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The article discusses the decision made by chief minister Naveen Patnaik to dismiss health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak. Other topics addressed include the Sum hospital fire, the death of children in Nagada village due to malnutrition, and the comments by members of the opposition parties including Narasingha Mishra and Dharmendra Pradhan.

The article reports that the Odisha, India chief minister Naveen Patnaik has invited India Finance minister Arun Jaitley for a business meeting to attract investment for the state. The meeting will discuss on the issues affecting the financial conditions of the state. It also mentions the Industrial Policy Resolution where Naveen aims on establishing Odisha as the manufacturing hub of the East India.

The article focuses on a September 2016 explosion in a cracker manufacturing unit in Itamati, Nayagarh, India, which killed six workers and critically injured at least fourteen others. It is reported that the factory was located in a house with an asbestos roof owned by Dhaneswar Sahoo, who was arrested pending an investigation of the accident. A statement by chief minister Naveen Patnaik promising payments to the victims' next of kin and for medical care of the injured workers is also noted.

The article reports on a procession held by political party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha in India, over dispute of Mahanadi water in New Delhi. Topics include slogans for seeking justice for the state with denouncement of stand of Chhattisgarh in India on Mahanadi dispute, Chhattisgarh's unilateral construction were opposed by Odisha for barrages with other structures for river and a meeting was held with officials by Patnaik to discuss his strategies.

The article reports the move by Odisha, India Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to launch his own monthly radio broadcast program called "Mann Ki Baat" at the planned state-sponsored community broadcast network Biju Gaan Radio as of September 2016. The program was influenced by the book of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also cited are the criticisms against Patnaik's government over such issues as malnutrition deaths, and the Kandhamal shooting incident.

The article offers news briefs from Odisha, India as of July 2016. Help from daitapatis of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, India to law minister Arun Sahu regarding a controversy of alleged unruly behaviour. Friendly relation between Former minister and senior party leader Niranjan Patnaik and leader of the Opposition Narasingha Mishra. Significant change on the social media posts by chief minister Naveen Patnaik.

The article reports on the protest of Odisha, India Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to the construction of barrages and dams on the Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh. It mentions the disagreement between the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the barrage and dam project, the concern raised by Patnaik over interests of farmers in the state and impact of the construction projects on the flow of water into the Hirakud dam.

The article informs that Naveen Patnaik, Chief minister of Orissa, India, has announced the inclusion of three lakh more people under the social security scheme launched by his government, as an attempt to attract votes from marginal class in the upcoming panchayat elections of 2017. It mentions the views of education minister Debi Prasad Mishra on the same.

The article informs that Indian political party Bharatiya Janata Party has criticized Orissa's chief minister Naveen Patnaik for shielding leaders linked to sham money-deposit collection companies. It informs that politician Bijoy Mohapatra has raised doubts over the impartiality of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)probe into the money-deposit scam.

The article offers news briefs on the political activities and government in India. Topics include the viral video of chief minister Naveen Patnaik stopping and having a conversation with a mango seller to buy mangoes, and the installation of LCD TV inside the Indian Assembly hall following the scandal involving a politician watching pornographic film in one of its sessions. Also presented is the establishment of smart posters at Bhubaneswar, India to transform the area into a smart city.

The article offers news briefs related to Odisha. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has made a one-line announcement about his party candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections. Transport minister Ramesh Majhi is under pressure from private bus owners to relocate some of the tollgates managed by the National Highways Authority of India. Filmmaker Sanjay Nayak is unhappy about the re-union of Rajashree Mohanty and his estranged wife Barsha Swony as he was to make a film on the life of the couple

The article reports that Orissa Chief minister and Biju Janata Dal ( BJD) president Naveen Patnaik has named former ministers Prasanna Acharya, Bishnu Charan Das, and N. Bhaskar Rao, vice chairman of the state planning board, as the party's candidates for the elections to the Rajya Sabha. Acharya, a BJD veteran from west Odisha, has emerged as one of the best organisers of the party in the southern parts of the state while Das, is a Dalit leader from the state's coastal belt.

The article reports that chief minister of Odisha, India, Naveen Patnaik met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, India to discuss seveal issues, including slow pace of repair in Jagmohan (prayer hall) of the Jagannath temple in Puri, India. Topics include Naveen lso discussed the issue of central assistance to Odisha for drought and the meeting held in the backdrop of war of words between the Biju Janata Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party over supply of more rice than wheat to Odisha.

The article reports that Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik's second year of his fourth term in office, is marred by scams and sagging finances due to a slowdown in the mining sector. The arrest of senior party leaders and legislators Ramachandra Hansda and Pravat Tripathy in connection with the money deposit collection scam was the biggest blow for Patnaik. Moreover, a controversy broke out over alleged illegal allotment of plots and houses under the discretionary quota.

The article offers Odhisa, India news briefs. Topics discussed include efforts made by the agriculture minister of Odhisa Pradeep Maharathy to convince members of the Assembly on government's intention to help farmers needing deep borewells; and chief minister of Odhisa Naveen Patnaik inaugrated the new building of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission.

The article discusses the challenges facing the state government of Odisha, India, led chief minister by Naveen Patnaik, which come with the liquor ban in the state of Bihar beginning May 2016. The liquor ban by Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar is expected to hurt Odisha government not just financially but also could tarnish the public image of Patnaik. BJD government aims to collect 3,300 crore rupees from tax on liquor in 2016-2017.

The article offers news briefs of Odisha, India, as of April 10, 2016. Topics discussed include least interest of journalists and politicians to attend the annual event of the Bhubaneswar Meat Traders Association due to high humid and hot conditions, screening of a documentary film on Lord Jagannath's Nabakalebara for governor S.C. Jamir and chief minister Naveen Patnaik, and Patnaik's love for children in his tweets.

The article reports on several topics related to Odisha, India. Among the topics mentioned include the viral video on website Facebook of chief minister Naveen Patnaik speaking to mango seller, the installation of Liquid crystal display televisions (LCD TVs) on the Assembly hall during the budget session opening day, and the verbal duel on defunct cold storages between executive committee member Surya Narayan Patro of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and co-operation minister Damodar Rout.