Tag: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Monday dismissed six officials from service and discontinued their pensions after they were convicted in different corruption cases. The state government also directed two other tainted officials to take compulsory retirement as their services were no more required for their alleged involvement in corrupt practices, an official statement said. Chief Minister […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik elected BJD president for the record 8th time in a row on Wednesday. As the BJD President at this crucial juncture, the biggest presidential challenge now is seeing a successor to him. Because, there goes a saying “There is no success without a successor.” It’s another matter that the ruling […]

Bhubaneswar: While claiming that the BJP and the BJD share political ties, Congress today took a jibe at the ruling party in Odisha saying “If people are with you (BJD) and they have voted you to power, there’s no need to fear or run after others.” Just ahead of Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to […]

Bhubaneswar: With Japan government expressing interest to invest in Odisha’s steel sector, the Centre and state government on Thursday offered an exclusive Japanese Industrial Cluster & Township near here. Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday discussed prospects of Japanese investment for the development of an integrated steel cluster […]

Bhubaneswar: In a step towards making Bhubaneswar the sports capital of India, Odisha government is all set to conduct the 25th All India Forest Sports Meet in Bhubaneswar. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the five-day sports meet at 5.30 PM on March 3. As many as 2471 employees of forest departments from all States […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday demanded the Centre to declare Odisha a ‘Special Focus State’ as it is frequently facing natural disasters. “Taking the frequency of natural disasters faced by Odisha into consideration, Vulnerability to Natural Calamity should be taken as a criteria to declare Odisha as a Special Focus State,” said […]

Bhubaneswar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday raised the Delhi violence issue at the 24th Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. “At the beginning of the meeting, I said that I feel sad for what happened in Delhi. There is an urgent need to restore […]

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday drew flak from the state’s opposition Left parties and the Congress for her visit to Bhubaneswar for the Eastern Regional Council Meeting attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved two investment proposals worth Rs 563 crore which will create employment for 1,273 people, officials said. The project proposals got the nod of the state government at the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting chaired by chief secretary A K Tripathy on Friday, they said. The approved […]

Bhubaneswar: A total of 22 departments have come under the ambit of the ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative of the Odisha government, said an official on Monday. The objective of the ‘Mo Sarkar’ programme is to provide service with dignity to people who are coming to government offices. It mandates that anyone visiting these offices would have […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging secret nexus between schools and private book publishers, Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangha (Parents’ Association) staged a protest here on Monday. The association wrote to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urging him to take immediate steps to ensure no school violates the direction of Orissa High Court and the Right to Education Act 2005. “We have […]

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition parties in Odisha are irked over Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s decision to identify and distribute ‘eligibility cards’ and ‘land right certificates’ to all the beneficiaries of Biju Pucca Ghar in rural and Jaga Mission in urban areas respectively. As per reports, the eligibility cards will be given to the beneficiaries on the […]

Cuttack: Ruling Biju Janata Dal is all set to celebrate the 104th birth anniversary of former Odisha Chief Minister Late Biju Patnaik on the Panchayati Raj Diwas today with a splash as it also marks the 20th year of BJD’s rule in the State. Extensive arrangements have been made at Bali Jatra ground in Cuttack […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, here on Wednesday, included five more departments in the ambit of ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative, taking the number of department under it to 27. The new departments are the School and Mass Education, Rural Development, Energy, Higher Education, and Science and Technology. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called upon […]

Bhubaneswar: A prominent body of Dalits and backward classes has urged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to send one representative each from tribals, Dalits, OBCs and minority communities to the Rajya Sabha during the upcoming election to the Upper House. In a letter to BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the Samajika Nyaya Abhijan […]