Orissa Chief Minister

Abolishing contractual hiring for state government posts, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced that over 57,000 contract employees will be regularised.

Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Orissa High Court Chief Justice Dr Muralidhar were among those who were seen pulling the Nandighosh chariot of Lord Jagannath at the Rath Yatra.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday urged Orissa High Court judges, two Union ministers from the state and all ministers, MLAs and MPs of Odisha to adopt government schools under the Mo School initiative.

The Odisha Government on Wednesday rechristened North Orissa University after Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo, erstwhile Maharaja of Mayurbhanj. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the government will expedite development works for the university library.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today removed Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout from his ministry in the wake of his "derogatory" remarks against the Brahmin community.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said his government is committed to prevent discrimination against girl child and women.

"The High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved six projects involving investment of Rs 26,076.89 crore. A total of 4,303 people will get direct employment in the projects," Chief Secretary B K Patnaik said.

In the race to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Naveen Patnaik's BJD has said it will back former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma. The Orissa Chief Minister seems to have support from his Tamil Nadu counterpart. J Jayalalithaa is also believed to be backing Mr Sangma's bid for President.

'Mamata Scheme' - under which Rs 5000 will be paid to six lakh pregnant and lactating women in rural areas every year - was launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday.

Objecting to the Centre's new proposal that gives it jurisdiction over state-developed ports, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged nine coastal states and a Union Territory to jointly oppose the move.

Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today claimed that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram did not object to the steps taken by the state government for the release of two officials from Maoist captivity."After abduction of the collector and the junior engineer, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram spoke to me and he certainly did not object to any ste...

Hemanand Biswal, Congress MP from Sundargarh in Orissa, was attacked by his personal assistant Prabhat Sharma. The attack took place in the early hours on Thursday at his house in the capital.The MP is unhurt and the accused has fled.However, the MP and the police have come up with different versions of the incident.Biswal claims that his PA was in...

Facing heat from the Centre over mining projects in his state, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is expected to raise concerns over recommendations of a government panel on the matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday.Patnaik said he would apprise the Prime Minister on the adverse effects the recommendations would have on investments ...

Orissa saluted eight of its brave men who were among the 27 CRPF jawans killed in the Naxal attack in Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.A guard of honour was held at the CRPF Group Centre in Bhubaneswar on Thursday morning. Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was also present there. He said, "This is getting to be very serious ...we must do s...

Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's office today received a fresh threat e-mail from suspected Maoists who warned a repeat of Dantewada-type massacre in the state, police said.

Abolishing contractual hiring for state government posts, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced that over 57,000 contract employees will be regularised.

Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Orissa High Court Chief Justice Dr Muralidhar were among those who were seen pulling the Nandighosh chariot of Lord Jagannath at the Rath Yatra.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday urged Orissa High Court judges, two Union ministers from the state and all ministers, MLAs and MPs of Odisha to adopt government schools under the Mo School initiative.

The Odisha Government on Wednesday rechristened North Orissa University after Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo, erstwhile Maharaja of Mayurbhanj. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the government will expedite development works for the university library.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today removed Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout from his ministry in the wake of his "derogatory" remarks against the Brahmin community.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said his government is committed to prevent discrimination against girl child and women.

"The High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved six projects involving investment of Rs 26,076.89 crore. A total of 4,303 people will get direct employment in the projects," Chief Secretary B K Patnaik said.

In the race to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Naveen Patnaik's BJD has said it will back former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma. The Orissa Chief Minister seems to have support from his Tamil Nadu counterpart. J Jayalalithaa is also believed to be backing Mr Sangma's bid for President.

'Mamata Scheme' - under which Rs 5000 will be paid to six lakh pregnant and lactating women in rural areas every year - was launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday.

Objecting to the Centre's new proposal that gives it jurisdiction over state-developed ports, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged nine coastal states and a Union Territory to jointly oppose the move.

Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today claimed that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram did not object to the steps taken by the state government for the release of two officials from Maoist captivity."After abduction of the collector and the junior engineer, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram spoke to me and he certainly did not object to any ste...

Hemanand Biswal, Congress MP from Sundargarh in Orissa, was attacked by his personal assistant Prabhat Sharma. The attack took place in the early hours on Thursday at his house in the capital.The MP is unhurt and the accused has fled.However, the MP and the police have come up with different versions of the incident.Biswal claims that his PA was in...

Facing heat from the Centre over mining projects in his state, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is expected to raise concerns over recommendations of a government panel on the matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday.Patnaik said he would apprise the Prime Minister on the adverse effects the recommendations would have on investments ...

Orissa saluted eight of its brave men who were among the 27 CRPF jawans killed in the Naxal attack in Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.A guard of honour was held at the CRPF Group Centre in Bhubaneswar on Thursday morning. Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was also present there. He said, "This is getting to be very serious ...we must do s...

Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's office today received a fresh threat e-mail from suspected Maoists who warned a repeat of Dantewada-type massacre in the state, police said.