Tag: Pyari Mohan Mohapatra

It was on this day four years ago which gave a decisive turn to the political career of Pyari Mohan Mohapatra for his ‘midnight coup’ to unseat the BJD supremo and chief minister Naveen Patnaik. However, political analysts say the Rajya Sabha poll, which is just two weeks away, could be the dead end for the veteran and astute leader

Bhubaneswar: There seems to be no let up in l’ affaire Pajero involving Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Sanjay Dasburma. The issue over Dasburma’s alleged links with Artha Tatwa chit fund firm is snowballing so fast that comment from any politician, be it from ruling party or the Opposition, is becoming the talk of […]

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has searched the bank lockers of Rajya Sabha MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra’s wife and daughter, the keys of which were taken by the agency during a raid last year

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: In his fifth innings as the chief minister of the state, Naveen Patnaik seems to have put his best foot forward asking his ministers to submit monthly performance reports with regard to the implementation of Biju Janata Dal’s election promises. The opposition may deride it as a political stunt but it […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Eversince chief minister, Naveen Patnaik stepped into the political arena there has been speculation about the people guiding him. In the initial days bureaucrat-turned-politician, Pyari Mohan Mohapatra was believed to have been his informal advisor. Mohapatra, who had worked closely with Naveen’s father, Biju Patnaik, was known to the family and […]