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Odisha Ranks 5 in school education rankings, former CM Patnaik says 7000 s
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Following Odisha climbing to Rank 5 nationally in school education ranking 2023-24, former Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, expressed his joy and said that under the 5T initiative, the previous Biju Janata Dal government had transformed about 7000 schools to unleash new aspirations
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VK Pandian left party more than 10 months ago, should not be blamed for an
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Noting that VK Pandian has done a lot of good work for the state and the party, former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said that the former bureaucrat-turned-politician left the BJD over 10 months back and should not be blamed for anything.
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"Govt will take action, just have some patience": Odisha Minister on chopp
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Earlier on August 12, Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said that the state government is investigating the matter.
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State govt investigating into VK Pandian's whirlwind tours by helicopters:
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said that the Odisha government is investigating the extensive use of helicopters by former bureaucrat V.K. Pandian, a close aide of former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
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Naveen Patnaik rebuts news report claiming Pandian has offered to help BJP
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has rebutted a news report which claimed that his former aide VK Pandian has offered to help the BJP improve its support base in the state. The Biju Janata Dal chief termed the report as "false, motivated and defamatory" and said that Pandian ha
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BJD leader VK Pandian announces to quit active politics after poll debacle
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Pandian, an IAS officer of the 2000 batch, has served as private secretary to Naveen Patnaik for over two decades. In 2023, he joined the BJD after taking voluntary retirement from the bureaucracy.
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"Pandian not my successor... people of Odisha will decide on this": Naveen
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Days after the results of the Odisha assembly polls, state outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader VK Pandian is not his "successor" and pointed out that the people of the state would decide on this.
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"Naveen Patnaik responsible for BJD defeat in Odisha": Independent candida
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
He took a dig at former Odisha CM and said, "Naveen Patnaik has to take responsibility for the defeat of BJD because VK Pandian does not come out of the blue. It was his government, that ran under him, and therefore he should be held accountable."
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"Pandian already has a firm backdoor entry in running Odisha...": Assam CM
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that BJD leader VK Pandian already has a firm "backdoor entry" in running Odisha and posed several questions including whether Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik physically signs any file or Pandian uses CM's digital signature.
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"Ridiculous, holds no weight": Naveen Patnaik dismisses allegations of VK
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Dismissing allegations made by BJP leaders of Naveen Patnaik's close aide, VK Pandian "controlling the state", Odisha CM said that these are just ridiculous and hold no significance.
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After PM Modi sees plot in Patnaik's health, Odisha CM says he is "perfec
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Patnaik's statement comes after PM Modi said there is a "conspiracy" behind the deterioration of Naveen Patnaik's health and said he would form a committee to inquire about the Chief Minister's medical history.
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"Special committee to be formed to investigate Naveen Babu's deteriorating
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
After a video of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik went viral in which CM's close aide and BJD leader VK Pandian grabbled his trembling hand during an election rally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that after coming to power in the state, the BJP would inquire into the
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