Sampad Patnaik

November 24, 2018 00:29 IST
Air Odisha, the sole operator in Jharsuguda airport, has been facing complaints after failing to operate flights as per schedule and for cancelling flights without informing passengers, Airport Director S K Chauhan had told The Indian Express.
Sat, Nov 24, 2018
November 22, 2018 04:22 IST
Bhubaneswar Municipal Commissioner Dr Krishna Kumar said the state government’s aim to create a child-friendly public space also involves “sensitising children to art and culture, something that has been Bhubaneswar’s heritage — seen in our temples and crafts”.
Thu, Nov 22, 2018
November 21, 2018 04:34 IST
“The modalities of the relocation project will be deliberated upon,” Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Sandeep Tripathy said.
Wed, Nov 21, 2018
November 20, 2018 21:33 IST
Stating that “empowerment of women is very close to my heart”, the CM said, “No household, no society, no state, no country has ever moved forward without empowering its women."
Tue, Nov 20, 2018
November 19, 2018 04:47 IST
According to sources, 13 villages in the area have been tense over allotment of the land for a beer bottling company. On Saturday, police had to drag away the women, who, in a replay of Chipko movement of the 1970s, stood hugging trees identified for cutting.
Mon, Nov 19, 2018
November 19, 2018 00:49 IST
What is the ASI procedure for restoration, and why has this project turned controversial?
Mon, Nov 19, 2018
November 18, 2018 04:46 IST
Iyer-Mitra later posted videos on Twitter and allegedly made some controversial statements on the Sun Temple at Konark and on Odisha’s origins, which sparked protests.
Sun, Nov 18, 2018
November 18, 2018 01:03 IST
With 90 electrocution deaths since 2010, including 7 in one incident last month, Odisha has earned itself the tag of “elephant graveyard”. As the state rounds up low-level power and forest officials, The Indian Express on what is forcing the pachyderms out of the jungle and into harm’s way.
Sun, Nov 18, 2018
November 16, 2018 04:44 IST
On August 28, lawyer Debi Prasad Pattnaik was allegedly beaten up in public by policemen in Cuttack following an argument. The next day, lawyers across Odisha began a protest that brought courts statewide to a grinding halt.
Fri, Nov 16, 2018
November 16, 2018 02:03 IST
In June, the 195-kg tiger was shifted to revive Satkosia’s dwindling big cat population, which had reportedly come down to two — both of them ageing tigresses.
Fri, Nov 16, 2018
November 15, 2018 11:32 IST
In Odisha, this is the second case of a tiger dying within three weeks. Earlier, in October, forest officials discovered the carcass of a male tiger in Debrigarh Sanctuary.
Thu, Nov 15, 2018
November 15, 2018 04:57 IST
On Saturday, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote to Union Minister for Culture, Mahesh Sharma, highlighting alleged irregularities in the Archaeological Survey of India’s restoration of Konark Temple, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
Thu, Nov 15, 2018
November 15, 2018 02:23 IST
On the third day of the state’s flagship investment summit Make in Odisha (MIO), Patnaik addressed a gathering of bankers and women involved in Mission Shakti — a scheme to form SHGs and provide them with financial assistance.
Thu, Nov 15, 2018
November 14, 2018 02:38 IST
The state government is keen to produce indigenously designed, developed and manufactured defence equipment for the country, which often involves high import costs, restrictions on niche technology, strict procedural requirements, permissions from multiple agencies and rapid obsolescence.
Wed, Nov 14, 2018
November 13, 2018 18:56 IST
In the policy, the government places special incentives for units that will be set up in industrially backward districts, such as Kalahandi, Bolangir, Koraput and Malkangiri, among others. Units are also encouraged to employ people “domiciled in Odisha”.
Tue, Nov 13, 2018
November 13, 2018 00:15 IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Monday welcomed the guests to the second edition of the state government’s flagship investment summit, Make in Odisha.
Tue, Nov 13, 2018
November 12, 2018 12:11 IST
In the letter released to the press Sunday night, Patnaik wrote that as per a regional news report “40% of the artistic stone carvings of the existing Konark Sun Temple have been replaced by the ASI with plain stones”.
Mon, Nov 12, 2018
November 11, 2018 11:26 IST
While BJD spokesperson Sasmit Patra said the Opposition's statements reeked of "jealousy", the state government's industries secretary Sanjeev Chopra said the investment implementation in Odisha has been "fair".
Sun, Nov 11, 2018
November 09, 2018 04:26 IST
The Odisha High Court, which is not functioning since August, is also unable to hear matters that have important administrative and economic consequences for the state.
Fri, Nov 09, 2018
November 09, 2018 01:09 IST
The tigress, Sundari, was tranquilized and captured Tuesday after a fortnight of tracking.
Fri, Nov 09, 2018
November 06, 2018 03:27 IST
The group, Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS), is leading the agitation, demanding “price, prestige and pension” for the state’s farmers.
Tue, Nov 06, 2018
November 03, 2018 10:10 IST
Speaking in BJD’s Jan Sampark Padyatra (public outreach rally) in Bhubaneswar, Patnaik on Friday told the audience that only his party has been consistent on this demand for special category.
Sat, Nov 03, 2018
November 03, 2018 05:19 IST
In July last year, Nabin Swain (45) of Hugulapata village under Kukudakhandi block had hosted BJP leaders like Amit Shah, Dharmendra Pradhan, Arun Singh, Basant Panda and K V Singh Deo for lunch.
Sat, Nov 03, 2018
October 30, 2018 04:23 IST
The lawyers went on strike on August 28 to protest one of them being assaulted by 4 policemen.
Tue, Oct 30, 2018
October 28, 2018 03:45 IST
This is the second major change to the scheme, which the BJD hopes will rival the Centre's Ayushman Bharat.
Sun, Oct 28, 2018




