Tag: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: The ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday appointed the party’s state and national spokespersons along with television panelists with immediate effect. BJD MP Sasmit Patra, who has been named the party’s media coordinator, has also been appointed as the national spokesperson of the party along with three other BJD MPs- Pinaki Mishra, Anubhav Mohanty […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Strongly criticising the razing of structures near Puri Srimandir, senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra today slammed the Naveen-led government citing that in just seven days, it has turned Srikhetra into a Kurukshetra. He further held the demolition drive ‘illegal’ while referring to reports of government initiating the move based on an interim report of […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of Modi-led government going for compulsory retirement of over 51 high ranking officials from the services for indulging in corruption and inefficiency, including sexual misconduct,  the Naveen Patnaik government has recently dismissed  21 officials from the service within a fortnight. As per the notification issued by the State Government, Chief […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved three projects for development of the holy town of Puri, an official said. The chief minister approved the development of the security for the heritage zone, re-installation of the century-old Raghunandan library and housing units for the displaced families. An expert panel will be set up […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha’s sex ratio at birth (SRB) posted a rise in 2018-19, the SRB has been less than that of 2015-16. For which, neither Odisha nor any of its districts had been selected in the country’s top-5 states and top -20 districts under Modi government’s flagship scheme of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP). […]

Bhubaneswar: With rage of common man outpouring on road over the implementation of the amended Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) right in the heart of the State’s Capital city, the 5T initiative with transparency at its core, being recently launched in Odisha police, faces its first public test. Since the implementation of the MVA 2019, the outrage on road […]

Bhubaneswar:  With day in and day out the challans being made over traffic norm violations count to a staggering amount, the resentment among the public in the State over the big pinch seems bordering on rebellion. And it seems many anti-social elements and vested interest groups are working overnight to sabotage the drive. At this […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Has Odisha changed for the better in the last 20 years? With chief minister, Naveen Patnaik setting a record of sorts by winning five back to back elections any discussion on the state is bound to revolve around this question. While ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders can be biased about […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Sunday condoled the demise of eminent jurist and former Union Minister Ram Jethmalani. While Patnaik described Jethmalani as a veteran lawyer, Union Minister of State for MSME Pratap Sarangi said the passing away of the legal luminary has caused an irreparable loss to […]

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha received a whopping assistance of over Rs 16,000 crore in the first 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government’s second term, informed Union Minister of State for Shipping, Chemicals and Fertiliser, Mansukh Mandaviya. Addressing a presser at Bhubaneswar on Monday, Mandaviya said the Centre provided Rs 4,678 crore to Odisha for […]

Bhubaneswar:  With a resolve to eliminate the single use plastic (disposable plastic) from the country’s landscape by 2022 (150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi), from Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) this year, the Centre will launch an extensive campaign focussing collection of single use plastics for massive recycling. Will Odisha stand up to this mega challenge […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as wilting under pressure CM Naveen Patnaik proposed a sort of moratorium on implementing the new Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) 2019 for a span of 90-days,  the CM needs to heed  to what a well-known India-American neuroscientist VS Ramachandran had once said, “The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be […]

Bhubaneswar: With PM Modi’s home State Gujarat showing the way, Odisha, which has already expressed its willingness to do a surgery on the amended Motor Vehicles Act (MVA), may soon follow suit. However, the States cannot go for a through surgery of the MVA 2019 provisions. The states cannot do any tinkering with regard to […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged elected legislators of the State to lead a simple life and maintain decency while dealing with common masses. Inaugurating a two-day orientation programme for the members of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly at the new conference hall of the Assembly, Patnaik said, “The most significant point for a […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on corruption, Odisha government today dismissed 16 government officials and in a span of one month such punitive action has been taken against as many as 37 officials. The information regarding the dismissal of 16 officials was intimated by the Chief Minister’s Office. Five headmasters, four engineers and two Revenue […]