Tag: Cm Naveen Patnaik

Farmer suicide sparks tension in Nuapada

Bhubaneswar: Suicide of a farmer in Odisha’s Nuapada district allegedly over crop loss and debt burden sparked tension with locals and farmers’ organisations blocking NH-353 near Khariar on Tuesday. The demonstration was launched to press for a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of the deceased farmer, Jadumani Bag. According to reports, Bag […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Dharmendra tags Naveen as arrogant; Dama counters him

Bhubaneswar: Hitting out at CM Naveen Patnaik for his false propaganda jibe against Opposition parties, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan today came down heavily tagging him as an ‘arrogant leader’. “It’s quite natural that a person becomes arrogant after remaining in power for a long time. It is not an exception in […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Naveen urges Gadkari to expedite NH projects in Odisha

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today urged the Centre to expedite various National Highway (NH) projects in the State and a flyover at Khandagiri in State Capital, Bhubaneswar. At a meeting with Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today discussed road infrastructure issues and asked the […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Perform duties professionally, CM urges cops at Duty Meet

Cuttack: Emphasizing on the importance of curbing crime against women & children, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urged the police department to carry out its duties in a professional manner. Speaking at the closing ceremony of 65th Police Duty Meet in Cuttack today, Patnaik said, “Odisha Police has made progress, particularly with increasing use of scientific […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Delayed action: 6 arrested in egg attack on Baijayant

Salipur: Barely four days after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed the State Assembly that no arrest has been made so far in only one out of 16 egg hurling incidents reported in Odisha in last six years, police arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in attack on MP Baijayant Panda in Mahanga on May […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Naveen to inaugurate light & sound show at Konark

Puri: Describing the beauty of Sun Temple, RabindraNath Tagore had said, “ Here the language of stone surpasses the language of human.” Now this ‘poetry in stone’ will come alive with the much awaited light and sound show at Konark as Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurates it today. The light and sound project has been […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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HC judge recuses himself from Naveen's poll fund case

Cuttack: A judge of Orissa High Court scheduled to hear the case related to alleged poll fund irregularities of CM Naveen Patnaik today refused to hold the trial and requested the Chief Justice to set up a separate bench for hearing. Without citing any reason, Justice SK Mishra said he thought deeply about the case […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Odisha abolishes block grant system for teachers, introduces grant-in-aid

Bhubaneswar: Bowing down under pressure from block grant teachers who were agitating for the last 17 days, Odisha Government on Friday abolished the block grant system in State. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Secretariat today evening. “The block grant system has been abolished and replaced with grant-in-aid system. This […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
CM Naveen seeks expeditious installation of Doppler radars

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over loss of human lives due to lightning and other natural calamities, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged the Centre for expeditious installation of two Doppler radars at Sambalpur and Balasore at the earliest. In a letter to Harsh Vardhan, the Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Science and Technology, Patnaik raked […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
My health is perfectly alright: Odisha CM Naveen

Bhubaneswar: Allaying concerns over his ill health, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who suddenly fell sick during his Independence Day address at Bhubaneswar today, assured that he recovered soon and said his health is fine and perfectly alright. After doctors at the Capital Hospital assessed his health condition being perfectly alright, he attended the police medal […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
CM Naveen Patnaik awarded with 'Sarthak Sarathi Samman' for AAC success

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cine Critics Association (OCCA), Sanskruti ‘O’ Sanskruti and Citizen Forum felicitated Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik jointly with ‘Sarthak Sarathi Samman’ on Thursday for successfully organising 22th Asian Athletics Championship. Members of the three organisations met the CM at State Secretariat to felicitate him. “All credits went to the Chief Minister and his team […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
CM Naveen reiterates Zero Tolerance Policy against corruption

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Monday constituted an ‘Oversight Committee’ for successful implementation of ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ against corruption in social and welfare schemes in the State. The Committee headed by Chief Secretary will oversee the ongoing pre-emptive drives being launched against corruption, basically collection of percentage commission (PC). At a high level meeting held on […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Presidential Election: MP Baijayant raises questions over veracity of polls

Bhubaneswar: Sparking a fresh debate over ‘cross-voting’, BJD’s Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda on Tuesday alleged that few MP’s allegedly voted against party’s decision in the Presidential Election held yesterday. Panda has questioned as to why political parties take stand during President and Vice President Election as there is no provision for party whip. ‘Why do […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Olly awarded: CM Naveen felicitates five students who dressed as AAC mascot

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday handed over cash awards to the five students who had turned the star attraction by dressing up as the mascot Olly of the recently concluded 22nd Asian Athletics Championships here in the city. The five students who wore the costume of the Olly mascot worked hard during the […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Students beat poverty, crack JEE Advanced with OMC help

Cuttack: Success has come knocking on the doors of Srinivas Nandi, a student from Maniabandh in Cuttack district, who has now cracked IIT. Coming from a modest background with his father being a weaver, Srinivas scored nearly 88 percent in the Plus II Science but pursuing higher education emerged as a major hurdle for him. […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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