Tag: Odisha Cm

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik today asked Energy and Police departments to make extensive use of social media – Twitter & Facebook – to serve people better and address their grievances. As people in Odisha are grappling with power disruption amid severe heat wave conditions, Naveen asked the Energy department to resolve the complaints and […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who in November last year laid the foundation stone of proposed government Medical College in Keonjhar district, directed officials today to ensure its completion in two years. The proposed medical college was a long standing demand of locals in the district. The 100-seat medial college project, entailing investment of […]

Bhubaneswar:  A day after his ‘removal’ from Parliamentary party spokesperson post, Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda on Saturday said it was BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik’s prerogative and he respects it if the decision was taken in the interest of the party. ”I have been tirelessly working for improvement of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the past […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today approved the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Bill after the cabinet gave its nod for implementation in state across all goods except six. Among the 6 goods which have been kept out of the ambit of the State GST, 5 are petroleum products and the sixth one is alcohol. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the exit of two leaders – Amar Nayak of Barchana yesterday and former Koraput MP Jayram Pangi today – from BJD, party MP Baijayant Panda once again took to twitter today saying he had warned of such moves by some leaders who are becoming targets of conspiracy within the party, but was criticised […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to speculations about a reshuffle in the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik led Cabinet, ten ministers have tendered their resignation here on Saturday. As per latest information, Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Dasburma, Panchayatiraj & Law Minister Arun Sahoo, Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahi, Housing & Urban Development Minister Pushpendra […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated language block in the Utkal University and announced a grant of Rs 15 crore towards purchase of instruments to make the Central Instrumentation Centre of the varsity fully functional. The CM made this announcement at the students’ union function of the university organised here on Friday. Naveen […]

Bhubaneswar: Situation turned tense on the Utkal University Campus here in Bhubaneswar hours before CM Naveen Patnaik’s visit leading to detention of scores of students’ Congress activists by police. According to sources, a motorcycle rally was taken out by the students’ wing of Congress in protest of CM’s visit. Upon being stopped, a scuffle broke […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik met Atal Bihari Vajpayee at New Delhi, speculations are now rife over the political significance of the meeting even though the former termed it as a ‘courtesy call’. However, BJP sees it more than just a courtesy visit and has accused the ruling party of having serious political motives behind […]

Bhubaneswar: CM Naveen Patnaik has kept everyone guessing about his move to reshuffle his ministry after party’s sub-par performance in the recently concluded Panchayat Polls. While earlier during the day in New Delhi, Patnaik ruled out the chances of a ministry reshuffle saying there are no thoughts about that right now, upon his return to […]

New Delhi: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik today asserted that legendary leader Biju Patnaik deserves the Bharat Ratna. “I think he certainly deserves it, very much,” said Naveen while taking to newsmen in New Delhi. On being asked about Odisha’s demand for a special category status, Patnaik said “For a very long period we have been […]

Bhadrak: Though situation in the communally tense Bhadrak town is slowly clawing back to normal with no untoward incident being reported, palpable tension continues to prevail in view of which police staged a flag march today. The Centre today rushed 2,000 paramilitary personnel to Odisha to assist the local administration in maintaining law and order […]

Bhubaneswar: From tomorrow onwards, Odisha CM and BJD president Naveen Patnaik will embark on a journey to various district party headquarters to meet the newly-elected Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) members as a part of an effort to strengthen the party’s organisation at the grassroots and review the performance in the recently concluded rural polls. The […]

Bhubaneswar: After Maoists attacked a railway station in Odisha’s Rayagada district early today, setting off a blast and putting up posters protesting against the proposed visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the State next month, Chief minister Naveen Patnaik took stock of the situation. Chief Secretary Aditya Padhi, Home department Secretary Asit Tripathy, Police […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Lok Sabha passed four supplementary legislations to pave way for the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) across the country, the Odisha government said that the State’s demands were not considered while deciding to implement the regime. Citing his displeasure over the form in which the GST was passed, […]