Tag: Biju Yuva Vahini

Bhubaneswar: Challenging the legality of the Biju Yuva Vahini formed by the State government, Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of BJP, has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Orissa High Court. Following the PIL, the HC bench comprising Chief Justice KS Jhaveri and Justice KR Mohapatra sought a reply from the State government […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the attack on Utkal Bharat president Kharabela Swain in Kashipur of Rayagada district, the BJP and Congress today alleged involvement of the Biju Yuva Vahini behind the attack. The BJP stated that the two attackers – Sumant Naik and Krushna Naik – were members of the Biju Yuva Vahini. General Secretary […]

Bhubaneswar: A team of Odisha BJP legislators on Tuesday visited the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and demanded an independent audit of money being used in the State government’s Biju Yuva Vahini and Ama Gaon Ama Vikash programmes. The team reportedly submitted a memorandum to the CAG alleging that government’s money is being used for […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today announced a new programme – ‘Nua Odisha Nirman Abhiyan’ which is seen as a  countermeasure to ‘Biju Yuva Vahini’ programme of the ruling Biju Janta Dal (BJD) in State. Announcing the ‘Nua Odisha Nirman Abhiyan’ today, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the party will […]

Bhubaneswar: Within a week after the launch of the ‘Biju Yuva Vahini’ under ‘Biju Shashtrikaran Yojana,’ allegations of irregularities have surfaced in tender and fund allocation for the project. Odisha Cabinet had approved the launch of ‘Biju Yuva Vahini’ on March 14 with an aim to promote youths at grassroots level to be a part […]

Koraput: The locals of Maliguda and Goudaguda villages under Manbar panchayat in the district have alleged grabbing of ‘gochar’ (grazing) land by the activists of Biju Yuva Vahini (BYV) in their locality. The villagers alleged that the members of BYV influenced some unscrupulous revenue officials and transferred the land to their names. Protesting the move, […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst allegations of politicization of the ongoing lawyers’ strike, a youth was detained in connection with the attack on a few advocates in Cuttack today. The youth identified as Santosh Nimai is alleged to be an active member of the newly-formed Biju Yuva Vahini. Though Santosh refuted his association with Biju Yuva Vahini, several […]

Bhubaneswar: After the State government drew flak from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) for refusing to cooperate in audit of its recently-launched Biju Yuva Vahini (BYV) programme, questions have been raised over the actual motive behind its implementation. According to an OTV investigation report, several volunteers and youth activists engaged in the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly witnessed uproar today after the Opposition party legislators came down heavily on the ruling-BJD government for not furnishing details of the Biju Yuva Vahini programme to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). On September 6, the CAG had written to the state government’s Sports and Youth Services department seeking […]

Already blurred for quite a while now, the lines between the government and the ruling party are vanishing fast as election day nears. In the latest example of how government funds are being brazenly used to keep BJD cadres in good humour, the government is in the process of drawing up a list of at […]

Pattamundai: A woman sustained critical injuries after she was stabbed during an altercation over the possession of sports items distributed by the Biju Yuva Vahini in Nuagaon under Pattamundai police limits in Kendrapara district last night. As per reports, two youths of the village Babul Mallick and Kuna Mallick engaged in a brawl over the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of BJP has accused a few private companies of showing undue favours to the State Government by distributing free mobile phones among Biju Yuva Vahini (BYV) volunteers across all the districts. A delegation of the saffron party led by State Vice-President Samir Mohanty on Tuesday moved the Enforcement Directorate and also […]

Bhubaneswar: After the BJP accused a few private companies of showing undue favours to the State Government by distributing free mobile phones among Biju Yuva Vahini (BYV) volunteers and brought the matter to the notice of Governor, ED and Vigilance, controversy in connection with the issue has now created new problems for the State’s ruling-BJD. […]

Puri: In yet another incident of poll violence, at least 24 persons were injured after members of Biju Yuva Bahini allegedly attacked the campaign rally of Brahmagiri BJP candidate Lalitendu Mohapatra at Brahmanadeo village under Krushna Prasad block in Puri district on Thursday. As per reports, BYV members attacked the rally while Namita Mohapatra, wife […]

Bhubaneswar: Here is a stark instance that vividly portrays how politics supercedes the theme of development in Odisha. The State had witnessed an embarrassing situation in Gumdumaha over killing of innocent tribals only 2-years back as the SOG had then open fired at them assuming as Maoists. The reality was the innocents were trapped by […]