Tag: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

As per sources, several leaders within the BJD are now feeling suffocated as they are now sidelined amid the dominance of a particular coterie. 

The theme of the Governing Council meeting is "Viksit Bharat @2047: Role of Team India".

In a letter to CM Naveen, Pradhan urged him to continue with the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mechanism for payment of pension to the elderly, widows and divyangs.

If sources are to be believed, then the new ministers are likely to take oath at 9:30 AM on Monday at the convention hall of the Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.

Patnaik’s assets in terms of deposit amounts in various banks and post offices and various bonds have increased by Rs 42, 86,069.

Naveen Patnaik promptly cleared the air surrounding the meeting with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar recently. Patnaik categorically stated that no discussion regarding any alliance was held. A day after his meeting with Nitish Kumar, Patnaik flew to Delhi and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cleared that BJD is not with the third front.

According to sources, the senior IAS officer attributed Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities minister, Ashok Panda as the minister of Odia Language Literature and Culture at the event.

After the meeting on Tuesday, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik categorically stated that there was no discussion regarding any alliance. However, contrary to Patnaik's statement, the JDU, through a tweet claimed that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has become the leader of opposition unity.

He called out Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel to sit down together and come to a conclusion before things go out of hand.

The ex-gratia will be paid from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF).

Patnaik, who is on a visit to the East Asian nation to attract investments to Odisha, presided over the cabinet meeting through the virtual mode from Kyoto, around 6,000 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.

The 30 million tonne per annum (mtpa) plant will produce speciality steel, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a tweet.

Addressing a press conference, Congress leader Bijay Patnaik shot some questions at the government. He asked how much investment CM Naveen managed to bring to Odisha from his foreign tours to Rome, Dubai and recently to Japan.

The High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the projects that would generate over 38,100 employment opportunities in Odisha.

Odisha Chief Secretary along with development commissioner, 5T, transport and IT secretaries on Saturday conducted a high-level review to check the feasibility of metro train services on different routes.