Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on the occasion of World Population Day, today called for sustainable, equitable and inclusive development for all. “When we make our people healthy and educated, a large population becomes the most significant asset for making the nation prosperous”, the CM wrote on his Twitter post. “On World Population Day, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Former bureaucrat Gopabandhu Dash has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the residential office of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Dash, who currently serves as the Political Secretary of the Chief Minister, will get all the facilities in the rank of special secretary. A notification in this regard has been [...]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today announced 40 star campaigners for the election to the Patkaura assembly seat in Kendrapara district. BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is expected to visit Patakura on July 17 to campaign for his party candidate Sabitri Agarwalla. The election to the Patkura Constituency will be held [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated Haj House for facilitating accommodation for Haj pilgrims of Odisha. The Chief Minister also expressed good wishes to the Haj pilgrims. The inaugural of Haj House was followed by felicitation ceremony of Haj Pilgrims 2019. The function was also graced by Odisha Minorities Welfare Minister Jagannath [...]

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concerns over exclusion of tourist sites of Odisha from the Centre’s list of 17 iconic tourism sites, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote to Union Tourism and Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel demanding to include at least two tourist places of important in the list. “Tourism sector contributes about 13% to the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has awarded Odisha Government with an incentive grant of Rs 16.34 core for effective implantation of Urban Governance Reform in 2018-19. This was announced by the Odisha Government’s Housing & Urban Development Department. Lauding it, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said he is glad that Odisha has emerged as the top state in [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will visit Patkura Assembly constituency in Kendrapara District on July 17 to garner support of his party nominee for the ensuing election, informed Minister Sushant Singh here today. Naveen will conduct a roadshow in Patkura to campaign for Sabitri Agarwalla, who has been fielded [...]

Bhubaneswar: Officers of Air Intelligence Unit of Customs at BPI Airport, Bhubaneswar foiled yet another attempt of smuggling of gold through Bhubaneswar airport. The Customs officials seized gold weighing 150.9 grams from a passenger who arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in an Air Asia flight from Bangkok last night. The market value of [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today released a Vision Report titled “Economic Possibilities for Odisha Towards a One Trillion Dollar Economy”, jointly prepared by JSW Group and PwC India at secretariat. Releasing the report, the Chief Minister said that Odisha, having huge natural resources, is on its way to achieve this objective through its investment [...]

New Delhi: Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand added another feather to her cap by winning the gold medal in women’s 100-metre sprint at the 30th Summer University Games in Napoli, Italy. She has become the first Indian to achieve the feat in 100m event at Universiade. She clocked 11.32s in the final. Dutee had qualified for [...]