Tag: Odisha Chief Minister

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Chief minister, Naveen Patnaik’s much talked about ‘Mo Sarkar’ takes off today. What better day to launch such a scheme than the birth anniversary of the man who gave us ideas and ideals like Swaraj. But while Mahatma’s Swaraj was about people learning to rule themselves Patnaik’s latest move is about […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced infrastructure support for four hospitals under the ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative. Based on feedback received from people during visit of officials to various districts, the Chief Minister announced support for hospitals in Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Koraput districts. Patnaik informed that he has already made 120 phone calls […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that he will not celebrate his birthday on Wednesday (October 16) in view of cyclone Fani that caused massive damage in the state in May this year. Patnaik, who has been in power since 2000, will turn 74 on Wednesday. “This year, cyclone Fani has caused […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday felicitated 11 persons who came forward to accept the Odisha government’s package for vacating their land and houses to ensure security of the Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri. Earlier, Patnaik had appealed to the people of Puri to volunteer in vacating their houses for the safety of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony ahead of the Supreme Court verdict in Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case. “Ahead of #AyodhyaVerdict, appeal to everyone to accept the judgement of HonourableA #SupremeCourt. Let us continue to live in peace and harmony. The spirit of brotherhood […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case reaffirms India’s secular values. Patnaik, who is also the president of the Biju Janata Dal, called upon people to join together in harmony and brotherhood to carry out the judicial order. “We respect the […]

Bhubaneswar: Members of both the ruling Biju Janata Dal and the opposition on Monday praised Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his 5T initiative implemented in the states health sector. Senior Congress member Taraprasad Bahinipati while participating in a discussion in the Assembly praised the 5T initiative and thanked the chief minister, Health Minister N […]

By Sandeep Sahu Speaking at the annual day function of Prameya News 7 on Tuesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the media, whether print or electronic, should ‘always’ focus on ‘positive news’. But is it really the job of the media to spread positivity? Aren’t our governments, including Mr. Patnaik’s own, already doing a remarkable […]

By Sandeep Sahu Did he mean it? Or was he just being disingenuous? It was, of course, magnanimous of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik to claim, while addressing the 22nd foundation day celebrations of the BJD on Thursday, that the party was not ‘dependent’ on him for its survival and growth. But was […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the COVID19 outbreak, two nurses working in a private hospital were evicted from their rented houses here on Tuesday, after which the Odisha government urged landlords not to “lockdown humanity” during the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of novel coronavirus. State government spokesperson on COVID-19, Subroto Bagchi said that two nurses […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s bed capacity for COVID-19 patients has increased to 5,000 as five more government COVID-19 hospitals were opened on Monday. These five hospitals are in Sundargarh, Bargarh, Angul, Jagatsinghpur and Nabarangpur. They have a bed strength of 825, said an official. With this, the state’s dedicated COVID hospitals are now functional in 26 districts […]

Bhubaneswar: While hailing people of Odisha for their continuous support to State government’s endeavour in its fight against Coronavirus, State Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has also warned strict action against the quarantine violators. The statement came after several reports surfaced about violation of quarantine norms by inmates at different quarantine centres. In a series of […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday once again appealed people to remain indoors and follow the lockdown norms to contain the spread of coronavirus. In an address to the people of the State, he said, “Easing of lockdown does not mean that COVID-19 threat is past us… Don’t make that mistake. As I […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the Health Department will launch an integrated campaign across the state for house-to-house active surveillance against coronavirus and other diseases. “As the next few weeks are critical in controlling the spread of coronavirus as well as monsoon-induced communicable diseases, the Health Department will conduct a campaign […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has decided not to celebrate his birthday on Friday in view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the state, a CMO statement said. Odisha has reported 2,62,011 coronavirus cases, while 1,089 patients have succumbed to the infection so far. Patnaik urged his supporters, well-wishers and BJD activists not to […]