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Topic: Odisha

In Odisha’s IAS vs IPS battle, BJP’s Aparajita Sarangi set to defeat former Mumbai top cop

BJP’s Aparajita Sarangi, a former municipal commissioner of Bhubaneswar, is contesting against BJD’s Arup Patnaik, the former commissioner of Mumbai Police.

Naveen Patnaik, a man with ‘two set of clothes’, is returning as CM for fifth time

As Naveen Patnaik returns for his fifth term as Odisha CM, ThePrint takes a look at the secret behind his consistent electoral run.

Naveen Patnaik set to return as Odisha CM but likely to lose national clout to BJP

Naveen Patnaik set to return as Odisha CM but likely to lose national clout to BJP

Exit polls say BJP is set to gain massive ground in West Bengal and Odisha

According to the exit polls, the BJP is likely to get about 14 seats in TMC bastion West Bengal, while in Odisha, it might trump Naveen Patnaik’s BJD.

Centre to assess impact of Cyclone Fani in Odisha

An inter-ministerial team is in Odisha 10 days after Cyclone Fani battered the coast, in which 64 people were killed.

Cyclone Fani: Protests in Odisha over water shortage & power cuts, death toll rises to 43

A week after Cyclone Fani hit the coast, some parts of Bhubaneswar have still been facing power outages.

Odisha death toll in Cyclone Fani rises to 37, govt seeks Centre’s help in relief works

The state has been struggling to restore power, drinking water & telecom infrastructure to the cyclone-affected areas due to shortage of skilled manpower.

PM Modi surveys Odisha’s Cyclone Fani-hit areas, announces Rs 1,000-cr additional relief

PM Modi praised Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and his government for the 'excellent' planning and massive evacuation drive.

Cyclone Fani wanes while CM Patnaik assures full efforts to provide relief

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said 1.2 million people were evacuated in 24 hours and called it one of the biggest human evacuations in history.

Flight operations resume in Kolkata and Bhubaneswar as Cyclone Fani clears

Cyclone Fani Friday forced Kolkata and Bhubaneswar airports to remain shut. Rescue operations are currently underway in Odisha, where the storm was most severe.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.