Tag: Odisha Cm

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 8.5 crore for the development of Baladevjew Temple and the grand road in front of the temple in Kendrapara district. The decision was taken after a high-level meeting with Kendrapara district collector, local public representatives, temple trust members, and the servitors through video conferencing on […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a Rs 1000 crore plan for the development of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack into a state-of-the-art, 3,000-bed integrated hospital. The Chief Minister said the premier medical college will be developed into one of the top three hospitals in the country. “We will create […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched Palliative Care Programme in all the district headquarter hospitals of the state. The District Palliative Care Programme (DPCP) facility will be available in all district headquarter hospitals and Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela Government Hospital. “Palliative Care Programme will play a significant role in realisation […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday directed officials to do a follow-up for the release of funds from the Centre for implementation of various central schemes in the state and asked them to report to him if there is “any delay”. The state government is expected to get more than Rs 6,000 crore […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Monday announced cash award of Rs 5 lakh for the family of Suraj Behera of Ganjam district for the humanitarian act of donating six vital organs of their brain dead son to save lives of several people. Earlier, OTV had telecast a report last week on the family’s decision to donate […]

Bhubaneswar: Sprinkling a few drops of 5T in the House, Odisha CM and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has directed party legislators to be punctual in attending proceedings of the Odisha Assembly and take active part in the discussions. As per the directive, by 11:30 AM everyday during Assembly sessions, party chief whip would inform Naveen […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday told opposition Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati that he was very happy when the latter asked him whether he was happy. As soon as Patnaik arrived in the House for the winter session of the Assembly, Bahinipati known for his sarcastic remarks against the state government, asked the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said politicising any human tragedy, especially relating to women, is inhuman and this kind of politics would never give any returns. “Forget that I’m Chief Minister for 19 years or that I am President of Biju Janata Dal. As a senior member of this House, I would […]

Bhubaneswar: Members of both the ruling Biju Janata Dal and the opposition on Monday praised Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his 5T initiative implemented in the states health sector. Senior Congress member Taraprasad Bahinipati while participating in a discussion in the Assembly praised the 5T initiative and thanked the chief minister, Health Minister N […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday described the Indian Constitution as the “binding glue” that holds the nation together. He said the operation of the Constitution for seven decades constitutes a tribute to the Indian genius in sustaining parliamentary democracy and registering impressive social, economic, educational and scientific advancement of the nation without […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the huge rush at the offices of the Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) across Odisha, the State government on Thursday relaxed the enforcement of new traffic rules by another three months. Informing about the development, Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera in Odisha Assembly announced that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today directed for […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik distributed free laptops to meritorious students for the 2019-20 academic session, officials said. Patnaik handed over the devices on Friday to 10 deserving class 12 students, under the ‘Biju Sashaktikaran Yojana’. The students were shortlisted at the district level by a selection committee constituted by the state government, Higher […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced a slew of measures to strengthen healthcare infrastructures in six districts. Based on feedback received from patients and doctors under Mo Sarkar initiative, the Chief Minister announced strengthening health infrastructure in Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Kendrapada, Balangir and Sonepur districts. According to the announcement, six patient welfare […]

Bhubaneswar: State government’s Odisha Liveable Habitat Mission (OLHM) also known as Jaga Mission has won the bronze medal at the World Habitat Awards on Monday. The State government’s initiative has been awarded for granting land rights and upgrading slums through state-wide government legislation. A few days ago, Odisha had also bagged ‘India Geospatial Excellence Award’ […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday wrote a letter to Union MoS for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, seeking his attention in allotting a suitable land to the State government for construction of Cultural Centre and Library in Delhi. In the letter, Patnaik has requested Puri to allot a suitable patch […]