Chief Minister

I am not writing this because he was well connected but because I felt connected to him. I had a brief but memorable meeting with him more than a decade and a half ago in New York. We were at a dinner hosted by an American tech entrepreneur…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon be formulating an action plan to address the plight of the migrant labourers. Addressing the media after presiding over a meeting of the District Labour Welfare Officers here on Monday, Labour…

Bhubaneswar: The third 'Make in Odisha' Conclave will be organised in Bhubaneswar from November 30 to December 4 next year, said Industries minister Dibya Shankar Mishra on Saturday. Briefing newsmen here, he said Odisha has become one of…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, which had given a three-month breather to the people to update their vehicle documents, made it clear on Friday that there will be no revision in penalties for traffic violations. “The penalties will be…

Bhubaneswar: As parts of its zero tolerance policy towards corruption, the Odisha government on Monday dismissed six officials from the service and permanently stopped pension of five others against whom the State Vigilance had registered…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced financial assistance to all childcare institutions for welfare and comfort of children residing at these centres across the state. According to a statement issued by the CMO,…

Bhubaneswar: In line with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s directive to state officials to spend time with underprivileged children, Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan advisor Dr Bijaya Kumar Sahoo spent a day at Sri Harsha Memorial School…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha BJP Mahila Morcha on Saturday demanded the resignation of State Commission for Women (SCW) chairperson Minati Behera over alleged slipshod investigation into the death of Smitarani Biswal, the Panchayat Executive…

Bargarh/Bhubaneswar: Maintaining its winning streak, the ruling BJD on Thursday registered a thumping victory in Bijepur by-election. Announcing the results after the 21st round of counting, the returning officer said that the BJD…

Bargarh: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik began campaigning for his party candidate, Rita Sahu, for the Bijepur Assembly by-polls in Bargarh district on Thursday. The CM arrived at Laumunda in a helicopter and began his…