@candourdr@volklub Its Typo ,... No way aby skoda model looks ugly .... Perhaps a bunch of people's eyes and faces are red... They can't imagine beautiful things....
@AkshayKSamal What he did i.e commendable also. Don't forget when he came to power Odisha was 28th rank and he brought it to 18th . He measurably changes the communication infra in entire Odisha and Poverty as well. If you compare to other states Odisha far n far better in Health n Education
ODISHA lost precious 24 years.
Naveen Patnaik Leader of Opposition in Odisha legislative Assembly - 2nd longest serving CM of any Indian state. Great personal achievement.
Many People know what Biju Babu did but how many know what Naveen Babu did ?
Fact Check 👇
His father Biju Babu (great son of Odisha) was CM only for 8 Years.
After death of Biju Babu some leader from Janata dal convinced Naveen Babu to join politics and they founded BJD. The new party went into alliance with NDA. Within couple of year he show the door to powerful Leader who bring him into politics(some say due to fear of political insecurity) and that's work well.
Now big question is what Odisha achieved during his 24 Year tenure ?
In a single word NOTHING !!!
Surprised let's check 👇
1. Odisha's farmers income is 2nd lowest in 2023-24
2. Odisha importing 7 out of 8 essentials.
3. No change in unemployment. Lakhs of Odia youth migrated to other state for job.
4.Despite having good chance( BBSR have Infy, Satyam,TCS before 2000 and have one of 3 STPI of India ) no IT expansion happens post 2000.
5. Odisha urban population is still below 20%.
6. Odisha is highly dependent on agriculture but nither a single major dam constructed nor irrigation project.
7. Liquor sales increase and many new shop opened in Rural area as well.
8. No major industries setup apart from mining basesd industries.
9. BBSR and Cuttack bus-stand build in his last term. Which should be completed decade before. Many district level bus-stand are in poor state.
10. Hockey stadium build at Technical universities land which itself struggling for expansion.
11. Sugar mill closed one after one.
12. Textile mill shutdown.
13. Textile mill OTM (Which started by Late Biju Patnaik closed in 2001). No action taken to established new textiles park.
14. Spend money like anything on sports but not constructed much needed cold storage.
15. Despite having lots of potential in tourism sector, did not develop any tourist spot.
16. Odisha is among bottom three in drinking water accessibility index. Micro-environment in urban areas has improved in 2018 as compared to 2012 for all states except Odisha and Assam.
17. Failed in establishing POSCO plant.
18. No New EXPRESSWAY.
19. State's medicals running with just 40-50% doctors.
20. Lots of vacancy in higher educational Institutions.
21. Prople are dependent on freebies. This is the major factor of his continuous winnings appart from week opposition.
22. Not able to create 2nd line of leader who could lead the party.
23. Failed in bringing any automobile and manufacturing industries.
24. Not able to control corruption.
Seems new govt is also least bothered about development despite having enough scope.
@CricketOGs At that time the culture was only for Big cities players.He was a fantastic Swing bowler but BCCI selectors and Captain after that time Ganguly didn't give him a chance.Even though he took a perfect 10 in the Ranji Trophy match still didn't get a chance.Such a bad luck for him.
Debasis Mohanty - An outstanding SWING bowler 🔥
Had the potential to 500 wickets, but BCCI ruined his career💔
Mohanty To Astle⚡️
In-Swing ?, Out-Swing ?, In-Swing ?, Out-Swing ?😂🤣
Nathan Astle had no Idea what's happening 😃😀
and Eventually, Back to Pavilion🦆
A rare sight involving Sachin Tendulkar losing his composure.
During India’s 2002 tour of New Zealand, Tendulkar was seen visibly furious in the dugout, explaining to his teammates that the ball had struck the bat first.
However, umpire Billy Bowden had adjudged him LBW off Shane Bond’s delivery. Replays later showed a clear inside edge before the ball carried through to the wicketkeeper. To add to the controversy, the delivery also appeared to be missing the line required for an LBW decision.
Payal Nag.
Daughter of a daily-wage mason from Odisha.
Electrocuted at the age of eight. Lost all four limbs.
And then, found a bow.
Spotted through her paintings by coach Kuldeep Vedwan, the same man who shaped world champion Sheetal Devi.
Defeated her idol Sheetal Devi at the World Para Archery Series Final in Bangkok, April, 2026
Whenever I am feeling low or sorry for myself I will look at these images of Payal & Sheetal again & remind myself what the words: Courage, Resilience & Positive thinking, really mean.
These champions are not just my #MondayMotivation.
They will be a source of motivation Every. Single. Day
Missing this legend, Naveen Patnaik today. We Odias were flourishing under his governance. We are spiralling backwards now.
@Naveen_Odisha, Please help the state go back to how it was. Please nominate a competent CM candidate for the next elections, sir 🙏🏻 we need your vision to grow.
Not sure who advised Odisha govt on scrapping the Bhubaneswar Metro project.
City roads are already choked, buses are packed, and CRUT buses are carrying lakhs daily. Metro won’t come up overnight and it takes 10-15 years and multiple phases to deliver the real impact.
That’s exactly why you start early, so the city is ready before congestion spirals out of control.
Funds aren’t the issue. When lakhs of crores can be spent on freebies, why not invest tax payer’s money in long-term urban infrastructure?
States like Uttar Pradesh have metro networks in 7 cities. Even Patna has one, and Visakhapatnam is getting there.
Scrapping metro project in Bhubaneswar isn’t just short-sighted, it’s regressive and shows a lack of vision for the future.