Tag: Chief Minister

Patna: Ending the two-year old Maha-gathbandhan or Grand Alliance which was touted as the next big opposition that would rally against Modi led NDA at Centre, Nitish Kumar today quit as the Chief Minister of Bihar citing conflicting differences with ally Lalu Yadav’s RJD on the issue of corruption charges. Nitish said his decision to […]

New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi called upon Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the Odisha Bhavan here to talk on malnutrition scenario in the State. After the meeting Patnaik told media, “Malnutrition among pre-school children, lactating and pregnant women in the State were talked about. Besides, in an effort […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik might be finding himself in a dilemma over his choice of candidate for the post of Vice-President of India. After pledging his support to NDA candidate for the President’s post Ram Nath Kovind, an old friend of Naveen, Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been fielded as the Vice-President candidate by the UPA […]

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of people across the State on Monday reached the CM’s grievance cell with the hope that they could meet Naveen and put forth their grievances. However, their hope soon turned to a story of despair as the CM did not turn up at the cell. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has not attended the […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today thanked Union Minister Jual Oram for writing to him demanding an amendment to the Odisha Kendu Leaves Act, 1961. In a reply to Oram, Patnaik mentioned in a letter that the State government has taken a pledge to safeguard the rights of kendu leaf pluckers and necessary steps will […]

Bhubaneswar: Sprinters Dutee Chand, Amiya Mallick, Srabani Nanda and Jauna Murmu were presented Rs 3 lakh cheque each by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Kalinga Stadium today. The Chief Minister reviewed the infrastructure facilities at the stadium and also inaugurated the warm up track ahead of the Asian Athletics Championship from June 5. He […]

Bhubaneswar: Farmers of the State will get the RuPay Kisan cards soon after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today kicked off the card distribution and computerisation of primary agriculture cooperative societies. During a state-level function at Jayadev Bhawan in the city, the Chief Minister distributed the RuPay Kisan cards to beneficiaries in presence of Revenue Minister […]

Bhubaneswar: An updated version of Odisha State Goverment’s portal was launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at State Secretariat here on Friday. According to reports, the new version of the portal supports multiple languages and has advanced features for easy access by differently-abled people. “I am happy to launch the new version of the portal […]

Bhubaneswar: The difference among BJD leaders over Presidential elections has become evident with various leaders expressing their disagreement over supporting the NDA candidate in various forums. Meanwhile, veteran party members continue to remind these leaders to talk to party Supremo Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik about their opinion and not use public forums that affects the […]

Bhubaneswar: Over 28 BJD leaders including Kalahandi district president Pushpendra Singh Deo today submitted a memorandum to BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik objecting the joining of former Congress MLA Dusmanta Naik in the party. While joining of Congress spokesperson Sulochana Das had prompted reactions from some party members like veteran leader Damodar Rout, the speculations of Naik […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister today said the Centre’s decision to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by only Rs 80 per quintal is quite ‘disappointing’. A day after the Agriculture Ministry announced its decision on the paddy MSP, the chief minister today expressed his displeasure. The Ministry has proposed to increase the MSP […]

Bhubaneswar: Last week Odia astronomer Kailash Sahu alongwith a team of Astronomers of Space Telescope Science Institute, US that he was leading, successfully measured the mass of a star far beyond our galaxy. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today shared his success story on his social media profiles on Twitter and Facebook, making many Odias proud. […]

Bhubaneswar: Two mini trucks carrying ‘Olly’, the mascot of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship to be held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar next month, were flagged off by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today for road shows across the State during a 22-day tour. Elaborating on arrangements for the Asian Athletics Championship from July 6 to […]

Bhubaneswar: Urging Collectors to act as catalysts of change for the betterment of public service delivery mechanism, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked them work on 3Ts (Team Work, Transparency and Technology) formula for quick and efficient delivery of welfare programmes. Addressing the 3-day Collectors’ workshop here at the Secretariat, Patnaik said “I expect all […]

Bhubaneswar: The state Higher Education Department will soon have two new regional directorates in Jeypore in Koraput and Balasore districts. This was decided after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the proposal today. While the Jeypore regional directorate will have Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Kalahandi and Nuapada under its jurisdiction, Balasore, Bhadrak,Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar will come […]