Tag: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The meeting between Rayagada’s independent MLA, Makaranda Muduli and chief minister, Naveen Patnaik in the state capital has triggered speculation about the possibility of the first time legislator joining the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD). This despite Muduli’s statement that clarified that while he was with the chief minister as far […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government’s ‘Ama Gaon Ama Bikash Yojana’ to reach out to the people in rural areas and speed up development process seems to have lost its direction which is evident from the fact that half of the projects under the scheme are yet to be completed. Even some projects which were inaugurated by […]

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition parties on Wednesday lambasted the Naveen-led Odisha Government for allegedly ignoring Supreme Court’s order by not deputing a full time Chief Administrator at Puri Srimandir for managing the temple affairs. Addressing a presser at Congress Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, spokesperson Satya Prakash Nayak also took a jibe at Secretary of Transformation and Initiatives […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has questioned the Odisha government’s move to pass a resolution seeking enumeration of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) and Castes alongside the upcoming general census in 2021 while denying State-wide reservation for the said categories. In a letter to State Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik, Pradhan termed the move to […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday advised senior government officials to treat people with dignity and in a professional and ethical manner. “Every person visiting any institution will be treated with dignity and his issues have to be treated in a professional and ethical manner,” said the Chief Minister while addressing the senior […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh Friday said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik does not get the proper feedback on governance as he completely depends on an IAS officer and is not accessible to MLAs and MPs of his own party. He ridiculed Patnaik for his party BJDs support the BJP government at the Centre […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik recently laid the foundation for seven projects worth over Rs 500 crore in Puri as part of his government’s ambitious plan to turn the pilgrim town into a world-class heritage destination. The projects include the construction of a trumpet bridge, a huge meditation and pilgrim help centre, […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday highlighted the need of an inclusive platform that not only celebrates sports innovation and entrepreneurship but also involves sportspersons, sports startups, high-performance centres and students in a significant way. “It will encourage the participants from the sports fraternity to meet, exchange knowledge, and learn from one another,” said […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched Online Property Tax Module to facilitate payment of property tax digitally with an aim to bring greater transparency and efficiency to urban administration. The CM also launched the Municipal Premier League to encourage ULBs to enhance their own revenue collections. Launching these twin programmes of Housing & […]

Bhubaneswar: Budget carrier IndiGo will commence operations from Bhubaneswar to Prayagraj with the launch of direct flight services from 1st July, 2020, informed Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy following a high-level meeting of Airlines CEO and Odisha government on enhancing air connectivity for the State here today. The meeting chaired by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday paid rich tribute to freedom fighters Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 123rd birth anniversary and Veer Surendra Sai on his 211th birth anniversary. CM Patnaik offered floral tributes to Netaji at his statue in Cuttack, the birthplace of the legendary leader. Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal also paid […]

Bhubaneswar:  When former British PM Winston Churchill had said politics is not a game, it’s an earnest business, nearly a year after the big bang 2019 elections, how is the political sensex trending in Odisha. Is the ‘business’ of politics in State displaying a bullish or bearish trend? It’s well known that in Odisha’s political […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Even as the state BJP gears up to take on the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal(BJD), which it aspires to replace as Odisha’s ruling party in 2024, it finds itself circumscribed by its central leadership’s approach towards the regional party. With the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) still lacking a majority […]

Bhubaneswar: Panicked over the misguided protests, Odisha government was today seen giving a carte blanche to the illegal immigrants residing in the State to dwell so without fear. In a far reaching decision, during the enumeration exercise for the National Population Register (NPR) in Odisha, enumerators in the State will drop the sub section of […]

Bhubaneswar: With parents willing to nurture English education and vocab of their wards, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced introduction of Spoken English subject from Class-I in all primary and secondary schools across the State. While Aadhaar seeding of the students would be made mandatory now, the School & Mass Education department will deploy adequate […]