Tag: Odisha Cm

Bhubaneswar: Criticising the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in Odisha, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that the State government is trying to avoid basic issues such as price, pension and farm loan waiver by announcing the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme. He alleged that the Odisha government has no intention […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today gave an ultimatum to the State government, saying that the party will hit the streets if minister Pradeep Maharathy is not dismissed within 24 hours for his ‘insensitive’ comment on the Pipili gang rape and murder incident. Addressing a presser here at the party headquarters, […]

Bhubaneswar: A day ahead of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s scheduled visit to Surat, Opposition today launched a scathing attack on the ruling-BJD by terming the visit politically motivated and another attempt of the party before 2019 polls to woo voters. While the BJP said that the chief minister will fail in his attempt to […]

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: After spewing venom against the ruling-BJD, former minister and senior leader Damodar Rout on Sunday trained his guns at the party president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik by calling him a ‘corrupt leader’. While addressing a public meeting organised by Mayurbhanj Milita Kriyanusthan Committee in Baripada, Dama Rout said that CM Naveen does […]

Bhubaneswar: It’s disheartening that those who were strong supporters of Biju Babu and had worked with him have been removed from the Biju Janata Dal one after another. The action taken against Dama Babu seems like an injustice, said former MP Baijayant Panda after meeting ex-minister Damodar Rout who was expelled from the BJD yesterday. […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader Baishnab Charan Parida on Saturday lashed out at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over inordinate delay in implementation of the Official Language Act of 1954 in the State. Parida, who is also the president of Bhasha Suraksha Sammilani, said that time has come for the chief minister to relinquish his position […]

Bhubaneswar: With general elections nearing, the BJD and the BJP seem to be trading blows in almost every other issue now. Now they are in a battle to win the trust of prabasi Odias staying in Surat. On September 2 & 3, local Odia Samaj is set to organise Odia festivals in Surat which will […]

Bhubaneswar: The tenure of 65 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will end on September 30. However, the Odisha government is yet to submit the final list of wards following reservation and delimitation, to the Sate Election Commission. Moreover, the State Housing and Urban Development Department has moved the Supreme Court challenging the March 18 direction of […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik claimed Tuesday that the ruling party would perform “extremely well” in the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections. “I am sure that the Biju Janata Dal will do extremely well in the forthcoming elections,” Patnaik told reporters at the state secretariat here. His statement came two […]

Bhubaneswar: In an effort to reduce court cases and increase revenue collection, the Odisha government today approved a proposal for settlement of outstanding water rate dues of different central and state PSUs. “The state government is likely to get Rs 150 crore from Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL) alone from an one-time settlement of outstanding industrial […]

Bhubaneswar: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik today expressed condolences over the demise of eminent socialist leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray. “Rabi Rayji was like a guardian to me. His demise is a great loss to Indian politics and his contribution to the socialist movement will be […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the fight over Mahanadi river water and Polavaram issue is for safeguarding the interests and rights of the people of the state. “Our fight for Mahanadi and Polavaram is beyond political or electoral gains. Since it is a fight for the rights of our people, the Government […]

Berhampur: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal supremo Naveen Patnaik today held road shows in Ganjam district in support of BJD candidates in the panchayat polls. The BJD supremo attended 33 road shows and travelled around 80 km with people standing on both sides of the road. Patnaik through road show touched almost all […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to all speculations, ruling BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, today, decided to campaign for his party candidates in Ganjam district tomorrow. Patnaik will campaign for the BJD candidates contesting in the three-tier panchayat elections only in his constituency of Hinjilicut, though many party leaders wanted the chief minister to […]

Berhampur: The much awaited Rs 581.8 crore Janibili mega water supply project for Berhampur town commenced today with Odisha Chief minister Naveen Patnaik gracing the start of work at Jagadalapur here. The project is first of its kind in the state in urban and rural water supply sector in terms of construction and operation maintenance. […]