Tag: Odisha Cm Naveen Patnaik

Rayagada: These are testing times for Odisha students who are stuck in Kota, Rajasthan due to the nation-wide lockdown clamped to contain the spread of COVID-19. Around 13 students from Rayagada district, who are stranded in Kota, took to social media and urged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for initiating measures for their safe return. […]

Bhubaneswar: With the stage set for the return of migrant workers and people stranded in other states, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, here on Saturday, took up the safe return of Odia migrants with BS Yediyurappa and YS Jaganmohan Reddy, his counterparts in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, respectively. Patnaik made the request during a separate […]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha tomorrow to conduct an aerial survey of the districts ravaged by cylone Amphan. A security review at the Bhubaneswar airport by the top brass of Odisha Police was conducted today in view of the PM’s visit. According to sources, a team of the SPG is […]

Bhubaneswar: India stands with Odisha. Reaffirming this Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced Rs 500 crore advance assistance for Odisha to carry out immediate relief and restoration works in the districts ravaged by cyclone Amphan. Modi further stated that soon a central team will visit Odisha to review the situation and further assistance will […]

Bhubaneswar: Expressing discontent over Supreme Court’s directive for cancellation of Puri Rath Yatra this year, Puri Shakaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Sunday termed it as a well-orchestrated plan to stop the annual event. “On June 20, the Supreme Court could have accepted the review petitions. There are precedents of the apex court being opened and […]

Bhubaneswar: Former State minister & Tirtol MLA Bishnu Das passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday. He was 66. A six-time MLA, Bishnu Das was elected to Odisha Assembly five times from Jagatsinghpur and once from Tirtol Assembly constituency. He also had a brief stint as a Rajya Sabha member in 2016. […]

Bhubaneswar: People in Odisha will no longer have to visit offices or request officials for fire safety certificates as they can now get it online. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched Odisha Agni-Shama Seva online portal for issuance of fire safety certificates to different categories of buildings through online mode. People can avail as […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the hardships faced by people due to COVID-19 pandemic, Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Tuesday urged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to provide some respite to students by relaxing school fees. In a letter, Sarangi has urged Patnaik to fully exempt the school fees of wards of Corona Warriors in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday virtually inaugurated ‘Sujal’- Drink from Tap Mission initiative which aims at providing quality drinking water to more than 1.5 million people in urban areas. Patnaik further announced the Sujal project has been launched in Bhubaneswar and Puri and over 1.80 lakh people will benefit from the initiative. […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday appealed the people of the State not to lower guard against COVID-19 as there are chances of rise in the number of infections particularly during the upcoming winter and festive season. With the festivities round the corner, Patnaik urged people not to congregate at public places and […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo, and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is all set to begin his campaigning for the upcoming by-elections to Balasore Sadar and Tirtol Assembly constituencies in the State. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the CM will hold campaigns in virtually mode, informed BJD leader and Law Minister, Pratap Jena. Jena said the CM will campaign […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched integrated Odisha State Scholarship portal on Tuesday, to help eligible students avail scholarship benefits in a seamless and transparent manner. More than 11 lakh beneficiaries will be benefited from this unified portal. The Portal is linked with State Treasury Portal IFMC for automated payment directly into the bank accounts […]

Baripada: The North Orissa University (NOU) in Baripada of Mayurbhanj district will now be known as Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University as the institution has been renamed after the erstwhile King of the princely state of Mayurbhanj, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday. A notification to this effect issued by the Higher Education […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced the deadline for completion of the developmental works for SCB Medical College and Hospital. As per the proposals, renovated campus of SCB medical college & hospital, Cuttack will be inaugurated in January 2024 and the cost of the project has been estimated to be around Rs […]

Bhubaneswar: India’s first-of-its-kind ‘Fire Park’ was on Tuesday inaugurated in Bhubaneswar by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, through video conferencing. Patnaik has also launched a dynamic online portal ‘Agnishama Seva’ of Directorate General Fire Services, Home Guards and Civil Defence (http://odishafshgscd.gov.in/), to facilitate access to various citizen services provided by the department. Aimed at creating awareness […]