Naveen Patnaik launches 12 projects worth Rs 8,796 crore in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched 12 industrial projects, including eight Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and four large units in sectors ranging from health care, renewable energy, steel, IT, cement manufacturing to food processing. These industrial units with a combined investment of Rs 8,796.61 crore will generate employment opportunities for […]
Be large-hearted, give credit to central schemes instead of hijacking them: JP Nadda tells Naveen Patnaik
BHUBANESWAR: BJP President J P Nadda on Saturday said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik should be “large-hearted” to give credit to the Centre for its welfare schemes, which were being “hijacked” by the BJD government in the state. Nadda said he has received reports of the state government inserting its logo on central schemes like […]
JSW plans to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in Odisha in 10 years
NEW DELHI: JSW Chairman Sajjan Jindal on Monday said that the company plans to invest over Rs one lakh crore in Odisha in the next 10 years. He said that the integrated steel plant project of JSW with a capacity of 13.2 MTPA at Jatadhar in Jagatsinghpur district will come up soon. Jindal held a […]
Odisha launches 27 projects worth Rs 8,939 crore
NEW DELHI: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched 27 industrial projects, involving a total investment of around Rs 8,939 crore. The projects are expected to create employement opportunities for about 12,142 people. Patnaik inaugurated five projects and performed groundbreaking of 22 other units across different sectors through a video conference from Kharvel Bhawan […]
Odisha Chief Minister launches 22 projects worth Rs 4,461 crore
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched 22 new projects, involving a total investment of Rs 4,461.42 crore. The projects are expected to create employment opportunities for 9451 people. “I congratulate all the companies concerned on this achievement and assure everyone for complete facilitation support from the state government,” Patnaik said. He said […]
Odisha urges Modi government not to shift CWC office to Patna
NEW DELHI: The Odisha government has urged the Narendra Modi government to rescind its decision to shift the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) office to Patna, saying the move will jeopardise the state’s interests. State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain conveyed Odisha’s concerns in a letter to Union Consumer Affairs, Food and […]
Naveen Patnaik lauds two district collectors-Samarth Verma, Kulange Vijay Amruta
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday praised two district collectors for reaching out to the people and setting out an example for other officers. The chief minister praised the collector of Kendrapara, Samarth Verma and collector of Ganjam, Kulange Vijay Amruta through twitter posts after their activities were published in a section of […]
Naveen Patnaik raises Special category issue in NITI Aayog meet
NEW DELHI: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik raised the Special Category Status issue before the Niti Aayog on Saturday, four days after pushing for the ‘Special Focus State’ status for the state in view of its vulnerability to natural calamities. Attending the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog chaired by the […]
Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha Chief Minister for 5th consecutive term
BHUBANESWAR: Naveen Patnaik, who led his Biju Janata Dal to a landslide victory in the Assembly elections, took oath as the chief minister of Odisha for a record fifth consecutive term on Wednesday. Patnaik was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ganeshi Lal at the Idco Exhibition Ground here. Twenty newly elected […]
Odisha announces free smartphones for women SHGs
NEW DELHI: To make women digitally empowered in Odisha, the state government will provide free smartphones to all the women self-help groups (SHGs) under Mission Shakti programme, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said on Wednesday. Stating that women in Odisha have come a long way, the next ceiling to be broken is the digital one, Patnaik […]
Odisha bags over Rs 4.19 lakh crore of investment intents
NEW DELHI: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said the state has secured investment intents worth over Rs 4.19 lakh crore at the second edition of the investors’ meet. “The total investment intents received by the state as a lead upto the event and during the event are to the tune of Rs 4,19,574 […]
Naveen Patnaik inaugurates slew of projects worth Rs 150 crore
NEW DELHI: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of different projects worth around Rs 150 crore during his one-day visit to Ganjam district. The projects which he inaugurated include a new Industrial Training Institute (ITI), new Zilla Parishad Bhawan, district panchayat resources center, new building of regional transport office […]
15 new projects to create 8,883 jobs in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday conducted groundbreaking ceremony for 15 industrial units that would collectively invest Rs 1,807.92 crore in the state, besides creating employment for 8,883 people. The projects are being developed by companies like Ultratech Cement, Welspun Ltd, Chettinad Cement, Surya Foods, P&A Bottlers, CRPL Infra, Vijaynagar Bio-tech, Coastal Corporation, […]