Navin Patnaik

vOdisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik has shared breathtaking pictures of Chilika Lake on Twitter, the brackish water lagoon in the state which is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site.

Bracing for the 2024 Assembly elections, Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik on Sunday recast his council of ministers, inducting five women ministers, besides giving larger representation to the youth as 21 MLAs took the oath of offices.

As super cyclone Amphan advanced towards Bengal and Odisha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah this morning spoke to Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee and Navin Patnaik, and assured them of all possible help. Cyclone Amphan, equivalent of a category 5 hurricane, is gathering strength and is expected to hit the coast of Bengal late on Wednesday. More than ...

Mamata Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik, Chief Ministers of two non-BJP states, met today for 15 minutes and later strenuously denied talking politics. But both states are on the BJP's radar and a federal front, by any name, may just have taken baby steps.

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Bhubaneswar tomorrow, his drive to the venue of his party's meeting will be a grand, public affair. The BJP is reluctant to describe the event as a road-show, but confirms that the PM will move in an open-top SUV, greeting workers and supporters who will line the streets.

Jay Panda, one of the most prominent leaders of Odisha's ruling party, says that his recent comments- including a lengthy column in a newspaper - which are critical of both the party and its boss, Chief Minister Navin Patnaik, are not out of line. He is also dismissive of allegations that he is working with the BJP to split his party.

61 infants have died at a children's hospital in Cuttack in Odisha in just two weeks, sparking protests and forcing the state government of Navin Patnaik to launch an investigation.

A high-powered panel of Congress led by party veteran A K Antony on Sunday took stock of factors leading to its crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

The state executive committee of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) which met in Bhubaneswar today for the first time in two years expelled Rajya Sabha MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra from the party for anti-party activities.

A day after a woman police was beaten by a rampaging mob of protesting Congress workers in Bhubaneswar, the Odisha Police Association has threatened to protest if the attackers are not arrested within 48 hours.

Thousands of Congress workers in Bhubaneshwar clashed with police after trying to storm the Assembly building there, to demand the resignation of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, alleging his involvement in the coal allocation scam. Several protesters as well as 60 policemen have been injured, including a woman officer.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has cancelled a seminar he was scheduled to deliver at the Sussex University on Monday amid claims by rights groups that he changed his programme fearing demonstrations against him.

Five chief ministers including Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee have objected fiercely to the new National Counter Terrorism Centre. They say the centre's blueprint violates the principles of federalism by encroaching upon state government turf. Those on the same side as Mr Patnaik and Ms Banerjee include Biha...

vOdisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik has shared breathtaking pictures of Chilika Lake on Twitter, the brackish water lagoon in the state which is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site.

Bracing for the 2024 Assembly elections, Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik on Sunday recast his council of ministers, inducting five women ministers, besides giving larger representation to the youth as 21 MLAs took the oath of offices.

As super cyclone Amphan advanced towards Bengal and Odisha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah this morning spoke to Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee and Navin Patnaik, and assured them of all possible help. Cyclone Amphan, equivalent of a category 5 hurricane, is gathering strength and is expected to hit the coast of Bengal late on Wednesday. More than ...

Mamata Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik, Chief Ministers of two non-BJP states, met today for 15 minutes and later strenuously denied talking politics. But both states are on the BJP's radar and a federal front, by any name, may just have taken baby steps.

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Bhubaneswar tomorrow, his drive to the venue of his party's meeting will be a grand, public affair. The BJP is reluctant to describe the event as a road-show, but confirms that the PM will move in an open-top SUV, greeting workers and supporters who will line the streets.

Jay Panda, one of the most prominent leaders of Odisha's ruling party, says that his recent comments- including a lengthy column in a newspaper - which are critical of both the party and its boss, Chief Minister Navin Patnaik, are not out of line. He is also dismissive of allegations that he is working with the BJP to split his party.

61 infants have died at a children's hospital in Cuttack in Odisha in just two weeks, sparking protests and forcing the state government of Navin Patnaik to launch an investigation.

A high-powered panel of Congress led by party veteran A K Antony on Sunday took stock of factors leading to its crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

The state executive committee of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) which met in Bhubaneswar today for the first time in two years expelled Rajya Sabha MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra from the party for anti-party activities.

A day after a woman police was beaten by a rampaging mob of protesting Congress workers in Bhubaneswar, the Odisha Police Association has threatened to protest if the attackers are not arrested within 48 hours.

Thousands of Congress workers in Bhubaneshwar clashed with police after trying to storm the Assembly building there, to demand the resignation of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, alleging his involvement in the coal allocation scam. Several protesters as well as 60 policemen have been injured, including a woman officer.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has cancelled a seminar he was scheduled to deliver at the Sussex University on Monday amid claims by rights groups that he changed his programme fearing demonstrations against him.

Five chief ministers including Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee have objected fiercely to the new National Counter Terrorism Centre. They say the centre's blueprint violates the principles of federalism by encroaching upon state government turf. Those on the same side as Mr Patnaik and Ms Banerjee include Biha...