Naveen Patnaik
-
Naveen supports Ramdev's movement against corruption
National | Sep 23, 2012, 12:40 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Aug 13: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today backed yoga guru Ramdev's anti-corruption stir, saying he supports any movement against corruption and black money.“We support all anti-corruption movements. And our government have been working
-
Naveen Patnaik drops 5 ministers, 9 new ministers inducted
National | Sep 19, 2012, 01:21 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Aug 2: Five ministers were today dropped from the Naveen Patnaik ministry which saw nine new faces in the much-awaited ministerial expansion.Governor M C Bhandare administered the oath of office and secrecy to the
-
Naveen Patnaik questions financial packages to states given by Pranab
National | Jul 03, 2012, 08:08 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Jul 2: Hitting out at UPA's presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee for providing financial packages to West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday sought to know the motive behind
-
It's time that a tribal becomes President, Netam
National | Jul 02, 2012, 12:33 PM ISTBhopal, Jun 29: Unfaced by suspension from Congress party for supporting BJP-backed presidential nominee P A Sangma, former Union Minister and tribal leader Arvind Netam today said it was time that a tribal becomes the
-
Naveen to accompany Sangma in filing nomination for Prez poll
National | Jun 27, 2012, 04:31 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Jun 27: Describing P A Sangma as a prominent tribal and minority leader, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik today said he would accompany the Presidential aspirant during filing of his nomination
-
Naveen signs as proposer for Sangma, hopes victory of a tribal
National | Jun 26, 2012, 09:24 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Jun 26: Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik today signed on the nomination paper as a proposer for the candidature of former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma in the coming Presidential
-
Sangma is gathering strength says CM Naveen
National | Jun 22, 2012, 10:20 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Jun 22: Maintaining that former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma is gradually “gathering strength” in the race for Presidential polls, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said there should be a consensus in
-
BJD's support to Sangma remains unchanged, says Naveen Patnaik
National | Jun 22, 2012, 10:57 AM ISTBhubaneswar, June 18: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik today reiterated his party's support to former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma even as former president A P J Abdul
-
'Ramdev not fighting graft, but into politics in real sense'
India | Jun 15, 2012, 08:02 PM ISTBhubaneswar, June 15: Slamming ‘Baba Ramdev' for hailing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as a committed fighter against corruption, Congress today alleged that the ‘yoga guru' was actually into politics.“Ramdev recently praised Patnaik and his
-
Ramdev in Odisha to enlist Naveen's support
National | Jun 13, 2012, 02:12 PM ISTBhubaneswar, June 13: A day after enlisting support of SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav for his campaign against black money, yoga guru Ramdev arrived here today in an effort to get the backing of Odisha
-
Naveen Patnaik sacks another minister
National | Jun 04, 2012, 06:23 PM ISTBhubaneswar, June 4: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today dismissed Housing and Urban Development Minister Sarda Prasad Nayak, three days after sacking two ministers, for his alleged role in dissidence activities. “I have forwarded a
-
Naveen Patnaik is a traitor, says Pyari Mohan Mohapatra
National | Jun 02, 2012, 03:51 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Jun 1: Dubbing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as a ‘traitor', suspended BJD MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Friday said a conspiracy to oust him from the party was hatched three months ago at
-
Naveen Patnaik sacks two ministers, suspends Pyari Mohan, 2 MLAs
National | Jun 02, 2012, 12:16 PM ISTBhubaneswar, June 1: Cracking the whip in a bid to check dissidence in ruling BJD, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik suspended dissident leader and MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra and sacked two of his ministers from
-
Naveen encircled by conspirators, says rebel Pyari Mohan Mohapatra
National | May 31, 2012, 12:51 PM ISTBhubaneswar, May 31: BJD MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra last night alleged that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was encircled by a group of conspirators comprising ministers, parliamentarians and MLAs who were trying to topple his
-
POSCO hopes to start work on 8 MT plant in Orissa by October
May 30, 2012, 06:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 30 : South Korean steel major POSCO may kick off work on its initial 8 million tonne per annum (MTPA) project near Paradip in Orissa by October if the state government transfers
-
Sangma ready to contest as Independent for Prez
National | May 21, 2012, 10:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 21: Ruling out withdrawal from the Presidential fray, NCP leader P A Sangma today said if necessary he would contest as an Independent and "not let down" Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa
-
UPA govt suffers from policy paralysis, says Naveen Patnaik
National | May 21, 2012, 05:42 PM ISTNaveen Bhubaneswar, May 21: The UPA government, which has completed three years in office of its second term, is suffering from ‘policy paralysis', Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said today.“They seem to be in a
-
Jayalalithaa, Naveen want P A Sangma as President
National | May 17, 2012, 06:50 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 17: With BJD and AIADMK indicating their preference for P A Sangma as Presidential candidate, the NCP leader today thanked them saying they have been responsive to the aspirations of tribals and
-
BJP accuses Odisha government of failing to curb Maoist menace
National | May 17, 2012, 05:39 PM ISTOdisha, May 17: The BJP today accused the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha of failing to contain Maoist activity which has spread to 24 of the 30 districts in the state.“Instead of tackling the Maoist
-
Jayalalithaa meets 'brother' Naveeen Patnaik
National | May 11, 2012, 06:57 PM ISTChennai, May 11 : Triggering speculation of a possible realignment among non-UPA and non-NDA parties, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik met today, pointing to the “natural synergy” between