Tag: Chief Minister

Nimapara: An alleged ‘caustic remark’ by the Nimapara MLA Samir Das during a water logging incident in the area has irked a group of locals who have urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to intervene in the matter and take action against the legislator. The group under the banner ” Nimapara-Gop Naba Nirman Parishad”  has also […]

Bhubaneswar: Accepting suggestions from a woman of Kalimela block of Malkangiri district, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday enhanced the health cover assistance for women to Rs 7 lakh from Rs 5 lakh under the ‘Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana’. The woman from Malkangiri, Mamata Padiami had requested to enhance the health assistance under the ‘Biju […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to officially recognise Hockey as the national game of the country and issue a notification for the same as Odisha gets set to host the game’s biggest competition, the Men’s World Cup in November this year. Patnaik shot a letter to Modi citing […]

Bhubaneswar: Following OTV’s telecast on the mystery surrounding the missing Ratna Bhandar keys of Puri Srimandir, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today ordered a judicial inquiry into the whole matter. A retired judge of the Orissa High court will conduct the inquiry and submit report within three months, the Chief Minister’s Office said in a media […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government today approved a proposal of the Higher Education department regarding full grant-in-aid in favour of teaching and non-teaching employees of aided colleges. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat in Bhubaneswar. Around 15,738 employees of 1,499 non-government […]

Bhubaneswar: State Finance Minister Shashi Bhushan Behera, who is in New Delhi to attend the Standing Committee meeting of the Inter-State Council (ISC), on Friday said infrastructure development and use of natural resources in Odisha will be the focus of discussion at the meet. Speaking to the media ahead of the start of the meeting, […]

Berhampur/Bhubaneswar: President of Bharatiya Vikash Parishad, Surendra Panigrahi, who filed a PIL in Orissa High Court against Mana Trust and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s private secretary, VK Pandian alleged today that he has been receiving threat calls to withdraw his petition. Panigrahi had filed a PIL accusing Pandian of showing undue favours to Mana Trust […]

Cuttack: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the ‘Odisha Skills 2018’, the State-level skills competition organised by the Odisha government, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack. The first-of-its-kind skills competition will provide students and trainees with a platform to showcase their talent and prove their merit on a bigger stage, said Patnaik during […]

Angul: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today performed the ceremonial ‘Akhi Muthi Anukula’ at a state-level farmers’ fair near Nakchi village in Angul. Patnaik ploughed a field, sowed paddy seeds and prayed to Mother Earth for a good harvest as per the rituals that marks the agrarian festival Akshaya Tritiya. “I am very happy to be […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s reiteration that the Odisha government will continue to demand Special Category State (SCS) status, Planning and Convergence Minister Usha Devi today said Odisha does not meet two parameters required for special state status. Replying to a query from Congress legislator Kailash Chandra Kulesika, the minister informed the State Assembly […]

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of Congress and BJP activists from Kendrapara district joined BJD in presence of party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar today. The supporters came in a rally to CM’s residence -Naveen Niwas and joined BJD at the ‘Mishran Samavesh’ organised for the purpose. Naveen said that the new […]

Bhubaneswar: Puri Gajapati Dibyasingh Deb today met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat in Bhubaneswar and presented a five-point plan for overall development of Shri Jagannath temple (Srimandir) and Gundicha temple. Deb made a PowerPoint presentation seeking CM Naveen’s approval. “Plans pertaining to development and restoration of ‘Uttara Parswa Matha,’ ‘Dakishana Parswa Matha,’ […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will continue to raise its demand before the Centre for special category status (SCS) to the State, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today. Replying to a media query, Patnaik stated, “We have always demanded special category status for Odisha and are doing so again.” Yesterday, BJD Parliamentary Party leader Bhartruhari Mahtab said the […]

Bhubaneswar: Soon after returning from New Delhi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today clearly stated that for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections political people will go to the Rajya Sabha. Briefing media outside Naveen Nivas, Patnaik said, “The Rajya Sabha elections will have to be considered seriously and names of the candidates declared at the appropriate […]

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said President of India Ramnath Kovind has agreed to inaugurate a museum and a school on the premises of Anand Bhavan in Cuttack, the birthplace of Biju Babu. Patnaik, who is on a two-day visit to Delhi said “The President has agreed, either on March 17th or […]