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  Patnaik re-elected as BJD president .:. New Kerala - India's Top Online Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Patnaik was the only candidate to file his nomination papers for the post and was elected as party chief without contest.
Patnaik is remaining as the unquestioned leader after several senior leaders were expelled and some have left the party.
Patnaik was unanimously chosen to head the BJD when it was formed in December 1997 after breaking away from the Janata Dal.
www.newkerala.com /news.php?action=fullnews&id=3904   (118 words)

  
 Harvard Gazette: Warrior for the poor
Patnaik said her father instilled in her a sense of duty toward the poor, a feeling of obligation that was, she said, reinforced by years of attending a Catholic school in Puri.
Patnaik said she still gets goosebumps thinking about the moment when the proud parents of these children were sitting next to the government ministers who had accepted her invitation to the event.
Patnaik said she believes the group made a difference and that, as the ragpickers' children became better known, violence against them dropped.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/2005/06.09/35-patnaik.html   (675 words)

  
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Patnaik, as the leader of the armed extremist movement in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam and Orissa's Malkangiri and Koraput areas, had been trying to unite the various naxalite factions ever since his release on parole in 1982.
Patnaik, who was a member of the Polit Bureau of the CPI(M-L) Liberation, began his involvement with the Communist movement when he was a student at the Banaras Hindu University.
Patnaik, along with other Communist leaders of Andhra Pradesh such as Tarimala Nagi Reddy, Kolla Venkayya, Devulapalli Venkateswar Rao and Chandra Pulla Reddy was expelled from the CPI(M) following the rejection of their alternative political-organisational proposal at the party's all India plenum at Burdwan in April 1968.
www.flonnet.com /fl1522/15220880.htm   (896 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
Sarat Patnaik is the present and the future of the Orissa unit of the Congress,” he said.
Patnaik loyalists who held key portfolios were sidelined one by one.
Sarat Patnaik, however, appears to be slowly coming into his own with a little help from Kamal Nath, who has asked all party members to back their new leader.
www.telegraphindia.com /1020904/asp/nation/story_1166129.asp   (429 words)

  
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Patnaik's days as CM, however, are numbered though the official process of selecting his successor would only begin at the outset of next week.
Patnaik is learnt to have asked Sonia to give him time till February 15 as the Finance Commission team is arriving in the state capital then.
When Sonia Gandhi asked Patnaik to submit his resignation on Monday night the chief minister asked for some time and after informing Madhav Rao Scindia and Pranab Mukherjee of what she had said he was told that since the party president had demanded it he should resign.
www.angelfire.com /in/jalnews/102991.html   (1093 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion
Despite all the bravado, Patnaik seems to be unnerved by the dissidents.
Despite constant sniggers of critics and fellow politicians, the son of Biju Patnaik was a refreshing change in the state.
Patnaik is reported to be dependant on him on important administrative matters.
www.telegraphindia.com /1020923/asp/opinion/story_1221373.asp   (1359 words)

  
 Patnaik to discuss Posco deal with BJP .:. New Kerala - India's Top Online Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Bhubaneswar: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sought a discussion with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a key ally in his coalition government, on a rift over the deal inked with South Korean steel giant Posco.
Jual Oram, president of the state unit of BJP, had written a letter to Patnaik expressing doubts over the deal signed by the state government with Posco for a 12-million tonne steel plant in Orissa.
Patnaik Monday replied to Oram in a letter seeking a discussion on the matter, reported www.odisha.com, the state's only Oriya news portal.
www.newkerala.com /news.php?action=fullnews&id=6184   (339 words)

  
 Patnaik's 'rehab' plan in the offing
Patnaik may either be sent as president of the state unit of the party or head a co-ordination committee to over-see the functioning of the government and the organisation.
Since the split in the Biju Janata Dal led by Naveen Patnaik has not materialised as was expected and the Janata Dal led by Sharad Yadav is holding talks with the BJD for a possible tie-up in the state, the Congress finds itself in a precarious situation.
Patnaik had been removed at the instance of Congress president Sonia Gandhi after an allegation was levelled by Anjana Mishra, a divorcee, that the Chief Minister had hatched a conspiracy to organise a rape on her.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990702/ipo02029.html   (347 words)

  
 Orissa CM to quit
Patnaik seems in a revolting mood as even before flying back Tuesday morning, he asserted that he had not resigned from the post in the wake of violence against the Christians.
It is to be seen whether Patnaik quietly tenders resignation which may not come immediately in any case as he will have to wait for arrival of Andhra Pradesh Governor C Rangarajan, who is also acting governor of Orissa, to complete the formality.
Before flying back, Patnaik had a meeting with AICC General Secretary Pranab Mukherjee but the latter expressed helplessness in persuading Sonia Gandhi to change her mind, it is learnt.
www.angelfire.com /in/jalnews/92991.html   (748 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: Patnaik submits resignation to Orissa governor
Patnaik rushed to Raj Bhavan at 1045 hours to hand over his resignation after a telephonic discussion with Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Patnaik had submitted his resignation to party president Sonia on Monday owning moral responsibility for the violent incidents, including attacks on Christians in the state.
Patnaik said he had spoken to Sonia on Friday morning and he tendered his resignation to the governor on her advice.
www.rediff.com /news/1999/feb/12oris.htm   (407 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.Com
Patnaik never thought of herself as someone who would enter a pageant, but when she learned that scholarships are part of the prize package, she decided to give it a try.
One thing Patnaik has to do is be fitted for the 40 gowns she will wear during the fair.
She is part of a dance trio known as the Patnaik Sisters, and has performed most of her life with her two older sisters, Laboni and Shibani.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/delmarfair/fairestfair.html   (617 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: Opposition 'exaggerating' Anjana Mishra rape issue, says Patnaik
Orissa Chief Minister J B Patnaik today accused the opposition parties in the state of trying to extract political mileage by exaggerating the Anjana gang-rape issue.
Addressing newspersons, Patnaik said some individuals and opposition political parties were all out to defame him and asserted they would not succeed.
Patnaik said he then rushed back to Bhubaneswar and, after going through the FIR filed by Anjana Mishra, immediately decided to hold a judicial inquiry headed by a sitting high court judge to remove any doubt in the minds of the people.
inhome.rediff.com /news/1999/jan/12anj.htm   (335 words)

  
 News Headings
Mr Patnaik, one of the longest-serving Chief Ministers in the country, put in his papers here last night after a sequence of events rocked the state, particularly attacks on Christians.
Party sources said a search for Mr Patnaik’s successor was on and a final decision on accepting his resignation was expected to be taken after the selection of new leader.
Mr Patnaik, the sources said, has been given the option to name his successor even as the Congress President made her decision to ask him to step down known through two General Secretaries, Mr Madhavrao Scindia and Mr Pranab Mukherjee last night.
www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99feb10/head3.htm   (467 words)

  
 Patnaik briefs Sonia on Anjana Mishra rape case   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
NEW DELHI, JAN 16: Orissa Chief Minister J B Patnaik today hit out at his opponents in a crucial 30-minute meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi, practically seeking permission to sack dissident ministers and suggesting that the Pradesh Congress Committee chief be ``tamed'' if the state Congress unit is to function effectively.
She was not going to see her lawyer in Cuttack, which was her version, as the lawyer was in Bhubaneswar, Patnaik is said to have explained.
Patnaik is understood to have alleged that Biswal was a corrupt man whose Finance portfolio was taken away after several complaints.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990117/01750015.html   (612 words)

  
 A revolt in Orissa
Patnaik had issued Mahapatra, another founder-member of the BJD and an influential political leader, the party ticket to contest the elections.
Although Patnaik was defeated in the elections that year, his party, along with the Jharkhand Party and the Swatantra Party, formed the government, which was headed by Biswanath Das, a non-controversial independent member.
Patnaik's misery has stemmed from his failure to ensure the smooth functioning of the ruling alliance.
www.thehindu.com /fline/fl1909/19090410.htm   (1429 words)

  
 Gopal Patnaik
Gopal Patnaik received his B.E. (Honors) in Mechanical Engineering in 1980 from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India and his M.S. (1981) and Ph.D (1986) in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Patnaik has utilized parallel computing techniques to study complex three-dimensional flame structure.
Patnaik has published several papers and made numerous presentations on these subjects.
www.lcp.nrl.navy.mil /~patnaik   (140 words)

  
 India Statescan, Mar 9, 2003, The Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
During the expansion of his ministry in August 2002, Patnaik dropped some ministers and changed the portfolios of a few, including heavyweight Ramkrushna Patnaik who promptly resigned on being denied the post of finance minister.
Patnaik, on the other hand, said he was compelled to take action against his colleagues on charges of corruption, indiscipline and anti-party activities.
Patnaik remained unmoved and challenged his opponents to take him to court.
www.the-week.com /23mar09/events5.htm   (1931 words)

  
 JB Patnaik on his way out as PCC chief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Patnaik, who is camping in Delhi, met Sonia over the weekend, where the latter reportedly informed him of the move to replace him.
While the ostensible reason behind the move to replace Patnaik is to better utilise his services in Delhi since Orissa isn't going to have elections for a long time to come, party circles feel this is also the result of the bitter ongoing feud in the state unit between Patnaik and Biswal.
The move to replace Patnaik has however not gone down well with a section of the Congress leadership from Orissa, which feels that the veteran leader's presence in the state is essential for the party to take on the Navin Patnaik government and keep the party together.
www.indianexpress.com /ie/daily/20001128/ifr28060.html   (551 words)

  
 The Hindu : Sarat Patnaik's choice surprises many
J.B. Patnaik, as president of the Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee has not come as a surprise for the Congressmen in the State, but the appointment of the former MP from Bolangir, Mr.
Patnaik does not belong to any faction in the party and is considered an outsider with little or no involvement in State politics, spending more time in New Delhi than in Bhubaneswar.
Patnaik said his departure from the PCC would not affect the party's functioning.
www.hinduonnet.com /2001/10/24/stories/0224000h.htm   (294 words)

  
 News Reports :Agenda to determine policies:Patnaik
BIJU Janata Dal leader Naveen Patnaik said that the National Agenda for governance would determine the policy stance of the Union ministries of steel and mines.
Biju Patnaik's 52-year-old son took charge of the Union ministry for mines at 10.30 on Friday morning and broke ice with steel ministry officials, shortly afternoon.
Patnaik, who steps into his father's shoes if only two decades later (Biju Patnaik was steel and mines minister in the Morarji Desai Cabinet in 1977,) pointed out that the recession in steel was the fallout of a general industrial slow-down.
www.bjp.org /news/nr6m21.htm   (194 words)

  
 Faculty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Patnaik, P. (1997) Artificial extrachromosomal elements in trypanosomatids: Could specificity in the initiation of DNA replication be linked to that in transcription?
Patnaik, P. K., Fang, X. and Cross, G. The region encompassing the procyclic acidic repetitive protein (PARP) gene promoter plays a role in plasmid DNA replication in Trypanosoma brucei.
Patnaik, P. K., Bellofatto, V., Hartree, D. and Cross, G. (1994) An episome of Trypanosoma brucei can exist as an extrachromosomal element in a broad range of trypanosomatids but shows different requirements for stable replication.
euphrates.wpunj.edu /faculty/patnaikp/publications.htm   (246 words)

  
 News Headings
Hitting back quickly, Mr Naveen Patnaik, who had formed the party, breaking away from Janata Dal barely a year ago, expelled five of the rebels from the party’s primary membership for six years on a charge of anti-party activities.
The MPs made a frontal attack on Mr Patnaik for his style of functioning in respect to the membership drive and implementation of the party’s action programme to counter policies of the J.B. Patnaik government.
Mr Madhabananda Behera was elected as the chief whip by the rebels.
www.tribuneindia.com /1998/98nov17/head1.htm   (533 words)

  
 Hinduism Today | Jun 1994
The Delhi-based Patnaik, who is a son of ex-Chief Minister of Orrisa, Biju Patnaik, and brother of writer Gita Mehta, is also the author of A Second Paradise: Indian Courtly Life 1590-1947 and A Desert Kingdom: The Rajputs of Bikaner.
Onassis, Patnaik compared her to an Edwardian editor in her dedication to details: "It was a great privilege, because Mrs.
In his book, Patnaik gives a behind-the-scene look at how the exquisite miniatures which grace its pages came into being: how the artists extract the colors from ancestral recipes using semi-precious stones such as lapis lazuli, turquoise and malachite, plants such as lime and indigo and mineral substances.
www.hinduism-today.com /archives/1994/6/1994-6-18.shtml   (830 words)

  
 rediff.com: Dilip Ray working to unite BJD rebels against Patnaik
When Patnaik, Sr, died in April 1997 it was Ray who was taking care of him.
Patnaik not only denied Ray the party ticket for the Rajya Sabha, he expelled him from the BJD for six years.
Patnaik failed, the confidant said, because of the support extended to Ray by BJD legislators.
www.rediff.com /news/2002/mar/28oris.htm   (437 words)

  
 The Hindu : Naveen Patnaik in safe waters, Orissa in a shambles
Patnaik's top priority, he has certainly failed in his task.
Patnaik has recently succeeded in ensuring that the Rajya Sabha MP, Mr.
Patnaik's style of functioning, however, have little room to protest openly as the BJD is an important ally of the NDA Government at the Centre.
www.hinduonnet.com /2000/06/12/stories/1412219g.htm   (549 words)

  
 Doon Online - Naveen Patnaik: To The Manner Born   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Naveen Patnaik paces up and down his living room trying to explain why a man would want to make his political debut at the age of 50, particularly when he's had little or nothing to do with public life.
Gita Mehta, Biju Patnaik's only daughter, is married to publisher Sonny Mehta and divides her time between New York, London and Delhi.
He won on the sympathy factor." Patnaik himself attributes "love for father" as a major factor for his victory but adds, oblivious to any irony, "My father was against nepotism." Predictably, he denies any dynastic succession.
www.doononline.com /pages/info_features/pressroom/press12.htm   (1010 words)

  
 May 5, 2001 - May 6, 2001 :: News Archive :: Gujarat News at GujaratPlus.com
Patnaik's name, said professor Mohite, does not figure in the list of participants who attended the refreshers programme in 1999.
Patnaik had applied for promotion from lecturer to senior lecturer's designation and grade.
He said that Patnaik had taken one of the lectures as a resource person in the refresher programme.
www.gujaratplus.com /00-01archive/arc577.html   (2555 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: Patnaik smiles as BJP rifts from BJD
The rift between the Biju Janata Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party -- the partners that defeated Congress in the Lok Sabha polls of 98 and 99, and are poised to hand the ruling party a comprehensive defeat in the forthcoming assembly election this February - is, for him, heaven-sent.
And it is precisely this kind of situation that Patnaik, as the Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee president, is looking for.
The last two Rajya Sabha elections are cases in point: he sent Congress candidates to Delhi solely on the merit of cross-votes that arouse thanks to cracks in the opposing alliance.
in.rediff.com /news/2000/jan/07oris.htm   (408 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: Gujral convinces Naveen Patnaik to drop pro-BJP campaign
The late Biju Patnaik's son has been spearheading a campaign in the Dal's state unit for a limited seat adjustment with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Meanwhile, BJP Orissa unit president Joel Oram confirmed that 38 JD MLAs and MPs, led by Patnaik, are interested in joining the BJP or forming a regional front with the party.
He denied the Left parties's allegation that the party was trying to break the JD in the state at the behest of the Congress.
www.indiaabroad.com /news/dec/13oris.htm   (347 words)

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