Tag: Odisha Cm

Bhubaneswar: The ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday appointed the party’s state and national spokespersons along with television panelists with immediate effect. BJD MP Sasmit Patra, who has been named the party’s media coordinator, has also been appointed as the national spokesperson of the party along with three other BJD MPs- Pinaki Mishra, Anubhav Mohanty […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved three projects for development of the holy town of Puri, an official said. The chief minister approved the development of the security for the heritage zone, re-installation of the century-old Raghunandan library and housing units for the displaced families. An expert panel will be set up […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday felicitated two school kids–SK Tasif Raja and Md Soyaib of Fazalpur village in Jajpur district, for showing exemplary courage in saving a six-year-old boy from drowning in a pond. Patnaik felicitated the duo with study materials including dictionary and grammar book during a ceremony held at the […]

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday wrote to his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik, urging him to retract his government’s decision to demolish the Mangu Mutt associated with Guru Nanak Dev. Amarinder Singh has termed as unfortunate the move to demolish the Mutt, which had age-old significance for the Sikh community, as Sri Guru […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Major political parties in the state are now gearing up for the upcoming by-poll battle in Bijepur, the assembly seat that has fallen vacant following chief minister, Naveen Patnaik’s decision to retain his traditional Hinjili seat in Ganjam district. Patnaik’s decision to contest both from Hinjili and Bijepur, the latter being […]

Bhubaneswar: Why would I falsely accuse an officer if I wouldn’t have faced the trauma?, questioned a woman standing at the doorsteps of Odisha CM’s residence today. Alleging rape by the Assistant Sub-Inspector of Kaptipada Police Station in Mayurbhanj, the woman sought justice from CM Naveen Patnaik. The accused cop however termed the sexual assault […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha constituted a four-member election coordination team for Bijepur bypoll, Congress MLA Tara Bahinipati today tagged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as ‘beiman’ and ‘traitor’ for vacating Bijepur Assembly seat. However, former MLA Rita Sahu was fast enough to hit back stating that several developmental works […]

Bhubaneswar:  With an objective to transform Bhubaneswar Railway Station into a world class railway station, Odisha government on Thursday signed a memorumdum of understanding (MoU) with East Coast Railway (ECoR). The agreement was signed between Bhubaneswar Development Authority and ECoR to develop Bhubaneswar Railway station into a multi-modal hub. The project envisages a new terminal […]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reiterated his earlier statement that people of Odisha will choose his successor. Replying to a question posed by Editorial Director of The New Indian Express (TNIE), Prabhu Chawla, at the concluding day of Odisha Literary Festival on Sunday, Patnaik said, “I believe that the […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the roll-out of the ambitious ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative of Odisha government on October 2, Director General (DG) Of Police BK Sharma on Tuesday reviewed the functioning of the call centres and collected feedback from various complainants coming to police stations for redressal of their grievances. Under the Mo Sarkar initiative, Odisha CM […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday asked the police to take strong action against middlemen active in some state-run hospitals and urged doctors to do selfless service to the sick people. Patnaik said this while addressing the chief district medical officers (CDMO) and the Superintendents of police (SP) of different districts through video conferencing […]

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday on a two-day visit to Odisha. The President is scheduled to attend a function at the Army Air Defence College (AADC) in Gopalpur in Ganjam district on Saturday. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi, Chief Secretary […]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today announced Rita Sahu as the party candidate for the high-voltage Bijepur bypoll which is scheduled to be held on October 21. Bijepur Assembly constituency, which will be going to polls next month for the third time in just over a year, has become a battle of prestige with […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today launched ‘Mo Sarkar’ (my government) initiative and talked to some people to know about their experience in the State-run hospitals and police stations. Launching the ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative at the Capital Hospital and Saheed Nagar Police station here on Wednesday, CM Naveen randomly picked up names of some […]

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of writers and poets from different parts of the globe, has urged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to develop and promote the Dasarathi Patnaik Library and Museum located in Nayagarh district. Social reformer Dasarathi Patnaik set up the library and museum at Udaypur village of the district in 1959. The international writers […]