Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

Sofia Firdous makes history as Odisha's first woman Muslim MLA

Sofia Firdous entered the race in lieu of her father, prominent Congressman Mohammed Moquim, who was disqualified because of a conviction for corruption.

'Lord Jagannath devotee of PM Modi', says Sambit Patra; Opposition lashes out at BJP

The BJP leader, however, later clarified that it was a slip of the tongue and asked the Opposition not to make an issue out of a nonexistent matter.

Will quit politics if Naveen Patnaik fails to become Odisha CM again: Pandian

Pandian, a close aide of Patnaik, challenged union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to announce that the BJP leader would also take political 'sanyas' if the saffron party failed to come to power in the state.

How a rebellion changed Naveen Patnaik forever

Naveen Patnaik has steered clear of ministers or politicians. He has moved on to bureaucrats

Patnaik inaugurates Rs 800-crore heritage corridor project around Puri's Jagannath temple

The Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa was officially unveiled by Patnaik in presence of Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Divyasingha Deb and representatives of about 90 temples, including the Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal, Mahakal Temple in Ujjain, Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Kashi, Jagannath temples in Dubai, Australia and UK, and thousands of devotees.

DMRC roped in as consultant for first phase of Rs 6,255-crore Bhubaneswar Metro

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation and the DMRC for the project, which will be completed in four years, they said.

Odisha CM launches scheme for Rs 50 lakh to each panchayat launched in 3 more districts

As part of the scheme, Baliguda, G Udayagiri and Phulbani assembly constituencies in Kandhamal district will get Rs 85.50 crore. In Angul district, Talcher, Pallahara, Chendipada, Athmallik and Angul assembly constituencies will get Rs 112.50 crore, and Rs 74.50 crore has been granted for Mohana and Paralakhemundi constituencies in Gajapati district, officials said.

India capable of winning Olympic gold in hockey, time for sport to be more appreciated, says Naveen Patnaik

"Hockey is in our DNA. It's time for hockey to be more appreciated. I know plenty of other sports are vying for our country's attention but hockey deserves some shine," Patnaik, whose state is the official sponsor of both men's and women's Indian hockey teams, told

Patnaik recommended coal mine allotment to JSPL in NDA rule

Patnaik, who had in August 2005 recommended to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh allocation of Talabira II mine to Hindalco, had on June 22, 2002 written to the then Coal and Mines Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for allotment of the Utkal B-1 mine to JSPL by cancelling an earlier allotment of the coal block to Talcher Mining.

Did Odisha CM ask for favour in coal allocations?

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is in the line of fire in the coalgate scam. The letter written by him in 2002 to the then Minister of State in-charge of coal Ravi Shankar Prasad could cause embarrassment to the principal opposition party and weaken its campaign against the Prime Minister.