Tag: Cm Naveen

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and CM Naveen Patnaik, continuing his party reorganisation exercise, effected  two important changes including removal of Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda from the post of Parliamentary party spokesperson today. The other change came in the form of party spokesperson and Barchana MLA Amar Satpathy, who recently voiced his disappointment over no leaders from […]

Bhubaneswar: Rubbishing talks on BJD infighting, the party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said there is no such problem in the party. The CM was speaking to newsmen at Naveen Niwas after returning from Delhi. “I don’t feel there is any infighting in BJD. Where are any such things in the party?,” he […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik met Atal Bihari Vajpayee at New Delhi, speculations are now rife over the political significance of the meeting even though the former termed it as a ‘courtesy call’. However, BJP sees it more than just a courtesy visit and has accused the ruling party of having serious political motives behind […]

Bhubaneswar: CM Naveen Patnaik has kept everyone guessing about his move to reshuffle his ministry after party’s sub-par performance in the recently concluded Panchayat Polls. While earlier during the day in New Delhi, Patnaik ruled out the chances of a ministry reshuffle saying there are no thoughts about that right now, upon his return to […]

New Delhi: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik today asserted that legendary leader Biju Patnaik deserves the Bharat Ratna. “I think he certainly deserves it, very much,” said Naveen while taking to newsmen in New Delhi. On being asked about Odisha’s demand for a special category status, Patnaik said “For a very long period we have been […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD’s Dhenkanal MP, Tathagata Satpathy who was in the middle of a storm over his allegations that BJP is trying hard to split his party, today said that no one has the power to break BJD and the whole party stands united behind Naveen Patnaik. The parliamentarian who was seen at the State Secretariat […]

Bhubaneswar: In an extremely rare glimpse of Naveen Patnaik running errands, the chief minster dropped by a bookstore in the capital city, leaving other shoppers and bystanders in a frenzy. Not only the shopkeeper, but also everyone around was startled by the sudden appearance of Naveen, who along with his sister Geeta Mehta visited a […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is on a five-day visit to the national capital, will attend the second apex committee meeting of the National Sagarmala project on Saturday. According to sources, the Chief Minister is also scheduled to meet Union minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari today. Patnaik […]

Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha MP and Odisha Jana Morcha (OJM) chief Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Saturday took potshots at chief minister Naveen Patnaik for not learning Odia language in the past 16 years. “I am surprised that he has not shown any interest in learning the Odia language. How can you rule a State without knowing […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to attend the ongoing Make in India Week programme in Mumbai on Sunday. The Chief Minister will seek to woo prospective investors by talking about the plethora of investment opportunities available and the ease of doing business in Odisha. Besides, he will also hold discussions with the officials […]

Bhubaneswar: As Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad’s condition remained critical, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today joined the nation in praying for the fast recovery of the soldier who survived for six days buried under tonnes of snow in the Siachen Glacier. “My prayers for our brave solider #Hanumanthappa,” Patnaik tweeted. Lauding the Army for their […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who accompanied by chief secretary Gokul Chandra Pati visited Sambalpur today, granted Rs 100 crore for the development of underground water supply system and another Rs 60 crore for the reconstruction of three culverts there. Under the reconstruction plan, the Dhobijora, Haradajora and Dangana culverts will be repaired and revived, […]

Senior BJP leader and former minister Golak Naik today resigned from party’s primary membership citing autocratic nature of party leaders as the reason

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched the Biju Krushak Kalyan Yojana (BKKY) through which farmers would get health insurance coverage upto Rs 1 lakh.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced relief for the people in the three flood-affected districts for seven days. The Chief Minister reviewed the flood situation with Collectors of Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Jajpur districts through video conference at the state Secretariat. He directed the departments concerned to provide Rs 60 and Rs 45 […]