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The formula that worked for Naveen Patnaik in OdishaPatnaik who said he was taking a first step towards reserving seats for women, had nominated seven women in 21 of Odisha’s LS seats.- Jual Oram fights an uphill but hopeful battle in SundargarhSundargarh has seven assembly seats: Sundargarh, Talsara, Rajgangpur, Biramitrapur, Rourkela, Raghunathpali and Oram’s hometown, Bonai.
- Jual Oram fights an uphill but hopeful battle in SundargarhThe four-time MP and the country’s first minister for tribal affairs had won this seat in 1998, 1999 and 2004 elections as well.
- BJD puts halo around Patnaik while others talk parivartanWhen it comes to politics, Naveen Patnaik insists on keeping his family at an arm’s length.
- In Odisha, members of political families seek re-election, some pitted against kinFamily ties seem important in south Odisha, too, as the baton of BJD MP Jhina Hikaka has been transferred to wife Kausalya.
- Baijayant Panda, Jual Oram and Aparajita Sarangi in BJP's first list for OdishaPanda will be contesting from his old constituency, Kendrapara and Sarangi, as has been presumed ever since she joined the party, from Bhub...
- Congress stares at threat of losing Opposition status in Odisha AssemblyAccording to rules, a party needs to have at least 10 per cent of the total seats in the House to be considered as the main opposition.
- Hall of shame: UP leads states with cases pending against MPs, MLAsPeople had reposed faith in them for development of the state but many elected representatives were found involved in serious criminal case...
- RSS vs Church: How tribals in Jharkhand are being seen as potential leadersBuoyed by a recent anti-conversion bill, the RSS and the BJP may well see the tribals as a pool of potential leaders.
- Many first-time MPs believe silence is golden in the Lok SabhaAccording to the data, 26 of the first time MPs never asked a question, not even a supplementary, while six just posed one question in thes...
- Sardar Singh, Nicolas Jacobi, Jamie Dwyer and Andrew Hayward to go under the hammerAll six franchisees are already working on their strategy to create the most competitive and winning team formation for the HIL 2016 and 20...
- Lok Sabha polls: Meet corporate honchos, actors, sportsmen who are set to make a splashThe academic and corporate honcho bring along intense strategies and analyses. The activist and ex-cop arrive armed with steely resolve. An...
- Rajya Sabha Polls: CPI to support Mohapatra, BJP yet to decide"The party has taken a decision to support master sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra in the Rajya Sabha polls," CPI state secretary Dibakar Nayak...
- BSLC halts limestone, dolomite production on green concernsMining operations had to be stopped due to directive from Orissa pollution ctrl board as environment clearance had expired.
- Orissa horse trading in Rajya Sabha poll takes new twistBJD , which is battling a host of scams and scandals, is once again in the dock over horse-trading in 2010 Rajya Sabha polls.
- Wokers at refractory unit launch fresh blockade in RourkelaWorkers of a refractory unit and their family members launched a fresh road blockade at Lathikata even as 224 arrested persons staged a hun...
- Tribals hold rally against environmental pollutitionTribals from Sundergarh district in Orissa demanded an early action to check pollution due to several sponge iron units.
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