Tag: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: The United Nations is ready to cooperate with the Odisha government to strengthen institutionalised monitoring framework for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), informed a team of delegates from various agencies after meeting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat on Saturday. Patnaik had a discussion with the delegates on various models of partnership […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today assured appropriate action in connection with the attack on the official residence of his private secretary V. Karthikeyan Pandian. The response of Patnaik came after a delegation of State government employees, including members of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) associations […]

Rayagada: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today faced a fresh warning of rebellion within the party in Gunupur of Rayagada district after leader Hema Gamang called for a revolt against party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accusing him of allowing his private secretary VK Pandian to call the shots. “He (Naveen Patnaik) does […]

Bhubaneswar: After the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) decided to depute a team of experts for investigation into Kunduli incident, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today directed to expand the terms of reference for the judicial inquiry into the case. A statement issued by the CMO said “The circumstances leading to alleged committing of suicide by […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, being drunk with power is totally blind to the agony of the people of Odisha and he will be cursed for that, said senior BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday while targeting the former over the Kunduli gang rape incident. Addressing the public during a broadcast event […]

Bhubaneswar: After leaders cutting across party lines launched a scathing attack on CM Naveen Patnaik for toeing the lines of his PS V Karthikeyan Pandian, today, former Koraput MP Jayaram Pangi also came out with similar statements. Pangi, who joined the BJP after quitting BJD a few months back, stated in his Facebook post, “Since […]

Bhubaneswar: Tribal Sports Meet 2017, a series of athletic events to promote sports among tribals in Odisha, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik through video conferencing at the State Secretariat today. The Sports Meet, open for players from 14 years to 35 years of age; started today across the State. Various competitions including individual […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a series of scholarships for students and also teachers during a state-level Children’s Day celebrations at Capital High School in Bhubaneswar. For the development of Odia language and encouraging students’ interest towards the language, Naveen announced Rs 5000 scholarship for 10 students of each block for scoring […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday approved ‘Sudaksya’ yojna to encourage women and girls in Odisha to pursue technical education courses. The programme will run for the financial year 2017-18 and 2018-19. The programme aims to enroll nearly 5000 girls in the 48 Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in State by the end of […]

Bhubaneswar: Vice-President of India Venkaiah Naidu, who is on a two-day tour of Odisha, was welcomed by Governor SC Jamir and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Bhubaneswar airport today. From there he left with Jamir to spend night at the Raj Bhavan. BJP State President Basant Panda, DGP RP Sharma, Bhubaneswar Mayor Ananta Narayan […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today revoked suspension on Banki legislator Pravat Tripathy. After Tripathy was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in October 2014 for his alleged links with chit fund firm Artha Tatwa Group chief Pradeep Sethi, CM Patnaik had suspended the MLA from the party. Tripathy spent […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems that the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) now has adopted a tit-for-tat policy against its opposition parties. After party supremo and chief minister Naveen Patnaik took a jibe at the national parties during BJD’s recent Jan Sampark Padayatra in Bhubaneswar, it was now the turn of senior leader Damodar Rout to train […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting ongoing work on contentious Polavaram project, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu to stop all construction till issues are resolved. In a letter to Naidu, Patnaik claimed that the construction work being undertaken by Andhra Pradesh is in clear violation of the Godavari Water Dispute […]

Sambalpur: Clarifying his statements on violence during BJD’s ‘hartal’, MP Baijayant Panda today said the controversy cropped up because he sided with truth and even party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik shared similar displeasure over the hooliganism. Baijayant had criticised the violence during BJD’s ‘hartal’ called in protest against fuel price rise on Twitter […]

Sambalpur: Ahead of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s visit to Sambalpur today, police have arrested 47 leaders of the BJP and the Congress, including ex-MLA Jaynarayan Mishra. Protesting the preventive arrest, BJP leaders, including women activists took out a rally in the town holding black badges and shouting anti-government slogans. Meanwhile, police forces have been deployed […]