Tag: BJP

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday staged demonstration in all the blocks of Cuttack district demanding immediate arrest of those involved in the murder of party leader Kulamani Baral and his associate Dibyasingh in Salepur area on Saturday evening. The BJP activists burnt the effigy of Mahanga MLA and Law Minister Pratap Jena […]

Bhubaneswar: In the backdrop of the recent ‘political murder’ of two BJP leaders in Mahanga of Cuttack district, party MP and national spokesperson Aparajita Sarangi on Monday lashed out at the BJD-led Odisha government for sitting mute even as the State witnessed several such political killings in the recent past. While condemning the brutal murder […]

Cuttack: Another accused has been arrested late on Wednesday night by the district police in connection with the brutal murder of former Mahanga Block Chairperson and BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his relative Dibyasingh Baral over political rivalry on Saturday evening. The accused identified as Chaitanya Sethi is the brother of prime accused Panchanan Sethi, […]

Cuttack: Odisha BJP in-charge D Purandeswari on Thursday came down heavily on the State government for not taking action against Law Minister Pratap Jena who has been named in the FIR filed in connection with the brutal murder of BJP leader Kulamani Baral. Baral and his associate Dibyasingha Baral were hacked to death in the […]

Bhubaneswar: There seems to be no stopping for the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha when it comes to the heavy downpour of political donations. The cash registers of the regional party rang well though the financial year 2019-20 wasn’t an election year. For the sheer magnetic attributes of the ruling BJD in the […]

Cuttack: In the wake of the recent ‘political murders’ in the district, leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday turned up the heat on the ruling-BJD and State Police demanding immediate arrest of Mahanga MLA and Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena, who is among the 13 accused named in the FIR registered in connection […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension gripped the Old Town area during the launch of the Bindusagar cleaning initiative by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the Capital City on Saturday. According to reports, a minor scuffle broke out between BJD and BJP workers near the stage as they raised slogans targeting each other. […]

Berhampur: BJP Odisha in-charge and former union minister D Purandeswari has once again lashed out at the Naveen-led BJD government in the State over its alleged failure to ensure delivery of hassle-free public services despite being in power for more than two decades. During her visit to Berhampur and other assembly segments in Ganjam district […]

Bhubaneswar: If one takes into account the episodes of crimes and scams unfolding in Odisha in the recent times, s/he would ponder on who should Odisha Chief Minister consider his foes – the Opposition BJP and Congress or his own Cabinet colleagues? Arun Sahoo, Pratap Jena, Ranendra Pratap Swain, Jagannath Saraka – all these four […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health Minister Naba Das has purchased as many as 80 vehicles including a luxurious car (Mercedes Benz) worth Rs 2 crore in the last two years. Das has purchased a total of 80 new vehicles between 2018 and 2020. It was revealed from the property statement of all the ministers including chief minister […]

Umerkote: Congress party on Sunday upped the ante over the brutal murder of a woman in UV-52 under Umerkote Municipality in Nabarangpur District on January 5, 2021, demanding inclusion of BJD MP Ramesh Majhi and BJP MLA Nityanand Gond under the purview of investigation. As per reports, one Biplab Biswas from UV-52 village had allegedly […]

Cuttack: A special team of Cuttack rural Police on Monday arrested one more accused in connection with the brutal murder of BJP leader Kulamani Baral and his aide Dibyasingh Baral in Mahanga, taking the total number arrestees to eight. The accused has been identified as Bhikari Swain, a local BJD leader and former block chairman […]

Cuttack: Bhikari Swain – one of the accused arrested in connection with the Mahanga double murder case – has claimed that he has been falsely implicated by the family members of slain BJP leader Kulamani Baral. Swain was being taken for a medical examination on Tuesday when he alleged that Kulamani’s son Ramakant Baral and […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding a flyover and underpass at Khordha, leaders from BJP, BJD and Congress came under one roof in front of the Collectorate of Khordha on Tuesday. A flyover in…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of BJP and the BJD went into a twitter war once again over alleged disregard to former CM of the State, Biju Patnaik in Mayurbhanj. Sources said some leaders of both the parties exchanged heated arguments at the ‘Disha’ meeting in Baripada on Tuesday over putting of stickers mentioning ‘Biju Pucca […]