Tag: Cm Naveen Patnaik

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When Naveen’s Fitness Video Asks How’s The Josh? Funny Sir, Respond Tweeples

When BJD flagged CM Naveen’s workout video to tell ‘how is the Josh!’ the Twitterati gleefully said, ‘how funny Sir!’ This majorly sums up the response that social media platforms Twitter and Facebook got in form of memes and sarcasm laced with humour though there were many who appreciated and admired the video. The video […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Prominent problems bedevil this 'eminent' Hinjli constituency for years

Hinjli: In this constituency of CM Naveen Patnaik, betel farmers have a bitter tale to tell. This farmer dominated constituency is saddled with agro problems galore for years, despite none other than the CM representing the constituency since the year 2000. Farmers in the constituency mainly cultivate betel, sugarcane and vegetables.At the Ralav village, the […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Naveen shields mining mafias: Dharmendra Pradhan

Keonjhar:  Hitting out at Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today alleged that the former has been shielding mining mafias. If voted to power, BJP will arrest and put Sanatan Mahakud and Pravakaran behind bars, Pradhan said while addressing his party’s ‘Vijay Sankalp Samavesh’ held at Telkoi in Keonjhar district […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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'Scared' Naveen terrorising poor people: Dharmendra

Bhubaneswar: In a sharp reaction to CM Naveen’s accusation that BJP government will stop all welfare schemes in Odisha, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today lambasted CM Naveen and charged him of terrorising people out of the fear of loss. “Arguments, discussions and differences are common in a democracy but when top leaders start terrorising […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Op-Ed: Will Patnaik Be Lucky Again?

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president, Naveen has been extremely lucky in politics. Making a reluctant entry into the political arena in 1997 following his father, Biju Patnaik’s death he won the Aska Lok Sabha by-election without much difficulty. Back then he could barely speak Odia and the opposition sought to make […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Cyclone Fani: Odisha Govt announces relief package

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today announced a special relief package for the people affected by Cyclone Fani. As per the decision, house building assistance of 95,100 will be provided for fully damaged structures, Rs 5,200 for partially damage and Rs 3,200 for minor damages to people as per relief code. Houses completely damaged will be constructed […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Cyclone Fani: Odisha seeks Rs 17,000 crore long-term assistance from centre

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today placed an additional demand of Rs 17,000 crore before the Centre as a part of a long-term strategy to build a ‘cyclone resilient’ infrastructure in the State. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik today placed such demand before Prime Minister Narendra Modi who took stock of the damage caused by the extremely severe […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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CM Naveen urges Rajnath Singh to relax NDRF norms

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to relax NDRF norms to provide for actual cost of restoration of the entire power infrastructure damaged by extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani. In a letter to the Home Minister, the Odisha CM said, “The power infrastructure in the district of Puri […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Surjya Patro elected Odisha Assembly Speaker

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Digapahandi MLA Surjya Narayan Patro was elected as Speaker of the 16th Odisha Assembly on Saturday. The formal process for electing the Speaker began on Friday with a notice to this effect being issued by the Secretary of the State Assembly. BJD supremo and chief minister Naveen Patnaik had proposed […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Pradhan hits back at Congress' secret pact charge; calls it an open MoU

Bhubaneswar: Junking the Congress charge of having a secret pact between BJP – BJD over Rajya Sabha bypoll, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today categorically stated that there is no such  hush-hush deal, rather he termed it as an open understanding between the two parties. “PM Modi had spoken to CM Naveen and asked support […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Eminent Odia Film Producer Keshav Rout Passes Away

Cuttack: Eminent Odia film producer Keshav Chandra Rout passed away at his residence at Shankarpur are here on Sunday, family sources said. He was 68 and survived by wife and two sons. Rout, also a former member of the state Congress committee, suffered a massive cardiac arrest while having a meal. Apart from producing several […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Patnaik Urges PM To Stop Polavaram Project Immediately

Bhubaneswar: The Polavaram project on Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh will cause “permanent injury” to the interests of Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Monday and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to stop its construction immediately. Patnaik, who had earlier written several letters to the Centre opposing the project, wrote to the prime […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Odisha govt's promise of no toll tax at Pipili falls flat

Bhubaneswar: Even after the Odisha government’s announcement that no tax will be collected at Pipili toll gate on the days of Gundicha Yatra, Bahuda Yatra and Suna Besha of Lord Jagannath, devotees travelling to Puri had to pay tax which has led to resentment among them. The toll gate officials at Pipili alleged that they […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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CM Naveen Patnaik's mix reaction to Union Budget

Bhubaneswar: State Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik gave a mixed reaction to the Union Budget 2019-20 which was tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Friday. Patnaik welcomed the medium to long-term vision of the Union government while he expressed concern over some issues. “The Union Budget 2019-20 speaks of medium to long-term […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Op-Ed: Is Naveen Government Finding KALIA Hard To Handle?

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 […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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