Puri: Apprehending law and order situation during Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Puri visit, Town Police on Saturday detained convener of Jagannath Sena Priyadarshan Patnaik.
Police picked up Patnaik from his house in the morning and brought him to the police station where he is detained. He will be released on the departure of the Chief Minister.
Commenting on his detention on the social media, Patnaik has said the Chief Minister should not have come to Puri if he is so apprehensive.
Official sources said the Chief Minister will attend the Mission Shakti programme which will be attended by over 50,000 members of the women self-help groups (SHGs).
On the occasion, the Chief Minister will hand over a cheque of Rs 15,000 to each new women SHG, Rs 3000 for a mobile phone to each woman SHGs and Rs 25 lakh to the women federation at the block level.
“The objective of the meeting is to empower the women and make them self-dependent,” said Puri MLA and Revenue minister Maheswar Mohanty.
Elaborate security has been put in place at the meeting venue.
Bhubaneswar: A R Rahman's wife Saira Banu on Tuesday announced separation from her Oscar-winning music…
Bhubaneswar: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch four rockets, including its massive Starship Super…
Balangir: An additional tehsildar was allegedly manhandled by some local people in protest against delay…
Bhubaneswar: Just over a fortnight after the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) announced ticket prices for the…
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan took to social media on Tuesday evening to announce his son…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Minister of Housing and Urban Development Krushna Chandra Mahapatra on Tuesday distributed the…
New Delhi: Air India is going through a rough time. After passengers complained of being…
Hyderabad: After the Telangana government issued a notice to Punjabi rapper Diljit Dosanjh prohibiting him…