Tag: Cm Naveen

Bhubaneswar: The State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged Odisha government of being callous towards Titli restoration works and asked if an assistance of Rs 1000 and 50 kg rice was sufficient for the victims. After a fact-finding team of the saffron party visited the Titli-affected areas of Ganjam and Gajapati […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to all the speculations related to the Odisha BJP’s chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming general elections, Union Minister Jual Oran today said that Union Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan is the CM candidate of the party for the State. Stating that BJP’s main aim in the ensuing elections will be to […]

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition today came down hard on the State government with Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik accusing the ruling-BJD of wasting public money in the name of ‘Make in Odisha’ Conclave. Niranjan said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik continues to spend public money in the garb of ‘Make in Odisha’ and the facts clearly […]

Bhubaneswar: It’s disheartening that those who were strong supporters of Biju Babu and had worked with him have been removed from the Biju Janata Dal one after another. The action taken against Dama Babu seems like an injustice, said former MP Baijayant Panda after meeting ex-minister Damodar Rout who was expelled from the BJD yesterday. […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader Baishnab Charan Parida on Saturday lashed out at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over inordinate delay in implementation of the Official Language Act of 1954 in the State. Parida, who is also the president of Bhasha Suraksha Sammilani, said that time has come for the chief minister to relinquish his position […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched ‘Mu Hero, Mu Odisha’ campaign at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack and said that it will aim at identifying and recognising hidden talents. However, opposition parties alleged that the ruling-BJD government is trying to woo young voters in the State through this new campaign. While […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to develop a rapport with women voters ahead of the 2019 elections, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday announced that it will hold ‘Mahila Samavesh’ in every constituency of the State. Speaking at the State executive body meeting of the party’s women wing – Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD) – […]

Bhubaneswar: A team of the Stae government will hold road shows in Japan, Korea and China from August 25 to September 1, 2018 ahead of the ‘Make in Odisha’ conclave, informed Odisha Industries Minister, Ananta Das today. As per reports, the team will visit the three countries and hold discussions with the companies and prospective […]

Berhampur: Citing allegations of corrupt percentage commission practice in government works in Odisha, Senior BJP leader and Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday lashed out at the BJD-led government stating that it is dipped in massive corruption and labelled it as a ‘percentage’ government. Addressing a presser in Berhampur on the […]

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar/Baripada: With 2019 general elections around the corner, political parties are leaving no stone unturned to win people’s trust. A case in point is the on-going tussle in Odisha between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to reap political benefits over the road projects by claiming credit for the infrastructure […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today played the ‘Odia card’ to counter the allegations of the Congress over the recent Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election following which political slugfest took the centre stage in Odisha politics. Following a slew of questions and allegations being made by the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik […]

Bhubaneswar: Status of elementary education continues to be poor in Odisha despite the fact that the State government is striving to improve the quality of education by announcing several programmes. According to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), less than 21% of students in Class 3 in Odisha could read words. While most of […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today approved four investment proposals worth Rs 348.5 crore which will help create employment opportunities for about 6000 people, officials said. The proposals were approved at the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting held under the chairmanship of chief secretary A P Padhi. The proposals approved today belonged to sectors […]

Bhubaneswar: The two-day long stalemate over the appointment of Lokayukta in Odisha Assembly ended today after the State government agreed to clarify on the controversy relating to submission of alleged fake affidavit in the Supreme Court. The proceedings of the House were affected for two consecutive days as the Opposition Congress and BJP accused the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to leave on a five-day visit to the national capital tomorrow, his second visit to Delhi in a month, amid speculation of non-BJP parties planning to field a united candidate for the ensuing presidential elections. Sources said Patnaik is scheduled to attend a meeting of the NITI […]