Naveen Patnaik's BJD to oppose Waqf Bill in parliament
Sep 06, 2024, at 06:43 am
Cuttack: Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik announced on Thursday that his party would oppose the 2024 amendment to the Waqf Act, media reports said.
'No more support, only opposition': MP of Naveen Patnaik's BJD ahead of parliament session
Jun 25, 2024, at 01:35 am
New Delhi/ Cuttack: Ahead of the upcoming session that would begin on June 27, BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday asked his party's nine Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday to act as a "vibrant and strong" opposition in Rajya Sabha.
'I feel ashamed,' Kiren Rijiju slams Congress for politicising Pro Tem Speaker issue
Jun 22, 2024, at 02:51 am
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have indulged in a war of words again and this time over the appointment of BJP leader and seven-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as Pro Tem Speaker, a post active only for the first days of a new Parliament.
After heated campaigns, PM Modi shares pleasantries with Naveen Patnaik at Odisha oath ceremony
Jun 13, 2024, at 06:14 am
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: A rare acrimony between former allies Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) witnessed during the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections seemed to diminish on Wednesday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik exchanged pleasantries during CM Mohan Charan Majhi's swearing-in ceremony.
BJP picks four-time MLA and tribal leader Mohan Charan Manjhi to be Odisha's chief minister
Jun 12, 2024, at 02:16 am
Bhubaneshwar/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has picked a relatively unknown face, a four-time MLA and the party's tribal leader Mohan Charan Manjhi, as the new Chief Minister of Odisha.
Naveen Patnaik aide VK Pandian quits active politics after BJD loss, says 'I am sorry..'
Jun 09, 2024, at 10:24 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: VK Pandian, the close aide of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and a bureaucrat turned politician, on Sunday said he is quitting active politics after the Biju Janata Dal’s loss in the Assembly elections paving the way for a BJP government in the state.
'Not my successor': Outgoing Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik clarifies VK Pandian's role in BJD
Jun 09, 2024, at 02:48 am
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi/IBNS: Outgoing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in his first reaction after losing the Odisha assembly polls, on Saturday defended his close aide VK Pandian, saying that the bureaucrat-turned-politician was not his successor in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Naveen Patnaik tenders resignation after BJP registers victory in Odisha Assembly polls
Jun 05, 2024, at 08:05 pm
East Indian state Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who ruled the region for 24 years, on Wednesday (June 5, 2024) submitted his resignation to Odisha governor Raghubar Das in Bhubaneswar.
BJP set to uproot 24-year-old Naveen Patnaik rule in Odisha
Jun 04, 2024, at 10:59 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form a government for the first time in Odisha putting an end to the Naveen Patnaik regime running for the last 24 years.
Sambit Patra triggers row calling Lord Jagannath 'Modi bhakt', later clarifies as 'slip of tongue'
May 21, 2024, at 06:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sambit Patra landed in a controversy Monday over a comment that hugely offended Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
BJD govt in Odisha to expire on June 4, says Modi; Naveen Patnaik jibes
May 06, 2024, at 09:34 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a rare scathing attack on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who runs the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), claiming the existing government will "expire" the next month as the state goes to vote.
Veteran BJP leader Bijaya Mohapatra's son Arabinda Mohapatra joins Naveen Patnaik's BJD in Odisha
Mar 07, 2024, at 11:22 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: In a significant political development in Odisha, veteran BJP leader and former Minister Bijaya Mohapatra’s son Arabinda Mohapatra on Thursday joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reviews programmes in Maa Mangala Basti in Bhubaneswar
Feb 28, 2024, at 09:29 pm
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday reviewed various programmes undertaken in Maa Mangala Basti Odisha's capital city Bhubaneshwar in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Naveen Patnaik tops list of most popular CM in India, Yogi Aditynath ranks second
Feb 18, 2024, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has topped the list of most popular chief ministers in India with a remarkable rating of 52.7 percent, according to a recent survey aimed at gauging the acceptability of the leaders.
Odisha: Naveen Patnaik asks partymen to counter Opposition's 'misinformation campaign'
Dec 15, 2023, at 09:41 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Biju Janata Dal Supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday asked party workers to counter the opposition's misinformation campaign against BJD.
A day after quitting, Naveen Patnaik's ex-secy gets new role in Odisha government
Oct 24, 2023, at 06:29 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A day after V K Pandian, Secretary to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, took Voluntary Retirement from Service (VRS), he was appointed the Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiative) and Nabin Odisha with the rank of a Cabinet Minister on Tuesday.
In huge setback for AAP, Naveen Patnaik's BJP pledges support to Centre on Delhi services bill
Aug 02, 2023, at 03:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal's has pledged support to the Centre over the Delhi services bill.
Former UK PM Tony Blair meets CM Naveen Patnaik, discusses economic development of Odisha
Jul 27, 2023, at 10:15 pm
Former UK PM Tony Blair on Wednesday met Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and discussed the issue of economic development and growth of the East Indian state.
JP Nadda slams Naveen Patnaik for allowing bureaucrat to rule Odisha
Jun 23, 2023, at 09:20 pm
Bhawanipatna/UNI: BJP national president JP Nadda on Friday came down heavily on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for handing over the state to rule by a bureaucrat.
Naveen Patnaik announces free bus services to Kolkata
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:31 pm
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced free bus services to Kolkata in view of the disruption of normal train service caused by the Bahanaga train tragedy.
Naveen Patnaik's party to attend new Parliament's inauguration amid Oppositions' boycott plan
May 25, 2023, at 02:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will attend the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday- the first of non-NDA parties to do so.
Naveen Patnaik meets PM Modi, rules out alliance with opposition parties for 2024 elections
May 12, 2023, at 04:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday ruled out the possibility of forming an alliance with the opposition in the 2024 national election, announcing that his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party will contest alone.
Mamata Banerjee meets Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar, calls for 'upholding spirit of democracy'
Mar 24, 2023, at 05:50 am
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday held a "courtesy meeting" with her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik here amid the former's renewed push for a third front in national politics staying aloof from the Congress party.
Mamata Banerjee to meet Naveen Patnaik in Odisha today amid third front talks
Mar 23, 2023, at 04:42 pm
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Thursday hold a "courtesy meeting" with her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik here amid the former's renewed push for a third front in national politics.
Feb 02, 2023, at 02:41 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the reduction of funds for MGNREGS, food security, and procurement in the budget will hit the poor people.
All chief ministers will be invited to Men's Hockey World Cup: Naveen Patnaik
Dec 23, 2022, at 05:43 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: All the Chief Ministers of the country will be invited to watch the 2023 Men’s World Cup Hockey, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Thursday.
Puri: IDCO team visits proposed area for Sri Jagannath International Airport
Jul 28, 2022, at 01:52 am
Puri/UNI: A three-member team from the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) on Wednesday visited the proposed Sri Jagannath greenfield international airport in the Giral village area located alongside the Puri-Brahmagiri road.
Odisha: All ministers in Naveen Patnaik government resigned, new ministry to take oath on Sunday
Jun 04, 2022, at 10:35 pm
Bhubaneswar: In a surprise move all the council of ministers in the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha resigned on Saturday to facilitate a new ministry to take oath on Sunday.
Feb 02, 2022, at 01:36 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Tuesday will help the country to a large extent in this pandemic situation, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said.
Oct 20, 2021, at 01:10 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The activists of the Bhubaneswar District Youth Congress in Odisha on Tuesday blocked the Janpath near Master canteen in protest against hike in prices of petrol, diesel, cooking gas and other essential commodities.