Tag: Cm Naveen

Bhubaneswar: At least five to 10 mines out of the 36 mineral blocks in Odisha will be auctioned in July, informed the State Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick today. Speaking on the sidelines of a seminar organised by Sukinda and Bhubaneswar mining associations here in Bhubaneswar, Mallick said, “In 2020, around 24 mines will […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: As expected chief minister, Naveen Patnaik has written a letter to union tourism minister expressing his disappointment over the omission of Odisha from the list of 17 iconic tourism sites to be developed by the Centre with provision made for the same in the budget for 2019-20. In his missive to […]

Bhubaneswar: After lashing out at the Odisha government for its alleged failure in providing adequate relief to the cyclone Fani victims, the ruling-BJD MLA Pradeep Maharathy has once again courted controversy by alleging irregularities in the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). “Even after laying foundation stone for the construction of roads, no work is […]

Bhubaneswar: Already under attack from opposition for mining and chit fund scams, the Naveen Patnaik government is now facing a new controversy after the data submitted by two State government departments exposed massive differences in the fund released for the Odisha government’s much-advertised ‘Aahar’ scheme. The Aahar scheme was launched by the Naveen government to […]

Bhubaneswar: With barely hours left in campaigning for Patkura Assembly poll, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik today hit campaign trail for party candidate in the constituency and made promises similar to what he had made in Bijepur during Assembly elections. It is pertinent to mention here that during the Bijepur polls, the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition parties- BJP & Congress today grilled the State government over the latter’s failure to address the rising unemployment issue in Odisha. Leader of Opposition & senior BJP MLA Pradipta Naik presented a report in the assembly claiming that in 2007-08, Odisha had 1.14 crore migrant labourers, out of which around 10 lakh […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite defeating his friend-turned-foe Bijay Mohapatra in the Patkura Assembly election yesterday, the BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik held a brainstorming session today with all the party leaders in-charge of the poll to eke out the reasons behind the decline in vote share of the party. BJD candidate Sabitri Agarwalla won […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though the BJP (in Parliament) urged that the ‘Triple Talaq Bill’ should not be seen through a political prism or vote bank politics because it aims at ensuring gender dignity, justice and equality, the Congress on Wednesday slammed the ruling-BJD for extending support to the NDA constituents. Raising the issue in Odisha Assembly […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday released a damage assessment report on cyclone Fani which estimates the total damage and loss at Rs 24,176 crore and recovery needs at Rs 29,315 crore. The Cyclone Fani – Damage, Loss and Needs Assessment (DLNA) report will contribute towards expediting the reconstruction and recovery processes in […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: More than three months have passed since cyclone Fani struck the Odisha coast but the state is yet to recover fully from its effects. People in several villages of Puri district, which was the worst affected by the calamity, are still struggling to rebuild their damaged houses. Power continues to play […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced several developmental projects on the occasion of Local Self Governance Day today, Opposition parties criticised the move and termed it vote bank politics of the ruling-BJD to win confidence of urban voters ahead of civic body polls in the State. While attending a state-level function at  Lok […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday felicitated two school kids–SK Tasif Raja and Md Soyaib of Fazalpur village in Jajpur district, for showing exemplary courage in saving a six-year-old boy from drowning in a pond. Patnaik felicitated the duo with study materials including dictionary and grammar book during a ceremony held at the […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though the Centre is justifying the steep fines collected under the new amended Motor Vehicles (MV) Act 2019, Odisha government is planning to slash the penalties. Transport Department secretary G Srinivas on Wednesday hinted at such a possible reduction in the days to come. During his surprise visit to the RTO-I office in […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha constituted a four-member election coordination team for Bijepur bypoll, Congress MLA Tara Bahinipati today tagged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as ‘beiman’ and ‘traitor’ for vacating Bijepur Assembly seat. However, former MLA Rita Sahu was fast enough to hit back stating that several developmental works […]

Bhubaneswar: After ordering a crackdown on middlemen (dalals) fleecing vulnerable patients in hospitals across the State, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has now asked the Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) to curb interference of middlemen in issuance of driving licences and other vehicle-related documents at the transport offices. Chairing a meeting of the district Collectors, SPs […]