Tag: Chief Minister

Bhubaneswar: As part of the birth centenary celebrations of former chief minister Biju Patnaik, Governor SC Jamir and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday released special commemorative coins of Rs 5 and Rs 100 denomination with the freedom fighter’s image at a function organised by Information and Public Relation (I&PR) department at Jayadev Bhavan here. […]

In a bid to woo rural Odisha ahead of panchayat election in 2017, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced a slew of sops on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Divas

Bhubaneswar: After showering praise for Rail Budget; the ruling BJD today said it will protest the cut in tax devolution to States in the Parliament. Citing that Odisha stands to lose around Rs 4600 crore due the announced provisions of the budget, the BJD has trained its guns at the Central government and said that […]

Terming the 3.5% cut in tax devolution to the States in the revised estimate in the Union Budget for 2016-17, presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Lok Sabha on Monday, as ‘unfair’, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said the finances of Odisha will be overtaxed on account of less than anticipated transfer of resources from the Centre

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was on Sunday elected uncontested as the president of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the 7th consecutive term. The announcement was made by State returning officer (SRO) and former minister Pratap Keshari Deb at the party’s headquarters office here. Deb added as many as 80 state executive members have also […]

Students of Rama Devi Women’s University on Friday demanded action against police officials and the university authorities for detention of some students on December 3, 2015 during the Chief Minister’s visit to the varsity

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday thanked Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for accepting major demands of our State

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday directed officials to ensure companies, which have shown interest to invest in the State, do not face any problems in getting forest and environment clearance and land acquisition as per the new industrial policy

With an aim to make Odisha a leading industrial state in the country, the state government on Sunday unveiled its Vision-2025 to attract the multi-national companies to invest their capital in the state

There is good news for technical education aspirants in Odisha: IIT-Bhubaneswar (IIT-BBS) has decided to increase its intake capacity from 180 to 260 from the next academic session beginning in July

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the Paradip Refinery will revolutionise the energy scenario in the entire eastern region

The Odisha government has decided to provide pucca houses to all registered construction workers

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged the Railway minister Suresh Prabhu to give priority to Odisha in the forthcoming Railway budget

The Odisha government has decided to make a special allocation for Pani Panchayat in the budget for the 2016-17 fiscal, said chief minister Naveen Patnaik here on Saturday

Demanding equal dispensation for State government and State PSUs at par with Central PSUs in terms of compensatory afforestation, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention