Page 4 - Latest Updates on Naveen Patnaik

Odisha govt hikes sports budget to Rs 911 crore to amp up infrastructure

Under this Rs 911 crore sports budget, an amount of Rs 719 crore is provided for the development of sports and youth services and other sports infrastructure in the state

Direct Bhubaneswar-Dubai flights very soon, says Odisha CM Patnaik

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said that direct flights will be operated between Bhubaneswar to Dubai very soon. Patnaik made this announcement while addressing the Odia diaspora in Dubai on Wednesday. Nearly one lakh people of Odisha live in the United Arab Emirates. Direct air connectivity between Dubai and Bhubaneswar has been their long-pending demand. The chief minister's private secretary VK Pandian, who is accompanying Patnaik in the foreign tour, said that the Odisha government has already proceeded with a viability gap funding (VGF) plan for direct flight services between Dubai and Bhubaneswar. VGF is a grant provided to support infrastructure projects that are economically justified but fall short of financial viability. While attending the programme, Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra said that the Odisha government will give subsidies to airlines willing to operate direct flights from Dubai to Bhubaneswar under the VGF scheme. In that arrangement, the government .

CM Patnaik shares Odisha's achievements on food security at WFP HQ in Rome

Odisha Chief Minister Patnaik took the stage at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) headquarters in Rome to share the transformational progress of the state on strengthening livelihoods

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik meets Odia diaspora in Rome during his visit

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met with several people from the Odia diaspora in Rome, Italy on Thursday, the Office of the Chief Minister said

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik meets Pope Francis in Vatican, seeks blessings

On behalf of the people of Odisha, the chief minister presented a 'Patachitra' painting to the Pope, the head of the Catholic Church, and sought his blessings, an official statement said

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in Rome, meets Indian ambassador to Italy

In Rome, Patnaik will attend a function of the World Food Programme (WFP) and share transformative initiatives of Odisha in the field of food security and disaster management.

No more poor and backward, Odisha 'a model of governance': CM Patnaik

Highlighting the achievements of Odisha in the last two decades, CM Naveen Patnaik said that the state is no more called a "poor and backward"

Naveen Patnaik buys first ticket of India-South Africa T20 match at Cuttack

Sanjay Behera, the secretary of OCA, briefed the CM about the arrangements made for the smooth sale of tickets, a CMO official added.

Odisha CM Patnaik drops scandal-tainted ministers ahead of elections

In the first ministry reshuffle of his 5th term in office, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has kept away scandal-tainted leaders from government ahead of the 2024 elections to Lok Sabha and state Assembly

LIVE: Qatar, Kuwait summon India envoy over BJP leaders' remarks

Nupur Sharma had made some controversial remarks about Prophet Muhammad

Odisha CM says offices of corporation advisors will cease to function

Patnaik is likely to rehabilitate some of the senior leaders who would not get a berth in the new ministry in various departments and state-owned corporations, party sources said.

Odisha CM Patnaik inaugurates 7 power projects worth Rs 450 crore

Patnaik said that the new system would benefit farmers, students and women in Kalahandi, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kendujhar, Sambalpur and Khordha districts

Govt project work may have caused damage to Puri temple, says ASI

Asking the state government to file its reply on the ASI's affidavit, a division bench headed by Chief Justice S Muralidhar posted the matter to be heard again on May 22

Governor's return fuels Ministry reshuffle speculation in Odisha

While Lal is back in the Raj Bhavan, sources in the ruling BJD said some MLAs are told not to leave the capital city though they were not given any assurance by the party president

Naveen Patnaik unveils official logo of Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday unveiled the official logo of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium

Buzz over presidential polls as Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik visits Parliament

The electoral college, comprising 776 MPs of both the Houses and 4,120 MLAs of all the states and Union Territories, has 1,098,903 votes

Odisha CM announces release of 7th Pay Commission arrears for employees

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announced the disbursement of outstanding 20 per cent arrears, partaking to salary revision under the 7th Pay Commission, for the state government employees

Odisha votes for urban local bodies, Naveen Patnaik among early voters

Polling began at 8 am on Thursday in 109 urban local bodies of Odisha, including three municipal corporations of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur, amid tight security

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik rejects rumor, claims he is in perfect health

Rejecting rumors running rampant about his health, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday claimed that he is in perfect health and in the service of the people of the state.

Naveen Patnaik urges people not to panic over Covid-19 resurgence

Patnaik said, the situation was completely under control as cases requiring hospital admissions this time was very low