Tag: Chief Minister

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reiterated the demand for special category status to the State during a meeting with NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar at the Secretariat in Bhubaneswar. Patnaik also requested NITI Aayog to consider opening more bank branches in 4,376 unbanked panchayats in the State. Besides, he urged relaxation of […]

New Delhi: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called on Prime Minster Narendra Modi at the latter’s residence near the Lok Kalayan Marg in New Delhi on Wednesday. The meeting continued for 20 minutes, but the Chief Minister did not reveal much detail about the discussion. Patnaik termed the meeting a courtesy call. “It was a courtesy […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the ensuing bypoll to the Bijepur Assembly constituency on February 24, BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today expressed confidence that his party will win the seat by a huge margin. “Our development works and several welfare schemes will work for us and the ruling party will win the Bijepur bypoll […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik strongly condemned the attack on the official residence of his private secretary V. Karthikeyan Pandian by BJP activists in Bhubaneswar today. “It’s an absolutely shocking incident particularly as some members of a national party have agreed that they took part in it. It’s truly shocking,” Patnaik said while responding to […]

Bhubaneswar: After politicians, government employees have also started raising their voice against VK Pandian, the private secretary to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Agitating school and college staff today expressed their resentment over Pandian’s interference in the decision-making of the State government. The teachers who have launched a mass agitation against the State government protesting mandatory […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD’s conscience suddenly seems both shaken and stirred. Even as the party has been in news for allegations that the shots are not being called by party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik but his PS VK Pandian,  two senior leaders met the supremo to discuss concerns regarding party affairs. Former MP Baishnab Charan […]