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Bhubaneswar: A day after creating a storm by terming the kidnapping and murder of five-year-old Nayagarh girl ‘Pari’ ‘a minor incident’, BJD vice-president and Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik on Saturday took a U-turn, claiming that his version had been distorted by some people for gaining political mileage. “Some people with a bleak political future […]

Baripada: National Spokesperson of the BJP and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accusing him of betraying the people of Mayurbhanj district by not putting into service the promises made to them prior to the elections last year. Sarangi was reportedly on a one-day visit to Baripada in […]

Bhubaneswar:  BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Saturday said that his party will take the fight to the National Capital to ensure justice to five-year-old girl Nayagarh girl ‘Pari’ whose skeletal remains were found in the backyard of her house days after she was kidnapped in July this year. In a series of tweets, Patra […]

Jaipur: BJP leader and MLA from Rajsamand in Rajasthan Kiran Maheshwari, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died at a hospital in Gurgaon. She was 59. Maheshwari, a three-time MLA from Rajsamand, was undergoing treatment at Medanta hospital for the past few days. She passed away late Sunday night. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that […]

Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Monday slammed the Congress party for keeping mum over the brutal murder of Pari, a five-year-old girl from Nayagarh district whose skeletal remains were found days after she was kidnapped from near her residence, in July this year. Slamming what he termed ‘the selective outrage’ of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday urged Odisha Governor to take urgent measures for a probe by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the murder of Pari, a five-year-old girl from Nayagarh district whose skeletal remains were found near her house in Nayagarh district in July this year. In its memorandum, the BJP […]

Hyderabad: The BJP has blamed the TRS government in Telangana and the State Election Commission for the low turnout in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home, G. Kishan Reddy, alleged that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government used the State Election Commission (SEC) to bring down the […]

Bhubaneswar: Training guns at the Naveen government, the BJP has stepped up the ‘Justice For Pari’ campaign demanding a CBI probe into the sensational murder case in Nayagarh and immediate ouster of minister Arun Sahoo for allegedly giving protection to the prime accused in the case. At a presser today, State President of the Bharatiya […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Thursday directed the Superintendent of Police (SP), Nayagarh to provide security to family members of five-year-old girl ‘Pari’ who was allegedly abducted and murdered in July this year. The Court also directed the State government to submit the updated status report of the investigation into the case. The court […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Pratap Chandra Sarangi on Thursday lashed out at the BJD-led Odisha Government for failing to ensure justice to the five-year-old girl ‘Pari’ who was allegedly abducted and murdered in July this year in Nayagarh. Briefing a presser, Sarangi said that the State government has no moral right to […]

Nayagarh: Amid marathon questioning of Babuli Nayak by the court-monitored SIT in connection with the Pari murder case, delegations of the Odisha BJP and the Congress today visited Jadupur village in Nayagarh to meet parents of the deceased minor girl, giving a clear indication that protests for justice are not ebbing anytime soon. BJP national […]

Hyderabad: The ruling TRS in Telangana has emerged as the single largest party in the GHMC polls, but it may need the support of others to retain the Mayor’s post, notwithstanding its strength of ex-officio members, who can participate in voting. The results of 149 wards out of the total 150 were declared (counting was […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Congress on Sunday claimed that Odisha government succumbed to the pressure mounted by the party on the Pari murder case. The government’s decision to go for a probe by High Court monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) is the historic victory for the Congress, said senior leader and Odisha in-charge of Congress, Dr […]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress party in Odisha will support the Bharat Bandh call given by various farmers’ organisations across the country on Tuesday. Congress party will lend full support to the protesting farmers, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Niranjan Patnaik said. “The Congress party has decided to extend its full support to the Bharat Bandh […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing nationwide agitation over demands to repeal the three enacted farm reform laws, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come down heavily on the Opposition parties for allegedly creating hurdles in the development of farmers and the farming community. At a presser today, BJP State president Samir Mohanty lauded the Modi government’s pro-farmer […]