Tag: Venkaiah Naidu

Urging people to take pride in speaking their own mother tongue, Naidu said there should not be any feeling of inferiority in the use of Indian languages in day-to-day life.

Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday pitched for giving youth equal time in classrooms and recreation grounds, saying it will help tackle rising incidence of lifestyle diseases.

Responding to Sushma Swaraj's daughter Bansuri Swaraj's Tweet, which contained pictures of the former Union minister tying rakhi to the Vice President Naidu and applying customary 'tika' on his forehead, Naidu said he misses his "sister" Sushma Swaraj, especially on Raksha Bandhan.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday extended his greetings to the people on the eve of Independence Day, saying they have to work together to achieve the noble constitutional ideals of securing justice, liberty, equality and fraternity for all citizens.

Bhubaneswar: Setting a big example that disability is not a hindrance in achieving success in life, city-based girl Rushali Jena on Monday received the ‘Role Model Award’ from Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at a special event on the occasion of International day of Persons with Disabilities in New Delhi. Various disabled children, Individuals, Institutions, […]

New Delhi: Terming late Dr. Banshidhar Panda as India’s foremost Karmayogis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remembered him and prayed for the peace of the departed soul. In a letter to his son, Baijayant Panda, Modi wrote, “I am deeply saddened… Dr. Panda who studied in the topmost universities of the world chose to return […]

Bhubaneswar: Vice-President of India Venkaiah Naidu, who is on a two-day tour of Odisha, was welcomed by Governor SC Jamir and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Bhubaneswar airport today. From there he left with Jamir to spend night at the Raj Bhavan. BJP State President Basant Panda, DGP RP Sharma, Bhubaneswar Mayor Ananta Narayan […]

Bhubaneswar: Minister and senior BJD leader Damodar Rout today said MPs who ignored their party’s directive and voted for Venkaiah Naidu during Vice president poll in return of money, cannot be termed as politicians. Talking to media, Rout said he is not sure whether cross-voting has happened or not and members of which party were […]

Bhubaneswar: After days of speculations, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today pledged support to Gopal Krishna Gandhi, his old friend and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, as BJD’s  candidate for the Vice-Presidential polls scheduled on August 5. “The decision by party supremo to support Gandhi was unanimous and all the MPs from the party will vote for […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking potshots at the BJP for frequent visit of the party’s national leaders to the state, the ruling BJD today said the Modi Fest being held across the country to mark the third anniversary of the BJP at the Centre is just an illusion. At a press meet here, BJD spokesperson Prashant Nanda said […]

Bhubaneswar: Launching a scathing attack on Congress and its leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister and senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said the grand old party believes in 3Ds i.e defame, disturb and disrupt while BJP is moving ahead with only one D in its agenda- development. “We follow only one D […]

Bhubaneswar: Among 400 odd cities, Bhubaneswar ranked 94th  in the list of clean cities in the Swachh Survekshan-2017, the results of which were announced and awarded by Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu at New Delhi on Thursday. Nine cities and towns of Odisha were included under the Swachh Sarvekshan that evaluated 434 cities in […]

New Delhi: The results of the City Sanitation Ranking Survey ‘Swachh Survekshan-2017’ will be announced by the Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) today. Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu will announce the results at the National Media Centre, New Delhi which will be followed by an award ceremony. The Ministry had initiated Swachh Survekshan-2017, in […]

Bhubaneswar: Upbeat over BJP’s superb show in the recently concluded panchayat elections, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday claimed that the saffron party would come to power in Odisha in 2019. The senior leader of the party arrived here in Odisha to attend the National Executive Meet scheduled to kick start at Bhubaneswar today. While […]

Amidst vehement protest by Odisha against the construction of the ongoing Polavaram multi-purpose dam project in Andhra Pradesh, Union minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information and Broadcasting Venkaiah Naidu today said the Supreme Court has not asked to stop Central allocation to the said project