Tag: Bijepur

Bhubaneswar: The date for the bypoll in Bijepur constituency will be announced after January 20, informed Joint Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha Bhabani Prasad Ray today. The deadline for finalisation of voter list for Bijepur constituency has been extended to January 20, he said adding that the list for rest 146 constituencies will be prepared […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging that Bargarh SP B Jugal Kishore has become a puppet of the ruling party, the BJP today stated two persons arrested in the case of firing at saffron party activist Manoranjan Meher’s house have links with a leader from BJD. BJP spokesperson Sajjan Sharma told mediapersons, “The district police uttered the same words […]

Bijepur: Gunshots were allegedly fired at a BJP activist’s residence in Pada village of Bijepur block in Bargarh district this evening. Sources said three masked men arrived close to the BJP activist’s house and fired three gunshots at it. Though the exact reason behind the firing could not be ascertained, the local police has reached […]

Bhubaneswar: The Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) and Electronic Voting Machines have been procured for the Bijepur bypoll, said Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha DN Gupta today without disclosing date for the by-election. He informed mediapersons that VVPAT machines have been procured from Gujarat as per the directive of the Election Commission of India. […]

Sonepur: Activists of Sonepur district unit of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) showed black flags to ST and SC Development Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi today as a mark of protest against acute shortage of doctors in the district headquarters hospital. The protesters waived black flags at Nalini square when the minister was returning after chairing […]

Bhubaneswar: In an unending shuffling of leaders of both the BJP and BJD in Bijepur, senior party leader Bhisma Sharaf and local sarpanch Rajesh Seth along with their supporters today joined the BJD in presence of party supremo and CM Naveen Patnaik at his residence ahead of the by-election. Patnaik welcomed them to the party […]

Bargarh: BJP’s former Bargarh district president Narayan Sahu formally joined BJD at a party workers’ conference in Bijepur today. He was accompanied by various mandal and booth level leaders. After demise of Congress’ Bijepur MLA Subal Sahu, his wife had joined the BJD and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced her as the candidate for […]

Bhubaneswar: The State unit of BJP today slammed the ruling party for not allocating funds in the recently-announced Supplementary Budget for the Gangadhara Meher Lift Irrigation project in Gaisilat area of Bijepur. The saffron party alleged that the BJD government has disrespected nature poet Gangadhara Meher by announcing a project in his name hastily without […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet today approved a proposal to construct the Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System which was announced recently by CM Naveen Patnaik for Bijepur in Bargarh district. Two other proposals including tender for construction of sewerage system for Bhubaneswar sewerage district-II were also approved by the State Cabinet. The Lift Canal System will […]

Bargarh: Percentage Commission (PC) activities have been going on during execution of different projects in Bijepur though Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a discontinuation of the practice, alleged BJP leader and Padampur legislator Pradip Purohit on Sunday. Purohit told mediapersons, “A probe should be initiated by the State government into allegations from different quarters […]

Bhubaneswar: With a few days left for the by-election to Bijepur assembly constituency, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a mega irrigation system for the region, named as Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System, to appease the farming community. The project, which will pump water from Bargarh main canal through underground pipeline, will be set up […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP’s Bargarh district president Narayan Sahu on Tuesday stated he has no differences with the State party leadership and expressed his full support to the party’s decision on candidature for Bijepur bypoll. After a meeting at BJP legislature party leader KV Singhdeo’s residence here, Sahu said there is no disagreement within the party. “I […]

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating his decision to field Rita Sahu, wife of late Subal Sahu, for Bijepur byelection, CM and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik after returning from Delhi on Sunday said he will go to Bijepur seeking votes for the party candidate. On a media query on whether he will visit the bypoll-bound constituency for campaigning, he […]

Bhubaneswar/Bargarh: A day before the joining of former Bijepur MLA Ashok Panigrahi in the BJP, the BJD today exhorted confidence in winning the by-election by declaring its 3-Bs slogan-Bijepur, BJD, Bijay (victory). It lambasted Panigrahi, a rebel leader of the party during 2014 polls, terming him as a ‘habitual indisciplinarian’. “It’s triple B–BJD, Bijepur and […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after BJP’s Bargarh district president Narayan Sahu showed discontent over ex-legislator Ashok Panigrahi’s announcement to join BJP, Union minister and senior saffron party leader Jual Oram today stated that the party has many potential activists to become Bijepur bypoll candidate. He further stated, “If anyone shows discontent about the party’s decision, they […]