Tag: Naveen Patnaik

BJD’s Naveen Patnaik Slams BJP Govt After Fourth Girl in a Month Dies by Self-Immolation in Odisha

He highlighted a disturbing trend, noting that four young girls have died in similar circumstances within a month.

August 12, 2025

“Odisha Becoming Unsafe for Women”: Naveen Patnaik Slams BJP Govt After Girl Set Ablaze in Puri

Reacting to the incident in which a 16-year-old girl was allegedly set on fire in broad daylight under Balanga police station limits, Patnaik expressed deep anguish and questioned the safety of women under the current regime.

July 19, 2025

“This Was Planned Injustice”: Naveen Patnaik Slams Odisha Govt Over Balasore Student’s Death

The student, from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, died after setting herself on fire, allegedly in protest over prolonged sexual harassment by her professor and repeated institutional neglect of her complaints.

July 15, 2025

Naveen Patnaik Hails DRDO for Successful Test of Indigenous ‘Astra’ Missile with RF Seeker

The test was conducted in coordination with the Indian Air Force (IAF) off the coast of Odisha.

July 12, 2025

Puri Stampede: Naveen Patnaik Condoles Victims, Slams Odisha Govt for ‘Glaring Incompetence’

Taking a sharp dig at the Odisha Government, Patnaik called the incident a result of “abysmal failure” in crowd management.

June 29, 2025

Naveen Patnaik Voices Concern Over Delay in Nandighosha Chariot Pulling During Puri Rath Yatra

Taking to social media platform 'X', Patnaik refrained from directly blaming the administration but said the unfolding of events during one of Odisha’s most sacred religious celebrations left devotees deeply disappointed.

June 28, 2025

Union Minister Giriraj Singh demands Bharat Ratna for Nitish Kumar, Naveen Patnaik

He further said that the NDA government will be formed under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.

December 25, 2024

“80 pc of our schemes being repeated”: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik on BJP’s first Odisha budget

The budget for the current fiscal year exceeded the budgetary forecast of Rs 2.30 lakh crore for the fiscal year 2023-24 by almost 15 per cent.

July 30, 2024

“Pandian not my successor… people of Odisha will decide on this”: Naveen Patnaik

The Biju Janata Dal suffered a defeat in the Odisha assembly polls at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party, putting an end to the 24-year-old reign of Naveen Patnaik.

June 8, 2024

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik resigns after electoral defeat, BJP to form new govt

The Biju Janata Dala which has ruled Odisha since 1997 lost to the BJP breaking the 24-year-old reign of Naveen Patnaik as the Chief Minister.

June 5, 2024