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Topic: Odisha

Modi promises he will be there in 36 months when Odisha fertiliser plant starts production

PM Modi said that Talcher fertiliser plant will help cut import natural gas, fertiliser as well as make India self-reliant. 

Journalist detained in Delhi for ‘satirical’ video on Konark’s Sun Temple

The Odisha assembly has moved a privilege motion against Abhijit Iyer-Mitra and demanded action against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.

Naveen Patnaik’s political eye is so sharp he spotted Dharmendra Pradhan’s talent 18 yrs ago

Odisha CM Patnaik, who has never lost an election, is known to have a strong gut feeling and 'X-ray' eyes ‘Oh! I’ve got a problem,’...

Vigilance raids in Odisha probe govt officials for undue favours to gangster

The raids are to investigate whether officials abused their official position to act in collusion with gangster Syed Usaman Ali.

SC takes up task of supervising yet another temple clean-up, now it’s Jagannath temple

Court appoints as amicus curiae Gopal Subramanium, who is already assisting the SC in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple and BCCI cases.

Jay Panda quits BJD but road ahead unlikely to be smooth for him

Odisha MP was suspended from BJD in January this year; his ‘open flirting’ with BJP is believed to have irked CM Naveen Patnaik.

‘Congress top brass made Odisha a laboratory and it didn’t go down well with the people’

State Congress president Niranjan Patnaik lists the challenges his party faces in Odisha, says it’s difficult but not impossible for Congress to dislodge the ruling BJD.

With 3 more NE states in kitty, BJP prepares for next phase of its ‘Act East’ policy

Party sources say it is looking to make up for expected losses in the heartland through gains in the east and northeast, and could use Tripura as a blueprint.

Eye on Odisha polls, minister Pradhan raises pitch for Chilika Lake’s UNESCO heritage tag

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan says the Chilika ecosystem is an integral part of the Odia culture and therefore its preservation is crucial.

From a soft-spoken socialite to a ruthless, authoritarian leader: Naveen Patnaik’s two decades in Odisha

Naveen Patnaik’s uninterrupted winning streak is due to his spartan image, TINA factor in Odisha and a combination of economic growth and populist measures.

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.