Category: Odisha

Bhubaneswar, January 27, 2018: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Saturday said the Government of India must bestow the country’s highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna to freedom fighter and former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik. Recalling the great contribution of the legendary leader both during pre-independence and post-independence period, the former PM said that, […]

Bhubaneswar, January 24, 2018: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday suspended Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara, Baijayant “Jay” Panda from the primary membership of the party for anti-party activities. The move came nine months after he was removed from the post of spokesperson of the BJD parliamentary party. “Party president Naveen Patnaik […]

Bhubaneswar, January 22, 2018: In a small village of Manipur, one last veteran of Netaji’s Indian National Army still lovingly cherishes the first flag that was unfurled in Indian Territory. It was not the tricolor, but the INA Flag that was flown in liberated India at Moirang on the April 14, 1944 by Colonel Shaukat […]

Pune, January 21, 2018: You cannot lead people unless you love them. When you keep people first, it is good politics and when you keep people first there is no anti-incumbency, said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday here. The four-time Chief Minister said this while addressing an impressive gathering at the Eighth Bharatiya […]

Bhubaneswar, January 19, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will be conferred the “Ideal Chief Minister Award” by former President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil at the Bharat Chhatra Sansad (Indian Student Parliament) hosted by MIT World Peace University at Pune on Sunday. The four-time Odisha Chief Minister is being honoured for transforming Odisha through clean […]

Bhubaneswar, January 18, 2018: The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has decided to have a comprehensive annual training calendar for imparting training on disaster preparedness to all the stakeholders. The training calendar was approved by the 31st meeting of its governing body held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi. […]

File photo Bhubaneswar, January 18, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal seeking Rs 6,500 crore railway package for Odisha in the Union 2018-19 budget with focus on upgrading infrastructure, improving actual expenditure, enhancing passenger amenities, sanction of important new lines and two dedicated freight corridors. Details of […]