Tag: Chief Minister

Bhubaneswar: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president Amit Shah praising Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while comparing governance with West Bengal, has added more fuel to speculations that BJP and BJD are cosying up to each other ahead of May 23 verdict. During a press conference today, Amit Shah while slamming West Bengal […]

The wooing of Naveen Patnaik has begun in right earnest. With the results of the general elections set to come on May 23, every contender for power at the Centre is understandably keen to have the Odisha Chief Minister on its side to bolster its numbers in the bid for power. As expected, the BJP […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal has invited Naveen Patnaik to form the next government in the state after the BJD president staked claim on Sunday. Earlier, at a meeting held at the party headquarters here, the newly elected MLAs of BJD elected Patnaik as the leader of the BJD legislature party. The party has won […]

Bhubaneswar: Soon after the swearing-in ceremony, all the administrative departments were allocated among the Council of Ministers by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today. While the Chief Minister has retained the Home, General Administration & Public Grievance departments, Niranjan Pujari has been given charge of the Finance and Excise departments. Prafulla Kumar Mallik has been allocated […]

Jaipur: Rajasthan’s renowned folk dancer Harish Kumar aka “Queen Harish”, famous for performing dressed up as a woman, died in a road accident in the state’s Jodhpur district early on Sunday, police said. Three others were also killed in the the accident around 5.30 a.m. when their SUV slammed into a parked coal-laden truck in […]

Bhubaneswar: After the allocation of portfolios, the newly inducted ministers, both at the centre and here in Odisha, have been given stern deadlines by their taskmasters Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Naveen Patnaik, respectively. Odisha CM Naveen recently directed all his ministers to submit monthly status report on the implementation of manifesto promises every […]

Kolkata: Assuring the Muslim community that they have nothing to fear, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said with its help she would fight “every battle” to save the country. Banerjee acknowledged that the community has helped her uphold secularism, national unity, the ethos of the country and the state as also “every social […]

Kolkata: Striking junior doctors on Friday rejected a proposal from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for talks at the state secretariat Nabanna, and stuck to their stand that she would have to come down to the NRS Medical College and Hospital to listen to their grievances and apologise for having cast aspersions on them. The […]

New Delhi: While attending the 5th Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog in Delhi today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik proposed that natural calamity status be included as a criteria for granting “Special Category” status to Odisha. “As an interim measure, States hit by major natural calamities may be declared as ‘Special Focus States’ and […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government today handed over appointment letters to a total of 102 candidates who successfully qualified Odisha Civil Service Examination, 2017. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik distributed appointment letters to all the qualified candidates during a function organised by the General Administration department in Bhubaneswar. The newly recruited civil servants comprise 42 women, 13 […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today directed the State machinery to remain alert and prepared to tackle any natural disaster which may arise with the onset of monsoon in the State. With an aim to assess the preparedness in tackling flood and other natural disasters, CM Naveen today chaired a State-level Natural Calamity Committee Meeting […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: In his fifth coming as the chief minister of Odisha, Naveen  Patnaik has donned the role of teacher for his ministers and MLAs. He has been imparting tips to make them better people’s representatives and administrators. In his first meeting with the newly elected Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislators he advised […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Ruling Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD) campaign for the recent Lok Sabha and state assembly elections revolved around the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme of its government. Hailed by economists and planning experts it was supposed to be the panacea for the all problems being faced by the […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when Odisha seems to be grappling with rising debt burden, the State government seems to be less bothered as it is spending lavishly on social media. According to a startling revelation by Information and Technology Minister Tusharkanti Behera, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has so far spent a whopping Rs 2 […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: A section of the media has reported that Chhattisgarh is planning more projects on Mahanadi, the river considered to be the lifeline of people in Odisha. One of the mightiest rivers of the country it caters to the water needs of people in around 15 districts of the state. It is […]