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Grenades recovered while cleaning of pond in Ludhiana's village

Ludhiana, June 05 (ANI): Panic gripped Sidhwan Khurd village near Jagraon city on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway in Punjab with the recovery of 14 hand grenades and 33 cartridges of AK-47 rifles from a pond during cleaning operations. A police team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jagraon city, Naveen Kumar, reached the spot, sealed the area and took the ammunition into its custody. He confirmed that 14 hand grenades and 33 cartridges of AK-47 rifle were found in the village pond. The ammunitions were recovered while some workers hired under the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) Scheme were cleaning the pond. Jun 5, 2014
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Naveen Patnaik meets Modi, seeks special status for Odisha

New Delhi, June 02 (ANI): Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded special category status for his state. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Patnaik ruled out joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Patnaik was accompanied by all 24 MPs belonging to his party when he met Modi for the first time after the regime change at the Centre. Jun 2, 2014
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Yogendra Yadav, Naveen Jaihind resign from AAP's key posts, politicos react

New Delhi, June 01 (ANI): In a major blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), senior leader Yogendra Yadav and Haryana convener Naveen Jaihind resigned from party's political affairs committee and national executive respectively over alleged bickering between the two. Both have, however, clarified that they have not resigned from the party, but from the posts they held. Reacting over this, Congress slammed AAP and its chief Arvind Kejriwal. Jun 1, 2014
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Yogendra Yadav and Naveen Jaihind resign from party posts: Sources

New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): Observing another rift within AAP, party leader Yogendra Yadav has sent his resignation as the Haryana in-charge of the party. Yadav is said to remain a part of the party and work for it without holding any prominent post. Meanwhile, Naveen Jaihind, who contested from Hissar in Haryana, said that he had raised issues regarding disrespect of volunteers which later became a cause of trouble within AAP due to which he had decided to resign from the major leadership of the party. He added that he will continue to work as a volunteer for the party. May 31, 2014
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Sand artist depicts horrors of smoking through sculpture on 'World No Tobacco Day'

Puri/Visakhapatnam, May 31 (ANI): Internationally renowned sand artist, Sudarshan Patnaik, created an anti-smoking sculptor on sand at a beach in Odisha and rallies were organized in Andhra Pradesh to create an awareness regarding the horrendous effects of smoking on World No Tobacco Day. World No Tobacco Day is observed annually on May 31 by World Health Organization (WHO). Patnaik's 5-feet high and 20-feet long sand sculpture, which was made with 7 tons of sand, depicted the harmful effects of tobacco consumption May 31, 2014
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Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for fourth consecutive term

Bhubaneswar, May 21 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for a fourth consecutive term on Wednesday. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor SC Jamir at Raj Bhawan. Twenty-one ministers, including ten of cabinet rank, were also administered the oath of office and secrecy. Patnaik led the BJD to a landslide victory in the just concluded assembly elections in the state. The BJD won 117 of the 147 seats in the state assembly. May 21, 2014
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LS Polls 2014: Naveen Patnaik thanks voters for victory

Bhubaneswar, May 16 (ANI): Odisha seems to have bucked Modi wave as Naveen Patnaik juggernaut ran over opposition Congress and BJP helping Biju Janata Dal to a record 4th consecutive win in simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls. May 16, 2014
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BJD on poll trends

Bhubaneswar, May 16 (ANI): BJD leader Jay Panda on Friday said that he hopes people of Odisha will repose their faith on state chief minister Naveen Patnaik for his good work. May 16, 2014
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BJP-led Alliance Ahead in 324 Seats, BJP in 272 Seats

Results in the general election put opposition leader Narendra Modi on course for a landslide victory on Friday, handing him an unfettered mandate to launch his agenda to revive growth and create jobs. May 16, 2014