India by giving voice to regional aspirations and helping decentralize power. This has led
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To raise road safety awareness and reduce fatalities from road accidents, the Odisha government recently made helmets compulsory for pillion riders on
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With the number of active COVID-19 cases declining in the state and a vaccine soon to be released for distribution, Odisha government has decided to o
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Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare now tops the agenda of the whole world – both at the individual and the institutional level. Governments a
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By Siddhartha Tripathy As the tiny body of three-year-old Swati was found four days after she went missing from her Badhipatna village ho
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The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Odisha’s most successful regional party till date, is working out an elaborate strategy to further conso
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Whether the nationwide shutdown yielded the results that the protesting farmers and their supporters seek is yet unknown, but Odisha’s response to it
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has taken a major step in his war against corruption by referring the charges against former Biju Janata Dal minister an
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Having reassuringly impressed the business community in Bhubaneswar on Dhanteras, the BMC can surely teach a thing or two to its counterparts elsewher
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