Tag: Modi

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to set up a Tata Memorial Cancer Centre in the state to provide affordable care to cancer patients in Odisha. Patnaik in his letter said that although the state has a good number of public and private hospitals along with a […]

Bhubaneswar: The festival of Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath is being celebrated all over the globe today. But the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) drew criticism from people all over the country for tweeting that only the poor relate to Jagannath. As per the norm, the PMO wishes the public on all special occasions through social […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Thursday conducted carcade rehearsal ahead of the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Odisha starting April 15. As many as 25 bullet proof cars were a part of the carcade of 200 vehicles, which plied from Biju Patnaik International airport to Janata Maidan. Police sources said, elaborate security […]

Rayagada: Nearly a week after suspected Maoists attacked Doikalu railway station in the district and left behind posters protesting the proposed visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state, the left wing extremists today once again issued fresh warnings to the people, especially tribals of Rayagada and neighbouring districts, through posters to oppose the […]

Bhubaneswar: For them, it was an experience of lifetime. Earlier they had glancing through the pages of history of ancient Kalingan kingdom. Today the group of students from Prime Minister Modi’s constituency were face to face with treasures of times gone by. The 16th Edition of Ekamra heritage Walks, the heritage walk for the Temple […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha Assembly witnessing uproarious scenes for last two days over BJD MLA’s unparliamentary remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mahesh Sahoo one of the two legislator of the ruling party who made the comments regretted over the issue today. Sahoo said he does not want to waste the important time of the house […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Annual Budget for the financial year 2017-18 was scheduled to be presented in the State Assembly today, the house saw commotion with Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra demanding censure motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on poverty in Odisha. The discussions on the budget went well during the […]

Bhubaneswar: After the ruling-BJD and Congress in Odisha, slammed PM Narendra Modi’s comments on poverty in Odisha, Union Petroleum minister defended the remarks citing Nagada malnourishment deaths, Dana Majhi episode and Japanese Encephalitis deaths as examples. Are not these issues are proof of the level of poverty in Odisha? The union minister asked while addressing […]

New Delhi: The Centre has released an amount of Rs 600.52 from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to meet the drought and water scarcity situation in Odisha. The decision came after Chief Minister Naven Patnaik met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his South Block office. The amount of Rs 600.52 crore released today after […]

Paradip: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today gave credit to former chief minister Biju Patnaik for the setting up of IOCL refinery at Paradip.

Bhubaneswar: Cornered in the tug of war between ruling BJD and BJP to take credit for IOCL’s refinery at Paradip ahead of its inauguration, the Congress party woke up on Saturday to claim that the contribution of the two parties towards the development of the port town is zero. “Whatever development is seen in Paradip […]

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him ‘Prime Time Minister’ and said that when people were crying over the deaths in Pulwama, Modi was indulging “gleefully” in a photoshoot. “Three hours after the news of the killing of 40 soldiers in Pulwama, ‘Prime Time […]

Seoul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the Seoul Peace Prize at Seoul in South Korea on Friday. He dedicated the Prize to the people of India and donated its amount to the Namami Gange Fund. Expressing his gratitude after receiving the Prize, Modi said, “I believe that this award belongs not to me but […]

Amaravati:Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said he addressed him as ‘sir’ to satisfy his ego for the sake of the state. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief told an all-party meeting on the demand for special category status that he did everything possible in […]

Kochi: A day after announcing his party would ensure “minimum income guarantee” for the poor if Congress was voted to power at the Centre, party chief Rahul Gandhi Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has provided ‘maximum income guarantee’ to 15 of his friends. “For the last five years, he […]