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A NEW KING FOR KALINGA

   (BJD), ending Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s 24-year rule, chief secretary Pradeep Jena released a video message assuring the state’s people about the continuance of the outgoing government’s flagship health scheme, the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). Jena was forced to come up with the clarification following media reports that several hospitals refused to honour the BSKY cards, turning away patients. This sense of uncertainty, believe experts, is likely to be the primary challenge that the incoming BJP government will have to tackle as it starts off. The burning question on everyone’s

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