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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday arrived at Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport from Hyderabad in a special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the newly-formed BJP government in Odisha. Upon his arrival, the Prime Minister received a rousing reception,...

Bhubaneswar: Hours before the BJP government takes oath of office, Odisha's Chief Minister-designate Mohan Charan Majhi met former CM Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar Wednesday and invited him to the swearing-in ceremony. Majhi drove to Naveen Niwas, Patnaik's residence, where he formally extended the invitation. "I...

Bhubaneswar: It was nothing short of a miracle for the family members of Mohan Charan Majhi, as none of them had ever thought that he would become the chief minister of Odisha. Mohan's mother, wife and two sons, who reside in government quarters in Bhubaneswar,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's CM designate Mohan Charan Majhi paid floral tributes at the statues of the state's icons in Bhubaneswar Wednesday morning, ahead of his swearing-in ceremony. Accompanied by deputy CM designates KV Singh Deo and Prabhati Parida, Majhi paid floral tributes at the statues Utkala...

Bhubaneswar: The swearing-in ceremony of the BJP government will be held at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar Wednesday which will be graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, several central BJP leaders besides the Chief Ministers of at least seven BJP-ruled states,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's new deputy chief ministers, who are set to take oath Wednesday, bring to the fore contrasting political experience, as six-time MLA and former minister KV Singh Deo gets ready to work in tandem with Pravati Parida, a debutant legislator. Belonging to the erstwhile...

Bhubaneswar: BJP leader Mohan Charan Majhi is all set to become the third tribal Chief Minister of Odisha after Giridhar Gamang and Hemananda Biswal of the Congress. Odisha got a tribal Chief Minister after over 24 years. Biswal, the first tribal to be at the...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP in Odisha Tuesday staked its claim to form the next government in the state. The BJP legislature party which met here under the supervision of two central observers- Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Bhupendra Yadav, unanimously elected four-time MLA from Keonjhar (ST)...

Bhubaneswar: Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP's tribal leader who was named the 15th Chief Minister of Odisha, kicked off his political career as a village sarpanch nearly three decades ago. Hailing from Raikala village in the tribal-dominated and mineral-rich Keonjhar district, Majhi (52), the son of...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the new Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s swearing-in ceremony Wednesday, multi-layer security has been put in place in Bhubaneswar, a source said Tuesday. Police have made elaborate security arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony, which will be attended by Prime Minister...