Tag: Odisha Cm Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is going all guns blazing to garner support of major national and regional parties for its proposal of 33% reservation for women in Parliament & State Assemblies , senior leader Damodar Rout today termed such attempts of the ruling party as mere ‘political gimmick.’ […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha sought an interim assistance of Rs 1,000 crore towards relief and restoration work in cyclone Titli-affected districts, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha locked horns over Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s statements. BJD leaders today came down heavily on Pradhan for his remarks that […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today claimed that the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) will come to power in Odisha in the upcoming elections. Pradhan’s statements came in reponse of the recent India Today survey which claimed that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik still enjoyed top position in terms of popularity in the state. Patnaik left […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after scripting history at Asian Games, wishes and awards are now pouring in for Odia sprinter Dutee Chand from across the country. The Odisha government today announced a cash award of Rs 1.5 crore for the national record holder Dutee who clinched the silver medal in the 100 meter event at the […]

Cuttack: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a state-of-the-art 4D-Sfx theatre at State Maritime Museum Complex at Jobra here on Friday. Official sources said, the pragmatically controlled 48 seat capacity 4D theatre hall is first of its kind facility in the state. The new addition would be one of the attractions for the visitors coming to […]

Zero to 26 in four days flat. That is certainly an incredible leap for a government, which had stuck to its ‘zero casualty’ boast till Friday. Even after Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi confirmed 26 deaths due to Cyclone Titli on Tuesday morning, an unapologetic Surjya Narayan Patro refused to admit that anyone had […]

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have gone soft on the ruling-BJD once again, but Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan made sure he did not miss such opportunity and trained his guns on the State government during ‘Jabab Maguchhi Odisha’ programme in Bolangir today. Addressing the public rally, Pradhan stated that the Centre is committed towards […]

Bhubaneswar: When Kamala Pujari, the woman farmer of Patraputa in Koraput district and member of the Odisha Planning Board, inaugurated the Ratri Aahar Kendra at the Jeypore District Headquarters Hospital Monday night following an invitation from the administration, it became evident that the efforts of OTV did not go in vain. On December 29 (Saturday), […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though the on-going standoff between Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is restricted to Kolkata, its heat was today felt in Odisha. Opposition parties trained their guns on Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for coming to the defence of Mamata Banerjee and criticising CBI. The Bharatiya Janta Party […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after BJP legislature party leader KV Singh Deo stirred hornet’s nest by claiming that Odisha Chief Minister was quizzed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the multi-crore chit fund scam, Naveen retorted to such allegations as ‘absolute nonsense’. Citing media reports that Naveen was also grilled by the CBI […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after BJP legislature party leader KV Singh Deo stirred hornet’s nest by claiming that Odisha Chief Minister was quizzed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the multi-crore chit fund scam, Naveen retorted to such allegations as ‘absolute nonsense’. Citing media reports that Naveen was also grilled by the CBI […]

Bhubaneswar: Being one of the most significant festivals, Saraswati Puja is being celebrated with religious fervours across Odisha today. Several schools and other educational institutions have made elaborate arrangements to perform special rituals to worship Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge. Amid chanting of hymns, children in Bhubaneswar invoked the goddess in their respective schools. #WATCH: […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the 2019 elections, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik sounded confident of coming to power once again in the State. Responding to editorial director of the New Indian Express, Prabhu Chawla’s question during the book launch of “Juggernaut: Odisha on the move”, Patnaik yesterday said that, “The government’s work will prove to be enough […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a slew of projects worth Rs 1300 crore in Bhubaneswar today and distributed land ‘rights certificates’ to slum dwellers as a part of the Awas Yojana. The CM also disbursed financial assistance to women under Mission Shakti. Addressing the event, CM Naveen Patnaik said “Today 10,000 people were […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Chief minister, Naveen Patnaik has been a staunch advocate of women empowerment. In one of his now famous speeches he had described empowerment of women as the real ‘double engine’ for growth, a phrase coined by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi while campaigning for his party in Odisha where he had sought […]