Tag: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

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Odisha Political Race Course: Old warhorse BJD vs BJP's New Horse vs Horseplay in Cong

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 […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Column: On The Horns Of A Dilemma

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 […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Panicked BJD govt drops innocuous NPR section, CMO acquires political hues!

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 […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Odisha CM Announces Introduction Of Spoken English Subject In All Schools, Directs Establishment Of 101 Centres Of Excellence

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 […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Labour & Employees' State Insurance Department Included In Odisha Govt's 'Mo Sarkar'

Bhubaneswar: The Labour and Employees’ State Insurance Department has been included in the Mo Sarkar initiative of the Odisha government. The announcement regarding the inclusion came on Wednesday during a special function organised at the Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. Expressing satisfaction over the development, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “It is a step forward […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Odisha Delays Polls In Loss-Hit Cooperative Societies

Bhubaneswar: With the tenure of management committees of 1,926 primary cooperative societies ending in January 2020, Odisha government has decided to postpone the election to such committees to shore up the financial condition of loss-hit societies. As per reports, the financial condition of these cooperative societies has turned out to be a headache for the […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Column: A Welcome Package

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Chief minister, Naveen Patnaik announced a special livelihood package for migrant workers in 20 migration-prone blocks of four western Odisha districts on the Makar Sankranti day. The package envisages assured work for at least 200 days in a year under MGNREGA at a minimum wage of Rs.286. 30 per day for […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Condolences Pour In For Odisha’s Revolutionary Poet Rabi Singh Who Died At 89

Cuttack: Veteran poet Rabi Singh passed away at his residence on Sunday in Khapuria area of Cuttack district. He was 89. Singh was reportedly suffering from age-related ailments for a long time before breathing his last today morning. Earlier, he was admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack for around one-and-a-half month. Meanwhile, […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Centre Rejects Odisha’s Request Of Caste-Based Census!

Bhubaneswar: No special column for OBC (Other Backward Class) category will be marked in the upcoming census 2020-21 as requested by the ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha, informed Union MoS Nityananda Rai of MHA in Rajya Sabha yesterday. Responding to a question by V Vijayasai Reddy on the Registrar General’s decision to exclude data […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Development has last laugh, Odisha implements POSHAN Scheme from this year!

Bhubaneswar: After a long dithering for three years (2017-2019), Odisha government  has finally decided to implement POSHAN Abhiyaan in State from the current year. The POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched in 2017 by the Modi Government, and as 2019 elections were looming large, politics took centrestage and the Naveen Patnaik -led BJD government refused to implement […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Covid-19 lockdown: Odisha CM asks house owners to waive off rent or defer by 3 months
Amended Policy For Long-Term Ore Linkage Approved By Odisha Govt

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday approved the amended policy for long-term ore linkage to industries through the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). The state government amended the policy to attract investment in mechanised ore evacuation system of the OMC, Chief Secretary A K Tripathy told reporters following a Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Is BJD's Mega Event To Celebrate Biju Jayanti A Strategy To Promote Brand Naveen?

Bhubaneswar: While the Biju Janata Dal(BJD) is all set to celebrate Biju Jayanti (birth anniversary of former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik) and 20 years of its governance in Odisha on March 5, it has fuelled speculations of encouraging ‘Brand Naveen’ by using ex-CM Biju Patnaik’s legacy. According to sources, the regional party is planning […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Conserve Heritage Sites Hit By Natural Disasters: Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday stressed improving early warning dissemination system and capacity building for the conservation of cultural heritage sites. Addressing the 2nd BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Disaster Management Exercise here, the Chief Minister said the heritage sites must be preserved for the future […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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PM Modi, CM Patnaik Congratulate Arvind Kejriwal Over AAP's Landslide Victory

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday congratulated Arvind Kejriwal after AAPs landslide victory in the assembly elections. PM Modi tweeted, “Congratulations to AAP and Shri @ArvindKejriwal Ji for the victory in the Delhi Assembly Elections. Wishing them the very best in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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CM Naveen Wealthiest In Odisha, Pratap Jena's Property Grows By 4.5 Cr In A Year

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik continues to lead the rich ministers list in Odisha while State Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena’s net worth grew be a whopping 4.5 crore in a single year, a statement of assets of all Cabinet ministers of the State which was issued by the Chief Minister’s Office on Tuesday stated. […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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