Naveen Patnaik

Saddened by demise of ex-Odisha minister Kamala Das: President Droupadi Murmu

Kamala Das was first elected as an MLA in 1990 from the Bhograi seat under Balasore district in Odisha on a Janata Dal ticket. She was re-elected in 1995, and then again in 2000 as a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate.

12 April 2024, 11:02 IST

Saddened by demise of ex-Odisha minister Kamala Das: President Droupadi Murmu

12 April 2024, 11:02 IST

UN lauds Odisha’s disaster management, food security, millet mission

UN resident coordinator in India Shombi Sharp acknowledged Odisha's pro-poor policies, including the Aahar centres providing affordable cooked meals.

10 April 2024, 11:59 IST

UN lauds Odisha’s disaster management, food security, millet mission

10 April 2024, 11:59 IST

Ex-Odisha minister Ganeswar Behera joins BJD 5 days after quitting Congress

'Inspired by the developmental work and welfare measures taken by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, I have joined the BJD,' Behera said.

07 April 2024, 14:43 IST

Ex-Odisha minister Ganeswar Behera joins BJD 5 days after quitting Congress

07 April 2024, 14:43 IST

BJD releases list of nominees for 27 assembly seats, 5 Lok Sabha constituencies

With this, the BJD has fielded 20 candidates for the 21 Lok Sabha seats, barring Balasore. The party has so far announced nominees for 99 assembly seats out of 147.

04 April 2024, 01:37 IST

BJD releases list of nominees for 27 assembly seats, 5 Lok Sabha constituencies

04 April 2024, 01:37 IST

Naveen Patnaik reads out Odia using Roman script: Turncoat BJP leader Sidhant Mohapatra

'The CM uses Roman script to speak in our mother tongue. He has been making tall claims about his government promoting Odia in a big way without himself learning it properly.'

03 April 2024, 21:13 IST

Naveen Patnaik reads out Odia using Roman script: Turncoat BJP leader Sidhant Mohapatra

03 April 2024, 21:13 IST

TMC MP Derek O'Brien seeks Odisha CM's appointment over 'harassment' of people from Bengal

O'Brien wrote that the delegation will also comprise five representatives from among those who were allegedly harassed at Bhadrak, where they stay and earn a livelihood.

25 March 2024, 14:56 IST

TMC MP Derek O'Brien seeks Odisha CM's appointment over 'harassment' of people from Bengal

25 March 2024, 14:56 IST

TMC urges CM Naveen Patnaik to ensure security of Bengal people in Odisha

The TMC leader mentioned that close to a hundred people from Bengal’s Murshidabad district stay and earn a livelihood in Odisha's Bhadrak.

22 March 2024, 09:53 IST

TMC urges CM Naveen Patnaik to ensure security of Bengal people in Odisha

22 March 2024, 09:53 IST

Veteran Odisha politician Damodor Rout dies at 81

Rout, 81, is survived by his son Sambit Routray, the BJD MLA of Paradip, and daughter Pritinanda, a corporator of Bhubaneswar. Rout's wife Snehalata Mohapatra, a retired school teacher, had died earlier.

22 March 2024, 05:34 IST

Veteran Odisha politician Damodor Rout dies at 81

22 March 2024, 05:34 IST

Naveen Patnaik meets BJD leaders to select candidates for 4 LS seats, 28 assembly segments

Patnaik also held a meeting with BJD leaders on Wednesday to select candidates for the Koraput and Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituencies and their corresponding assembly segments.

21 March 2024, 16:31 IST

Naveen Patnaik meets BJD leaders to select candidates for 4 LS seats, 28 assembly segments

21 March 2024, 16:31 IST

Naveen Patnaik trying to emotionally blackmail people of Odisha: Congress

the Congress leader said, 'The state government has no fear because the BJP-led government is there at Centre, which is protecting it.'

20 March 2024, 09:42 IST

Naveen Patnaik trying to emotionally blackmail people of Odisha: Congress

20 March 2024, 09:42 IST