Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik is the richest among his ministerial colleagues. His total movable and immovable property is estimated to be around `12 crores.

Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik has dropped a bombshell by accusing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee of doling out large sums of money to selective st

Orissa chief minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday signed as the first proposer on the nomination paper of former Lok Sabha member P.A.

Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday announced to undertake installation of bio-toilets in at least 1,000 gram panchayats in the country with an investment of `400 crores.

The Orissa high court on Monday quashed a decision of the Orissa Assembly Speaker who upheld the membership of a BJP MLA despite the latter “mysteriously” abstaining from voting in the 2010 Rajya Sabha polls and disobeying the party whip.

The Orissa government, in an apparent bid to make the state administration accountable to citizens, has decided to introduce a new bill in the coming session of the Assembly.

Despite being criticised by the Opposition Congress for its “immature” political intellect on the presidential elections, the ruling BJD on Saturday said it will support the former Lok Sabha member an

Desperate to hold on to his grassroots vote bank, Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced 5,000 Mo Kudia (My Hut) for the natural calamity and Left-wing extremism-affected people in the state.

Suspended BJD Rajya Sabha member Pyarimohan Mohapatra was never the second power centre in his party. He was the third power centre in the party set-up, if top sources in the ruling BJD are to be believed.

Orissa chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday sacked state housing, urban development and excise minister Sarada Prasad Nayak from his council of ministers for his alleged involveme