Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Following the call given by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for transformation in governance, the state machinery is in mission mode and in the last few days we have seen how governance has reached out to the grass roots level in Odisha. Though the state government has successfully brought development to the masses in the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will not celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The Chief Minister took the decision in view of devastations caused by cyclone Fani in the State this year. Naveen also urged the party workers to work for orphan and Divyang children instead of wishing him at Naveen Niwas. The BJD president further [...]

Bhubaneswar: The monsoon season has come to an end in Odisha today. The state recorded 7 percent excess rainfall this year, the Regional Meteorological Centre said. The southwest monsoon withdrew from entire Odisha today, it said. The southwest monsoon has further withdrawn from the remaining parts of Odisha and thus it has withdrawn from entire [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid his humble tribute to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary. Remembering Kalam, Naveen expressed that the missile man had a long association with Odisha and the Wheeler Island has been named after him as a fitting tribute to him. His vision and humility [...]

Kendrapara: Continuing his visits to hospitals of different districts across the State, Secretary to Chief Minister, Transformation and Initiatives (5T), VK Pandian along with Development Commissioner Suresh Chandra Mahapatra and NHM Director Shalini Pandit today visited District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) at Kendrapara to oversee the implementation of “Mo Sarkar” programme of the Government. The team [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Abhjit Banerjee on winning the coveted Nobel Prize for Economics. Along with Abhijit, the CM also congratulated the two other winners Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to alleviate global poverty. Congratulations to India-born #AbhijeetBanerjee on winning #NobelPrize2019 for Economics along with Esther Duflo and [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the month-long Kartika Habisyali Brata Yojana 2019 through video conferencing from Lok Seva Bhawan here today. Naveen interacted with the devotees, who will perform ‘Habisa’ (a sacred ritual performed by women) in Puri during the month. Habisyalis expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister. Special arrangements have [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated the third edition of Odisha Travel Bazaar 2019 organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Odisha Tourism here in city. “Endowed with some of India’s finest eco-tourism hotspots such as Chilika lagoon, Similipal, Bhitarkanika, Satksoia and Debrigarh, the state has witnessed a [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved a special package worth Rs 400 crore for several infrastructure development and patient welfare projects in the district hospitals of Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabarangpur. The CM approved the projects based on patients feedback and discussions with doctors by Mo Sarkar team comprising Development [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to review implementation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Mo Sarkar initiative, Subarnapur Collector Monisha Banerjee today made a surprise visit to a community health centre (CHC) in Ulunda block and expressed satisfaction over the performance of the centre. During her visit, the Collector checked the duty register and pharmacy laboratory at [...]