Tag: Naveen Patnaik
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Sensing BJP wave, Opposition has lost sleep: PM Modi in Odisha
At Balasore, the PM went further on his national security-related “bold decisions” and said missiles that are made here in Balasore were able to prove India’s capability in the space by striking down satellites in three minutes.
April 23, 2019 -
BJP Khurda mandal chief shot dead, Naveen urges EC to take action
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleged that the SP of Khurda and the administration have acted irresponsibly and are callous towards the incident.
April 15, 2019 -
Pradhan promises dal, salt with rice under PDS; targets Naveen
Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Choudwar will have a metro railway, he said, before stating that Choudwar will be built as an industrial town with the revival of Odisha Textile Mill, Titlagarh Paper Mill etc. and Rs 1000 crore will be invested.
April 14, 2019 -
Where is the double engine of the BJP: Naveen
Seeking votes in the name of Modi alone will not help as Modi cannot be the PM as well as the CM.
April 13, 2019 -
‘Jay’ Panda faces toughest test of his 2 decade old political career
Now, with a new party, its lotus symbol, and newfangled cadres, it remains to be seen whether Panda will manage to achieve the hat-trick of victories from the politically sensitive Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat.
March 24, 2019 -
Vadakkan’s past will haunt him
Vadakkan flagged national security issues as one of the chief reasons for joining the BJP.
March 20, 2019 -
Patnaik looks West
Recent developments cannot but be unnerving for the BJD, not least the impressive performance of the BJP in western Odisha in the 2017 panchayat elections.
March 19, 2019 -
Odisha shows the way
The matter has been hanging in the air for as long as it has, and the political class must now give it to Odisha that it has shown the way to parties that remain ever so divided ~ and often hypocritical ~ on this count.
March 13, 2019 -
2019 LS polls: BJD pledges 33% women’s quota
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announces BJD’s decision to field 33% women candidates in the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, calls upon all national parties to follow suit
March 11, 2019 -
Baijayant Panda likely to join BJP in New Delhi today
The former Kendrapara MP reportedly managed to finally get the nod with the help of a few industrialist "friends"
March 4, 2019 -
Naveen Patnaik scrambles to distance himself from Bengal developments, CBI
Says nobody from TMC has been in touch with him for almost one year, and whatever the BJD said with regards to the CBI-police face-off was entirely in the context of Odisha
February 5, 2019 -
BJD opens up on ‘CBI police’ altercation in West Bengal
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, however, refused to react which has surprised many observers since he had only recently projected himself to be a champion of federalism and chided Congress circles here.
February 4, 2019 -
If voted to power, BJP will make Odisha number one state of country: Amit Shah
He claimed that Odisha had received a total of over Rs 5 lakh crore under the Modi dispensation.
January 29, 2019 -
Gita Mehta, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s sister, declines Padma award
Mehta was selected for the prestigious honour for her outstanding contribution to the field of art and literature.
January 26, 2019 -
Odisha CM follows the autocratic model of PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi
At a public meeting in Khurda, he equated Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as people who help a few industrialist friends and allow bureaucratic dictatorship.
January 25, 2019 -
Nine killed, 32 injured as mini-truck falls into gorge off Poiguda ghat
The accident occurred when the driver of the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve on the ghat.
January 22, 2019 -
Especially Odisha
From LK Advani, then the Deputy Prime Minister, to Narendra Modi, the demand for a special category status for Odisha has been turned down consistently.
January 21, 2019