Tag: BJP

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 […]

Balasore: Former MLA from Balasore, Jeeban Pradip Das, who was suspended from the BJD in November last year, has joined the BJP on Thursday in presence of Union Minister and local MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi here at party office. The move is a home-coming for Das who had earlier deserted the BJP and joined the […]

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and BJP’s Bhawanipatna MLA Pradipta Naik came down heavily on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for setting separate stages for him and other leaders for a mega government event in Kalahandi district on Thursday. Naik, who skipped the occasion terming it as a sign of State’s ‘feudal policy’, also […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged large-scale irregularities in the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), the flagship housing scheme for the rural poor, reiterating that actual beneficiaries are deprived of the benefits. On Thursday, a delegation of the saffron party met Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal at the Raj Bhawan and submitted […]

Nayagarh: The case pertaining to the alleged abduction, rape and murder of a five-year-old girl from Nayagarh took a curious turn on Friday when a RTI disclosure raised some serious questions over the State government’s claims that it has sought the appointment of a sitting High Court judge to monitor the SIT probe. The disclosure […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the allegations of discrepancies in paddy procurement in the State, Odisha BJP on Monday alleged that the ruling-BJD has failed to utilise Central funds entitled for the development of mandis. “Centre has sanctioned thousands of crores of rupees for the development of mandi infrastructure in the State, but the funds are lying unused,” […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Cooperative Societies department has come under severe criticism for ordering an investigation into financial irregularities and then suspending the same order a year later. While the actual reason is yet to be known, the Opposition parties lashed out at the ruling-BJD for such ‘double standards’ and allegedly deviating from its ‘Zero Tolerance’ […]

Bhubaneswar: Hitting back at Odisha Government for accusing Centre of not lifting the surplus parboiled rice from State, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Odisha unit on Tuesday said that State government seems to be more worried for the millers than the farmers. “A farmer usually sells paddy, but not rice. Millers get good margin […]

Cuttack: Amid allegations of no headway in the probe of recent ‘political’ double-murder in Mahanga area and demand to arrest State Law Minister Pratap Jena, one of the accused in the case Friday surrendered before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court. According to sources, the accused Malaya Barik surrendered in a bid to avoid […]

Sambalpur: The protest of the Odisha BJP over alleged irregularities in paddy procurement has further intensified with the leaders of the saffron party issuing an ultimatum to the state government to lift all the paddy stocks lying at different market yards within the next 72 hours. Alleging apathy of the government towards the farmers, State […]

Sambalpur: The BJP on Friday said that it has ‘suspended’ the dharna over farmers’ issue on the premises of the Sambalpur Town police station following a discussion with the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), North Division, Niranjan Sahu. Leaders of the saffron party launched the dharna on Thursday evening demanding procurement of paddy which has been […]

Cuttack: Odisha Congress MLA Mohammad Moquim on Friday filed a complaint for criminal defamation in a local court against BJP national spokesman Sambit Patra and sought his prosecution. Moquim, the legislator of Barabati-Cuttack, had served a legal notice to Patra in December last year threatening to prosecute him if he did not tender a public […]

Sivasagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday castigated the previous governments in Assam for depriving its lakhs of poor indigenous people of their land rights. The BJP-led government in the state is committed to ensuring that the indigenous people have legal rights over their land, Modi said, after launching a drive to give ownership certificates […]

Cuttack: The BJP in Odisha has hit out at the State government for shifting the proposed bus terminal from Gopalpur-Balikuda to Khan Nagar in the city. The BJP’s opposition to the new venue came hours after Chief Minister Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for the new bus terminal at Khan Nagar, on Saturday. […]