Tag: Chief Minister

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will hold a meeting at the Secretariat here today to review the preparedness to meet the possible cyclonic storm Kyant. The meeting would discuss on shifting of people to safe locations and their safety and other preparatory measures. The CM would talk to Collectors of Coastal and other districts through […]

New Delhi: In the wake of the major fire in SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar in the night on October 17 resulting in the death of 25 patients so far, senior BJP leader and Union Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the Odisha chief minister should resign on moral grounds. “In the major […]

New Delhi: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said he hopes that Odisha will have more foreign investments in the coming days. Briefing media persons soon after his arrival in the national capital, the Chief Minister said he has come to attend a meeting of the ambassadors tomorrow regarding the Make in Odisha Conclave which is […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will leave for New Delhi on a one-day tour this afternoon. Official sources said Patnaik, during his tour, will meet ambassadors of various countries and seek their cooperation to invite investors of their countries to attend the Make in Odisha Conclave which is scheduled to begin at Janata Maidan in […]

Bhubaneswar: The death toll due to the fire mishap at SUM Hospital mounted to 21 with one more patient succumbing to injuries while undergoing treatment at AIIMS here today. The deceased has been identified as Janaki Hui of Jaleswar in Balasore district. Hui was admitted to a private hospital without the knowledge of her attendants […]

Jagatsinghpur: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is visiting Jagatsinghpur district today to launch 20 new projects and address a public gathering at the district stadium. Patnaik will fly in a chopper to the district and land at the helipad prepared in the premises of the Nabakrushna Choudhury stadium at 11 am. Keeping the Chief Minister’s visit […]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on his t birthday on Sunday. Wishing him on his 71st birthday the Prime Minister tweeted- “Birthday wishes to Odisha CM Shri Naveen Patnaik. Praying for his long and healthy life. @Naveen_Odisha.” Similarly, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee wished her Odisha counterpart through […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha School and Mass Education minister Debi Prasad Mishra met Tamil Nadu Chief minister Jayalalitha in Chennai and inquires about her health condition. Besides, the minister also conveyed Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s message for her early recovery. Mishra also discussed about the health condition of Jayalalitha with Finance minister and former chief minister […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated 100 urban piped drinking water supply projects through a video conferencing at a special function at the Secretariat here today. Patnaik also laid foundation stones for a hundred more drinking water supply projects on the occasion. Besides, he launched two systems- online Smart Water Information Management and e-Building Pass. […]

Puri: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday dedicated a number of developmental projects in Kakatpur and Brahmagiri Assembly constituencies. According to reports, Patnaik dedicated a newly constructed fire station, anganwadi centre and health centre after reaching Kakatpur block ground today at 11.30 am. Besides, the chief minister also laid foundation stones of many developmental projects […]

Bhubaneswar: After two days of long marathon discussion, the Mahanadi water row again came back to stall Odisha Assembly on Monday with the prevailing pandemonium by the Opposition parties. Soon after the House assembled, members of BJP and Congress rushed to the well and protested against the speech of chief minister Naveen Patnaik on the […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday flagged off the second phase of the pilgrimage programme for senior citizens here. A special train carrying around 1000 senior citizens of ten central Odisha left for Allahabad and Baranasi in a tour as part of the “Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana” sponsored by the government. Speaking on […]

New Delhi: The much awaited tripartite meeting convened by Union Water Resources minister Uma Bharti in the national capital today to resolve the ongoing Mahanadi water row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh remained inconclusive as both the states remained adamant on their stand. “As you know, Mahanadi is the lifeline of Odisha as 65 percent of […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: The Odisha government has expedited the process for construction of a government medical college and hospital in Kalahandi and Keonjhar district. This was revealed during a review meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here today. Briefing newsmen after the meeting, Health and Family Welfare minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak […]

Expressing grave concern over the shocking incident in which Sandip Hati, a retrenched Home Guard tried to commit suicide by setting himself on fire last night near Naveen Nivas, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced that the state government would bear all expenses towards the treatment of the Home Guard