Budget does not satisfy needs of common man: Patnaik

September 25th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged the central government to release the full amount of Rs.1,350 crore the state deposited with the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). Patnaik met Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh in New Delhi Thursday and demanded the release of funds with interest, a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office here said Friday.

August 15th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Describing the Maoist insurgency as the biggest challenge facing the state and the country, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in his Independence Day speech Saturday, urged the rebels to shun violence and return to the mainstream. We are taking strong steps to combat Naxalism.

July 3rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik termed the union railway budget presented by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Lok Sabha Friday as "disappointing". I am disappointed to find that funds for some railway projects have been reduced considerably from last year for Orissa.

May 29th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa's Sudarsan Patnaik Friday won an award in South Korea for his sand sculpture on the threat of nuclear war. "I created a 15-feet high sand sculpture 'Stop Nuclear War' in 4th Haeundae Sand Festival at Busan," Patnaik told IANS over phone from South Korea.

May 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik is set to take oath Thursday as Orissa chief minister for the third term in a row. Governor M.C.

April 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday came down strongly on erstwhile ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said in the same breath that it was not possible for his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to form an alliance with the Congress either. 'The BJD would find it impossible to ally with BJP and certainly not with the Congress,' Patnaik told the NDTV 24X7 news channel shortly after voting started in 11 Lok Sabha and 77 assembly constituencies in Orissa.

April 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik has found a unique way of asking people to elect the right leader for the country - he has created sculptures of Parliament House and some top leaders on the Puri beach in Orissa. The sand sculptures include a five feet high image of Parliament House and images of important leaders of political parties, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) L.K.

April 11th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Engineering student Rupali Mohapatra was pleasantly surprised when she heard Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's voice on her phone. Campaigning in Orissa has gone high-tech, and Patnaik has taken the lead with pre-recorded calls to woo the electorate.

March 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday filed his nomination papers from the Hinjili assembly constituency in Orissa. Patnaik, elected from the constituency in 2000 and 2004, filed his papers at Chhatrapur town, some 160 km from here, in the presence of several BJD leaders.

March 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa state unit chief ofthe Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Bijoy Mohapatra Thursday announced his resignation, protesting his party's decision to support Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. 'Patnaik is a serial killer and he should be taught a lesson.

March 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Under pressure to prove his government's majority in the State Assembly after breaking-off with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Naveen Patnaik and his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will face a trust vote today. A special one-day session of the State Assembly has been summoned, where Patnaik would require at least 74 votes to prove his majority in the 147-member House.

March 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal Government on Wednesday won the trust vote through a voice-vote in the State Assembly here. The Opposition, however, alleged that the Speaker of the Assembly had behaved unfairly during the motion by not allowing members to speak.

February 24th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik Monday created images of the Oscar trophies on a beach in Orissa to congratulate the team of 'Slumdog Millionaire' that won eight Oscars, including for best picture. Patnaik sculpted eight Oscar trophies on sand with a 25-ft long movie reel on the beach in the coastal city of Puri, 56 km from here along with his students.

February 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa has been neglected in interim railway budget presented by Railways Minister Lalu Prasad in Parliament Friday, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here. 'I am disappointed as Orissa has been neglected,' Patnaik told reporters here, adding that only one new express train was proposed to be introduced in the state in 2009-2010.

January 19th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik Tuesday has created on Orissa's Puri beach a huge sculpture of the White House with Barack Obama in front of it. The four-foot high colourful sculpture, created by the artist and his students, bears the message 'Change Has Happened'.