Tag: Cm Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday appointed about three dozens BJD leaders to various posts of different state-run public sector undertakings and government programnmes. Patnaik appointed Susmita Bagchi, wife of Odisha Skill Development Authority chairman Subroto Bagchi, as the chairperson of “Mo School programme”. According to a release issued by the Chief Minister’s […]

Bhubaneswar: The recent appointment of retired IAS officer, R Balakrishnan as the Chief Adviser to Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has raised several eyebrows in Odisha, especially among the political pundits who have been closely following every minute development in the power corridors of the State. Balakrishnan’s appointment certainly has come as a surprise at a […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior bureaucrat Asit Tripathy today took charge as the Chief Secretary of Odisha while his predecessor Aditya Prasad Padhi assumed office as the State Election Commissioner (SEC). Padhi handed over charge to Tripathy in presence of senior officials and media persons at the Lok Seva Bhawan. A 1986-batch IAS officier, Tripathy was serving as the […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to become the petrochemical hub of the East, Odisha government today cleared mega investment proposals of M/s Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited. In total, 5 proposals worth Rs 2,04,069 crore were also cleared by the High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) headed by the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing verification and scrutiny of beneficiaries under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme, State agriculture minister Arun Sahoo recently said that of the 36.88 lakh beneficiaries of KALIA verified so far, as many as 2.66 lakh were found to be ineligible. This means Odisha government has provided farm […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday asked the police to take strong action against middlemen active in some state-run hospitals and urged doctors to do selfless service to the sick people. Patnaik said this while addressing the chief district medical officers (CDMO) and the Superintendents of police (SP) of different districts through video conferencing […]

Bhubaneswar: While four from Odisha not only made it to ‘The Indian Express’ power list 2019 but also registered an increase in ranks, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik tumbled from 30th in 2018 to the 39th rank. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who continues to hold the powerful Petroleum and Natural Gas portfolio in Modi 2.0, has […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of a child delivery incident on a footpath on the premises of Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, another pregnant woman delivered twins on the verandah of Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) today. While these incidents speaks volumes about the healthcare system in Odisha, the opposition parties today questioned the […]

Bhubaneswar: The winter session of the Odisha Assembly will commence from November 13 and continue till December 19, a notification issued by the Assembly Secretariat said. Of the total 30 working days, 21 days have been earmarked for official business. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari will present the first supplementary statement of expenditure for the year […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: There is no dearth of political analysts who believe that chief minister, Naveen Patnaik has been winning elections by default, implying that the Opposition is either too weak or lacks the stomach for a fight. It is easy for such an impression to gain ground as Patnaik seems to have made […]

New Delhi: Speaking on the 250th session of the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised BJD and NCP for deciding to stay away from the well of the House and wonderfully adhering to the parliamentary norms. PM Modi praised the NCP, a party that has emerged as a kingmaker in Maharashtra, sparking speculation amid […]

Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance Department has registered cases against 6,817 government officials on several corruption charges, informed Odisha Chief Minister at the State Assembly on Monday. While replying to a written question by MLA Sudhir Samal, Patnaik informed the House that the anti-corruption wing has registered cases against 895 Class –I officers till September 30, 2019. […]

Bhubaneswar: While Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is  eagerly pushing 5 T (transparency, teamwork, technology, time and transformation) in Odisha’s health sector, a Niti Aayog report released on Monday (Nov 18) reveals how the State is in dire need of an ‘E’ or ‘Efficiency’ as a building block in Odisha’s health system. The report observed “Recent […]

Bhubaneswar: Industrial investments have apparently picked up in Odisha in 2019, post two mega industrial ‘Make in Odisha’ conclaves. The State with a bag of investment worth Rs 26,687 crore till October this year has emerged fourth top state after Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra. In 2019, Odisha bagged over 6.2 per cent of total investment […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 stirring up the nation vigorously, post the legislation being vetted by Lok Sabha and when the bill has been tabled today for voting in Rajya Sabha, it’s the precise moment to take a glance at the bill and its impact on Odisha. As per the bill passed by […]