Tag: Raman Singh

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh’s comment on Mahanadi may have been politically motivated to woo voters (as believed by political experts), but it has rattled Odisha’s political status quo with both the ruling-BJD and BJP engaging themselves in a war of words. Raman Singh on Tuesday had said that no one can stop his […]

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh, who was in Nuapada today, evaded questions on the ongoing Mahanadi river dispute with Odisha. Singh was here to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Gurukul Ashram School in Nuapada. He did not comment on the contentious issue between the two States. “There is no dispute,” said Singh while evading […]

Bhubaneswar: Not only Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout but this time Panchayati Raj Minister Pradeep Maharathy has also landed in controversy for using slangs against BJP leaders. Addressing a gathering in the closing ceremony of BJD ‘Jan Sampark Padayatra’ in Pattamundai of Kendrapara district, Maharathy used many slangs while targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Bullet […]

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh government continues to show its highhandedness over the Mahanadi water dispute after the Raman Singh government today shut down the gates of Kalma barrage once again. Even as the dispute over Mahanadi river water between both the states is yet to be resolved, the Chhattisgarh government closed as many as 64 gates out […]

Bhubaneswar: ‘Waterman of India’ Rajendra Singh has met Chief Ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh requesting to resolve the ongoing Mahanadi water dispute between the two states. Singh had a discussion with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh to find out a solution on the issue. In an exclusive interview to OTV, Rajendra […]

Bhubaneswar: The rift between the two states – Odisha and Chhattisgarh over Mahanadi water dispute has now grown wider with the opening of Kalma barrage gates by the latter. Earlier despite massive protests by Odisha government, Chhattisgarh had refused to open the gates of Kalma barrage during summer. But the Raman Singh government opened the […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today blamed Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for creating hurdles in resolving the issues related to river-linking project. Clarifying the Tista-Sankosh-Ganga-Mahanadi-Godavari river-linking project, Bharti said Mahanadi would be recharged with the water of Teesta and Sankosh. Only the surplus water in Mahanadi […]

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday said he was in Odisha to “clear the air” on the ongoing Mahanadi dispute between the two states and which is being “blown out of proportion by the ruling BJD government”. Addressing a gathering at Burda in Bolangir district, the Chief Minister said: ” I am here […]

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh’s Odisha tour to campaign for BJP in the ensuing panchayat polls may not be a smooth ride as the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has decided to stage jal satyagraha (sit-in protest inside water) from tomorrow, to protest Singh’s stand on the Mahanadi water sharing issue. Activists in large […]

Bhubaneswar: Giving a hint about changes in BJP’s list of star campaigners for third time, the party’s Odisha In-charge Arun Singh today stated Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh will be the party’s star campaigner for the ensuing panchayat polls. Talking to newsmen Singh added, “Some other chief ministers of neighbouring states and parliamentarians will be […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha government moved Supreme Court by seeking an injunction against Chhattisgarh’s ‘unilateral’ construction on Mahanadi river, Water Resources minister of the neighbouring government on Sunday said Odisha can move anywhere to solve the issue. “We got to know that the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government has sought an injunction from the apex […]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD upped its ante against the Chhattisgarh government over the Mahanadi issue and staged a rally at Master Canteen Square followed by a demonstration in the city here today. During the protest, the BJD activists burnt the effigy of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and warned that the party would continue its […]

New Delhi: The much awaited tripartite meeting convened by Union Water Resources minister Uma Bharti in the national capital today to resolve the ongoing Mahanadi water row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh remained inconclusive as both the states remained adamant on their stand. “As you know, Mahanadi is the lifeline of Odisha as 65 percent of […]

Bhubaneswar: The 12-member BJD delegation will leave for Chhattisgarh today to conduct ground inspection of the projects being undertaken by the neighbouring State on river Mahanadi. The team will reach the spot tomorrow after a brief halt at Jharsuguda today. The committee headed by MP and BJD vice president Prasanna Acharya will visit the construction […]

Bhubaneswar: With the political slugfest over the projects being undertaken by Chhattisgarh in the upstream of river Mahanadi showing no signs of abating in the near future, the ruling BJD on Friday constituted a 12-member team to visit the project site in the neighbouring State. The team, constituted with the approval of chief minister and […]