Tag: BJP

Bhubaneswar: A BJP delegation led by party national spokesperson Sambit Patra met the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha on Wednesday to lodge a complaint against the Tehsildar of Delang alleging…

Puri: Alleging that the law and order situation in Puri district has gone for a toss, a BJP delegation led by Puri MLA Jayant Sarangi and Brahmagiri MLA Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra has met the newly-appointed Superintendent of Police Akhileshwar Singh. The leaders reportedly expressed concerns over the law and order situation, especially in Satyabadi area […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking the fight in Pipili by-election up a notch, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday asked five questions to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, a day after he addressed…

Puri: BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Saturday termed the move of Puri district administration to handover land of century-old Bagala Dharamashala to private hoteliers as ‘illegal.’ Patra, who arrived in Odisha today on a one-day visit, will hold discussion with intellectuals, elected representatives, and visit the spot in Puri today. He will later hold […]

New Delhi: Putting all speculation to rest, BJP President J.P. Nadda announced on Sunday that the BJP will contest the Bihar Assembly election along with the JD-U and LJP – two of its allies who have been publicly making statements against each other. “Whenever BJP, JD-U and Lok Janshakti Party have come together, the NDA […]

Puri: The controversy surrounding Bagala Dharmasala land in Puri continues to take twists and turns with each passing day. In a fresh development, information obtained through an RTI application has revealed that the lodge owners and servitors who have been allotted plots in the dharmasala land had earlier received huge amount of compensation in lieu […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked a section of the party for going public against the leadership, and charged that the letter seeking leadership changes was written in cahoots with the BJP. The charge invited sharp rebuttals from former ministers Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal. Azad said he would resign if […]

Hyderabad: Facebook on Thursday banned BJP MLA from Hyderabad, T. Raja Singh, who is at the centre of a controversy that erupted after a report in ‘Wall Street Journal’ that Facebook’s content policies favoured the BJP. The social media giant banned the legislator from its platform and Instagram for violating its policy that prohibits content […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police on Monday positioned around 1,000 armed cops in Pipili Assembly segment in Puri district to ensure pre-poll harmony and peaceful polling of votes in the by-election to…

Bhubaneswar: A couple of days after Ollywood actress Barsha Priyadarshini filed a domestic violence case against her husband and Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty, the state unit of BJP Mahila Morcha today demanded resignation of the parliamentarian. The women’s wing of BJP also condemned the incident and called for Anubhav’s resignation on moral grounds. “Anubhav’s wife […]

Berhampur: Amid the domestic violence allegations brought in by Barsha Priyadarshini, wife of BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty, various wings of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) across Odisha today hit the streets. They raised slogans against the Kendrapara MP and burned his effigies. Staging a protest in the capital city, BJP Mahila Morcha demanded resignation of the […]

Ahead of the 5th phase of polling on April 17, senior political leaders have hit the campaign trail and are addressing multiple rallies in West Bengal. Senior BJP leader and…

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday reiterated that the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) or the Ayushman Bharat Yojana should be implemented in Odisha in the interest of people. BJP MP Basant Panda today said, “We once again demand for the implementation of the health scheme and urge Odisha government to introduce […]

Bhubaneswar: With the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack witnessing an alarming rise in Covid cases over the past few days, senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra today pointed at the crumbling healthcare services citing how Covid-infected patients are struggling to find hospital beds even during emergency situations. At a time when infections are rising putting […]

Puri: The Puri district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today kicked off a signature campaign in the pilgrim town in connection with the alleged illegal plotting and sale of Bagala Dharmashala land. The campaign was launched in each of the 32 wards in Puri and would be conducted aggressively on roads too. Following […]