Tag: Cm Naveen Patnaik

Rail Ministers three worded sentence 'coastline is goldmine' delivers a massive political punch to the ruling BJD

Between 2017 - 2022, the two political constants in Odisha - CM Naveen Patnaik and PM Narendra Modi - remain. Controversies hit Naveen more than PM Modi. Beneficiaries hold the key

Odisha government kept on showering their favours to different segments of the voters ranging from Anganwadi workers to overaged aspirants for government jobs. Some favours costing hundreds of crores of rupees to the state exchequer kept rolling out of Naveen government’s gift box without even a demand for it.

Drawing lessons from 2017, CM Patnaik enacted 'Sop' opera to win over teachers, water scarcity hit villages and unemployed

The ubiquitous 5T model of the Naveen Patnaik Government is akin to the elephant for blind men, with different meaning to different people.

The video clip showing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik praying Lord Jagannath has set the political temperature soaring with the Opposition parties alleging that the ruling party has played the same card it had played during the 2019 general elections in order to woo voters as the Panchayat and the Civic body elections are round the corner. 

A high of 73 percent of gram panchayats are unbanked in Odisha since long, CM Patnaik announced in Odisha, 24-hrs after PM Modi's meet with Bank Sakhi's in UP

Over 65 per cent of the coal in Odisha is being supplied by the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) to power plants in other states, resulting in local industries facing coal deficit, Mishra said in a letter to Patnaik, urging him to take steps to bring normalcy.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday advised 153 newly-recruited Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers to discharge their duties judiciously, with honesty and integrity. 

Odisha has achieved yet another significant milestone in the fight against Covid-19 as more than 2 crore people have received the second dose of vaccine, Patnaik said in a tweet.

Patnaik has also urged the State Police to enforce the Covid safety protocols strictly.

Earlier on Thursday, Patnaik had announced special Covid assistance for newspaper hawkers in the State. Under the scheme, each registered hawker will get an assistance of Rs 6,000 which will benefit around 7000 registered hawkers across the State.

Chief Minister touring various Districts for distribution of the Smart Cards for the BSKY immediately after the last Assembly session ( which he did not attend) was adjourned much before the schedule makes many wonder if it’s intended to garner political dividends in the impending Elections to the ULBs and PRIs.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated the longest bridge of Odisha on river Mahanadi. Built at a cost of Rs 111 crore, the 'T-Setu' of T’Bridge will enhance connectivity and immensely benefit people of Cuttack and Khordha districts.

CM Naveen first inaugurated 40 projects worth Rs 93.28 crore and laid the foundation stones for 95 projects worth Rs 1,474.88 crore in Cuttack. Later, he visited Begunia in Khordha district, where he inaugurated 126 projects