“Due to the involvement of your Chief Minister and other ministers in the chit fund scam, Odisha’s remote control is in the hands of a corrupt Chowkidaar. Naveen Patnaik sits and stands when Chaukidar presses the button. He has no option but to praise the disastrous policies of the Chowkidaar,”[Read More…]
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Odisha seeks Centre’s decision on realignment of railway line
Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday requested the Centre to take an early decision on the realignment of a railway line from Balasore district to West Bengal’s Digha so that it touches various pilgrimage and tourist spots in the state. In a letter to Union Railway Minister Piyush[Read More…]
Odisha CM performs groundbreaking of 15 industrial units
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday performed the groundbreaking ceremony via video conference for 15 industrial units which will collectively invest Rs 1807.92 crore in the state. The projects will create employment opportunities for 8,883 people. He also launched the Odisha Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Policy-2018, which aims[Read More…]
12 feared dead in landslide in cyclone-hit Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday rushed a team of rescuers after local media reported that 12 persons, including five children, lost their lives while four others were missing due to a landslide in Gajapati district. The incident occurred in Barghara village under Gangabada panchayat under Rayagada block when the[Read More…]
Odisha: Kantabanji BJD MLA Ayub Khan misbehaves with old lady, video goes viral
Odisha government ruling party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of legislative assembly from Kantabanji, Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan misbehaves with elderly women in a video viral on social media. Meet Odisha MLA of Kantabanji, Bolangir district, Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan. This is how they treat with people who don’t vote[Read More…]
Odisha, Tata Trust sign MoU to set up cancer hospital
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday signed a MoU with Tata Trusts, Mumbai to set up a state-of-the-art Cancer Treatment and Research Hospital in Bhubaneswar. The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan N. Tata. As part of the MoU, Tata[Read More…]
Shah’s claim of 120+ in Odisha polls is ‘exaggeration’: Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said BJP President Amit Shah is exaggerating that his party would win more than 120 seats in the 2019 assembly elections. “I think that is very exaggerating,” Patnaik told reporters here. Odisha, which will face general and assembly elections in 2019, has[Read More…]
BJP is sinking fast, says Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is sinking fast in the country. “The BJP is sinking quite fast,” Patnaik told reporters here, citing the defeat of the BJP in the by-poll to two parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD)[Read More…]
Odisha signs four MoUs for better delivery of healthcare services
The Odisha government on Tuesday signed four MoUs for better delivery of healthcare services in the state. The Health and Family Welfare Department inked the MoUs with Glocal Healthcare Systems Private Ltd, Kolkata; the Centre for Stem Cell Research, Christian Medical College, Velore; the Narayan Hrudayalaya and L.V. Prasad Eye[Read More…]
Odisha: Govt announces scheme to boost fresh water aquaculture
The Odisha government on Monday introduced a new scheme ‘Fish Pond Yojana’ to facilitate the creation of additional 2,200 hectares of fresh water aquaculture farming with 50 per cent financial assistance to farmers. “The state plan scheme has been introduced with a budget provision of Rs 96 crore,” said Chief[Read More…]