Tag: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the HDFC Bank Limited to provide smart banking solutions to Startups in the State. The Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Department signed the MoU with the HDFC Bank in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. “Young entrepreneurs are engines […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a grant of Rs 16 crore for different minority religious institutions in the State. The grant will help build pilgrim facilities and community halls in these institutions for visitors. The funds will be provided from the Special Problem Funds during the year 2019-20 and will be […]

Balasore: It seems Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s promise for land pattas to all urban slum dwellers in the State under the Odisha Government’s Jaga Mission is more hype than benefits. And allegations leveled by thousands of slum dwellers in Balasore district who are still deprived of land rights make it more obvious. On 15 November, […]

Bhubaneswar: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday termed the National Population Register (NPR) exercise as a precursor of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik not to allow it in Odisha. As governments of 13 states including Odisha have already announced not to allow NRC and six chief ministers […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a hike of 5 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees. The DA hike will be implemented with retrospective effect from January 1, 2020, said a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office. The decision will benefit around 3.5 lakh state government employees, said sources. The state […]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress in Odisha hit out at the ruling Biju Janata Dal over Home Minister Amit Shah’s proposed pro-Citizenship (Amendment) Act rally in the state capital and asked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to make his government and party’s stand on the event clear. Shah will be on a two-day visit to Odisha from […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said the state government is going to focus on employment and value addition on a big scale comparable to the best in the world. The government will focus on bold industrialization, world class infrastructure, MSME clusters, Startup Hubs, and others. Replying to the Governor’s address during the Motion […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, during his speech on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s Speech on Monday, stressed on some of the ambitious targets of his government like reaching out to every household with door delivery of services and implementation of ‘Mo Sarkar’ in all departments. Citing that the State government is […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major announcement in the backdrop of the surging Covid-19 graph in the State, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik on Monday said the party will…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated the state’s first Gandhi Peace Centre near the Khandagiri-Udaygiri caves here. The Gandhi Peace Centre, built on five-acre of land, is a digital interactive museum promoting the Gandhian values and principles among the people, particularly among youths. The centre, set up with the support of Aditya […]

Bhubaneswar: Incongruous data on several key metrics presented by different Odisha Ministers have drawn criticism from different quarters especially from the Opposition parties. Recently, the State Finance Minister, Niranjan Pujari had mentioned that 70 lakh families are living in abject poverty in the State which has raised questions on the 428 schemes rolled out by […]

Cuttack: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the first-ever Khelo India University Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. As many as 3400 athletes from 159 universities across the country will vie for top honours across 17 disciplines, including rugby which is among the six-team events. The PM launched the multi-disciplinary […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik filed his nomination papers for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President’s post at the party’s headquarters here on Sunday. Patnaik went to the party’s head office and submitted his papers with the returning officer Pratap Dev. It is a foregone conclusion that Naveen Patnaik would be elected as BJD President […]

Bhubaneswar: Here is a shocker.When CM Naveen Patnaik has been emphasising on 5T in police, the Odisha police seems to be most fund-starved force in the country, despite having mounting challenges and third largest workforce in the State. Even, the budget 2020-21, where 5T has been the preamble, has failed in correcting the lean cash-flow […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said the BJD would certainly press for passage of the women’s reservation bill in the Parliament. “Yes, indeed. We wish that the women’s reservation bill be passed,” Patnaik said while replying to a question during an interaction in Bhubaneswar. The chief minister said the Biju Janata Dal strongly […]