Odisha

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik highlighted the significance of Gandhian philosophy of Ahimsa or nonviolence and said that it is the solution to all problems in the society. Speaking at the ‘Gandhi and National Integration’ programme, the Chief Minister said that Bapuji was [...]

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation-Mahatma Gandhi, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the ‘Mu Safaiwala’ campaign today here in city. While launching the campaign, Patnaik participated in the ‘shramadan’. Since sanitation is the primary focus of any urban body and it needs to be participatory to ensure [...]

Subarnapur: The district administration of Subarnapur led by collector Monisha Banerjee has celebrated the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with much fanfare. On the auspicious occasion, the district administration has inaugurated a new statue of Mahatma Gandhi. The occasion was followed by prayer meeting and mass cleaning activities in the city. All district offices [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today kick started the Party’s reach out program JanaSamparka Padajatra from Bhubaneswar. Inaugurating the month long Padayatra, the Chief Minister has said that the Padajatra is an occasion for us to reach out to the people. He asked the Party members to focus on the [...]

Bhubaneswar: People from all walks of life across Odisha paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation on his 150th birth anniversary on Wednesday. Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal along with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary at State Assembly here. Similarly, Speaker of the Assembly, [...]

Kendrapara: Celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Odisha’s Kendrapara district today held a padayatra on the route where the Father of Nation had travelled during his stay in the district.

Puri: Not so many days ago the Puri Badadanda was so crowded and clumsy that people visiting the famous Lord Jagannath temple had to face many difficulties. Without a spacious area for movement, pilgrims were feeling jam packed in the surroundings of the temple. Even if they wanted to have a Darshan of the temple [...]

Berhampur: The Berhampur Municipal Corporation has become the first urban body in the state to achieve ISO standards for all of its Urban Primary Health Centers. All the seven UPHCs got the ISO 9001-2015 certification for Quality Management Systems. With this the Municipal administration has achieved an important milestone in delivery of urban health services. [...]

Bhubaneswar: As the world is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed people to take pledge to protect and preserve environment and boycott single use plastic. The Chief Minister paid his humble tribute to the Father of the Nation on the occasion. Taking to Twitter, Naveen said that [...]

It is often claimed in any democracy that the Government is by the people, of the people and for the people. Such a claim has become a cliche. It is often used as a proposition to provide legitimacy to the Government which derives all power and authority from people. A Government for the people means [...]