Tag: Ministry Reshuffle

All 20 ministers, Speaker and Deputy Speaker have resigned. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal has accepted their resignations.

Talks in the power corridor are abuzz that CM Naveen Patnaik’s cabinet might see at least 50 per cent reshuffle with possibility of more than 10 ministers being shown the doors during the rejig.

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday effected major changes in the portfolios by allocating key responsibilities to Niranjan Pujari, Susanta Singh and Prafulla Mallick. Patnaik himself vacated the Works and Water Resources Department that he was holding since long. Housing and Urban Development Minister, Niranjan Pujari has been given additional charge of the Water […]

Bhubaneswar: Refuting talks on BJD leaders quitting the regional party being unhappy over the recent ministry reshuffle, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said barring few leaders expelled from the party for involvement in anti-party activities, no one else has joined BJP. Patnaik said this when asked about his view on party MP Baijayant Panda’s tweet […]

Bhubaneswar: After the recent ministry reshuffle, the State Cabinet will meet for the first time today to discuss the implementation of Goods and Service Tax (GST) and Odisha Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill. Besides, some proposals of Agriculture and Technical Education departments are likely to be tabled in the Cabinet. The meeting will be chaired […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition leader and Congress MLA Narasingha Mishra alleged that the protocol was not duly followed during the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected ministers in Naveen Patnaik’s cabinet held at Raj Bhavan here on Sunday. Besides, Mishra also lashed out at the Odisha government for neglecting backward districts of the state as no leaders […]

Bhubaneswar: It will be a litmus test for leaders who were inducted in first major reshuffle that was effected by Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik here on Sunday. The major surprise in the entire ministry-expansion-cum-reshuffle was the allocation of two important portfolios—Excise and Finance to Sashi Bhusan Behera, who became a minister for […]

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik retained the key home ministry and allocated portfolios to several ministers who were earlier inducted in his new cabinet here on Sunday. Senior BJD leader Sashi Bhusan Behera was given charge of the Finance and Excise department while Parliamentary affairs and rural development was allocated to Bikram Arukh. Patnaik […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday inducted a 12 member team including six new cabinet ministers and four ministers of states to his cabinet as part of the strategy to strengthen governance and Biju Janta Dal (BJD) in the biggest reshuffle this fourth term in the State. Here is a quick look at […]

Bhubaneswar: Ten ministers including six new faces from Biju Janta Dal (BJD) were inducted into the Naveen Patnaik cabinet at the oath taking ceremony held at Odisha Raj Bhavan here in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Two senior leaders–Steel and mines minister Prafulla Mallick and commerce and transport minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi were also elevated to the […]

Bhubaneswar: Ten leaders of Biju Janta Dal (BJD) would be inducted as ministers in Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik cabinet here on Sunday. The swearing in ceremony is scheduled to be held at Abhishek hall in Raj Bhavan at 09:20 am, official sources said. Out of the ten leaders who will take oath, 6 have been […]

Bhubaneswar: Finally all the speculations came to an end after CM Naveen Patnaik cleared the names of 11 new leaders of BJD who were inducted into the State cabinet in what was the biggest reshuffle in the history of the party’s rule. While 6 have been given cabinet rank, 5 were inducted as Ministers of […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday expressed hope that the ministry reshuffle will attribute towards the growth and development of people of Odisha besides strengthening the party. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of his meeting with elected members of various panchayatiraj institutions of Kendrapara and Malkangiri, Patnaik today expressed gratitude towards ministers […]

Bhubaneswar: After eight ministers resigned from Naveen Patnaik cabinet, stated to be the largest reshuffle so far, all eyes are now on the probable replacements. Among the names that are likely to figure in the new cabinet include Amar Satpathy, Debasish Nayak, Sashi Bhusan Behera, Maheswar Mohanty, Prafulla Samal ,Ranendra Pratap Swain,  Rabi Narayan Mohapatra, […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to speculations about a reshuffle in the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik led Cabinet, ten ministers have tendered their resignation here on Saturday. As per latest information, Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Dasburma, Panchayatiraj & Law Minister Arun Sahoo, Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahi, Housing & Urban Development Minister Pushpendra […]