Tag: Amit Shah

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi formally joined BJP today during a program held at the residence of  party’s national president Amit Shah in New Delhi. Many senior leaders including Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha BJP unit president Basant Panda and State in-charge Arun Singh were also present during the program. The bureaucrat-turned-politician is […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to motivate the cadres for the upcoming 2019 Assembly polls, BJP party President Amit Shah today attended a meeting of the party’s women’s wing at Puri. He was welcomed by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other senior leaders of the party. Shah inaugurated the three-day national executive meet of the women’s […]

New Delhi: In his inaugural speech at the two-day National Executive of the BJP, party president Amit Shah on Saturday said that they need to take advantage of anti-incumbency in states like Odisha, West Bengal and Telangana. “West Bengal, Odisha and Telangana and other states where the BJP was in second position in 2014, we […]

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s mortal remains were consigned to flames with full state honours today at Smriti Sthal in New Delhi. The 93-year-old BJP stalwart breathed his last at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) yesterday in the national capital after struggling with health ailments for nine weeks. Several foreign […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the BJP’s national executive meeting scheduled on August 18 and 19, the party’s National President Amit Shah will review the tasks assigned to office bearers of various states in New Delhi today . BJP National Secretary Suresh Pujari who is attending the meeting will brief Shah on the progress of organisational work […]

Paying tributes to five killed policemen, he announced a government job and Rs 50 lakh as compensation to their next of kin and Rs one lakh for the 42 policemen and civilians injured in the border firing and clashes.

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President, Amit Shah was admitted to AIIMS, New Delhi with swine flu today. The leader confirmed about the development through his twitter account. “I have been diagnosed with swine flu and treatment is underway. With God’s grace and your wishes I will recover soon,” Shah tweeted. मुझे […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: BJP’s focus is on states like Odisha and West Bengal and programmes have been chalked out at the national executive meeting to carry out the tasks given by party president Amit Shah to achieve the targets, informed national secretary of the party Suresh Pujari today. “The national executive meeting held special discussions on […]

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying the demand to increase the paddy minimum support price (MSP), Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy Tuesday targeted the Centre for delaying to fix the MSP for paddy crop. In a letter to the Centre, Maharathy demanded MSP of Rs 2,930 for per quintal of paddy and Rs 2,970 for A grade paddy. “The […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Amit Shah had in March said that the party’s golden period would begin after forming government in Odisha and his visit to Odisha on July 1 is certainly a step in the direction. If reports are to be believed, Shah is scheduled to have a slew of meetings with party leaders […]

Bhubaneswar: President of the Odisha Youth Congress, Lokanath Maharathy today said that its members will oppose the visit of BJP national president Amit Shah to the State. Maharathy stated Shah will be opposed wherever he goes in the State as he has played with the emotions of the people of the State. “Amit Shah who […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the 2019 general polls, the BJP, along with its look-east policy, is planning a new strategy to increase its foothold in Odisha. According to sources, party chief, Amit Shah who is scheduled to visit Odisha on July 1 will be specially focussing on 21 assembly constituencies under three designated Lok Sabha parliamentary […]

Bhubaneswar: Responding to BJP national president Amit Shah’s statement that Odisha government has neglected western Odisha, ruling-BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the government has always worked for the all-round development of the region. “The State government has never neglected western Odisha as you can see we have always worked for the […]

Bolangir: Raking up the issue of a series of political violence and attacks on party activists, BJP National President Amit Shah on Thursday made a scathing attack on the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) accusing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of ‘shielding’ such criminals. Shah while addressing a public meeting in Bolangir alleged that nearly […]

Bhawanipatna: BJP National President Amit Shah exhorted the party workers in Odisha to reach out to people and highlight failures of the BJD government. Shah, during a closed-door meeting last evening, urged the party leaders to ensure that BJP is strengthened at the grassroots before the state goes to polls in 2019. The meeting was […]