Tag: Cm Naveen

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched “Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana” for working journalists. The health insurance scheme for working journalists will be implemented with effect from June 1, 2018. In the first phase, as many as 3,233 working journalists from across the state will get health insurance coverage up to Rs […]

In a letter, CM Naveen said the State has identified the left-out eligible households through State-developed RH Portal observing the procedure similar to Aawaas+ in the 16 districts

Bhubaneswar: Setting the tone for the 2019 elections, All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi today ripped apart the ruling-BJD over corruption, employment and farmers’ issues during his visit to the State today. Addressing a public gathering at Tamando in Bhubaneswar today, the AICC chief said that the Naveen Patnaik-led government in Odisha is […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties today lashed out at the Odisha government for allegedly splurging crores of rupees on publicity. While the BJP said that the declining popularity of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is forcing the party to spend such massive amount of public money to shore up ‘Brand Naveen’, Congress alleged that the fear of anti-incumbency […]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lashed out at the Odisha government alleging non-utilisation of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds towards the development of the areas and people affected by mining related operations. Addressing a huge gathering at Bolangir, Modi said that Odisha has over Rs 4000 crore in its DMF funds but it […]