Patnaik said the papacy of Pope Francis was exemplified by compassion and promotion of interfaith dialogue.
Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly and Biju Janata Dal supremo Naveen Patnaik, on Saturday was elected unopposed to the post of BJD president for the ninth term in a row at the party headquarters here.
Leader of Opposition in Odisha State Legislative Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, filed nomination for the post of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) national president for the ninth consecutive term at Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.
Former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday came out in strong defence of his former aide VK Pandian, saying that he should not be criticised or blamed for anything related to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Coming out in defence of his former aid, the BJD leader said he shouldn't be criticised or blamed for anything.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced the government’s resolve to create a massive green cover after Cyclone Yass barreled through Odisha on 26 May.
Among others who graced the virtual ceremony were Dibya Shankar Mishra, Minister of Energy, Industries, MSE, Mr. Jagannath Saraka, Minister, ST &SC Development, and Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare.
Nuakhai, an agricultural festival, is usually celebrated one day after the Ganesh Chaturthi in Western Odisha.
Assets belong to the people of the country, they have been created over the last seven decades and are paying dividends to the government as well as providing jobs to millions of people, said Mohan Prakash.
Lift irrigation points must be activated within one week, farm ponds dug and MGNREGS increased to provide mandays. Mini kits for farmers should be provided in drought-hit areas.
