BJD activists disrupt rail traffic in OrissaJuly 7th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Rail services were affected at various places in Orissa Tuesday following demonstrations at railway stations by the youth wing of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to protest the alleged neglect of the state by the central government in the railway budget. Although the demonstrations were peaceful, railway officials said the movement of trains was affected as protesters sat on the tracks in some places for nearly two hours.
Budget does not satisfy needs of common man: PatnaikJuly 6th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief minister Naveen Patnaik criticized the union budget presented Monday by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha saying that it does not satisfy the needs of the common man. "It is seen that the union budget is broadly continuance of the existing schemes.
Railway budget disappoints Naveen PatnaikJuly 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.
Naxals attack in Orissa ahead of Chidambaram's visitJune 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Maoists have blown up four mobile towers in Katriguma in Koraput district of Orissa hour before Home Minister P Chidambaram's visit. According to sources, the rebels set fire to the control rooms of the mobile phone towers and also damaged a signal panel at the railway station near the village.
Naveen Patnaik sworn in as Orissa Chief MinisterMay 21st, 2009 BHUBANESHWAR - Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naveen Patnaik was sworn in as Chief Minister of Orissa on Thursday for the third consecutive term. State Governor M C Bhandare administered the oath of office and secrecy to Patnaik at Raj Bhavan.
Patnaik to take oath as Orissa chief minister ThursdayMay 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.
Will not support UPA or NDA government, says victorious Naveen PatnaikMay 16th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - After his party's tremendous showing at the polls, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) head and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Saturday he would not support either a United Progressive Alliance or a National Democratic Alliance government at the centre. 'We will not support a Congress-led UPA or BJP-led NDA government at the centre.
Naveen Patnaik among early voters in OrissaApril 23rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was among the voters who exercised their franchise Thursday soon after polling began for the second and final phase of Lok Sabha and assembly elections, official said. 'Patnaik walked down from his house here, Naveen Nivas, to the polling booth about 100 metres away at about 7 a.m.,' police inspector P.K.
Patnaik files poll papers in OrissaMarch 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.
NCP's Orissa state chief resignsMarch 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.
Interim budget neglected northeast India: Tripura governmentFebruary 16th, 2009 AGARTALA - Terming the interim budget of the central government a 'poll lollipop', the Left Front government in Tripura Tuesday said it largely neglected the northeastern region. The budget is 'a political agenda ahead of the general elections and no programme to deal with the crucial economic issues of the northeastern region in view of the slowdown', Tripura Finance Minister Badal Chowdhury told reporters.
Patnaik visits rail accident site, meets victimsFebruary 13th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday visited the site in Jajpur district where a train accident killed at least nine people and injured over 150. Patnaik also visited the hospital at Jajpur, about 100 km from here, and the Sriram Chandra Bhanja medical college hospital at Cuttack and met the injured.
Highlights of interim railway budgetFebruary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Following are the highlights of the interim rail budget for next fiscal presented by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in Lok Sabha Friday:
* Railways will create record surplus of Rs.900 billion (Rs.90,000 crore) this fiscal
* In past five years, no burden imposed on train passengers
* Railways managed 8 percent growth in freight loading
* Drop in train accidents, railway safety enhanced
Interim rail budget has let down Chhattisgarh: Raman SinghFebruary 12th, 2009 RAIPUR - The interim railway budget presented Friday by Railways Minister Lalu Prasad has let down expectations of Chhattisgarh despite the fact that the state generates high revenue for the railways, Chief minister Raman Singh said here. 'The interim rail budget is disappointing, it has let down expectations of millions of people of Chhattisgarh,' said Singh in his reaction to the interim budget.
NRI seeks rail infrastructure in Orissa's backward regionJanuary 30th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - An Oriya NRI based in Lebanon has urged the government to develop railway infrastructure in Orissa's most backward districts to ensure the economic prosperity of the region. The Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput (KBK) region, known for its economic backwardness, has been neglected by the central government for years, Digambara Patra, an Oriya academic based in Beirut, told IANS in an email.
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