Tag: Damodar Rout

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader Damodar Rout on Wednesday said the CBI, which is probing the multi-crore chit fund scam in Odisha, should not prolong its investigation indefinitely. The statement of Rout came in the wake of opposition political parties demanding a CBI probe into the link of senior BJD leader and Food Supply and Consumer […]

Cuttack: In a visible anguish over the meeting of four young ministers with chief minister Naveen Patnaik, senior BJD leader and minister Damodar Rout today commented on the young guns that they are considered as most seniors in the cabinet now-a-days. On the sidelines of a programme here in the city, the Excise minister said […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Cooperation minister Damodar Rout (Dama) and Jagatsinghpur BJD president Bishnu Das have crossed swords over Tirtol MLA Rajashree Mallick. After Bishnu alleged that Rajashree had links with dreaded criminals Dhalasamant Brothers and with the Congress; Dama hit back saying Bishnu is agitated as he is unable to garner funds from […]

Bhuabaneswar: Just as the war of words between Congress’ Lulu Mohapatra and BJD’s Sanjay Dasburma was starting to fade away from public consciousness, another standoff has kicked-off – this one between Cooperation minister Damodar Rout and Congress’ Bapi Sarkhel. Sarkhel has alleged that Rout and his family had received favors from scam-tainted chit fund company […]

With the war of words between senior Congress leader Lalatendu Bidyadhar (Lulu) Mahapatra and his arch-rival and BJD minister Sanjay Dasburma reaching a crescendo, veteran BJD leader and minister Damodar Rout today added fuel to the fire saying that these two leaders are not free from criminal activities

Bhubaneswar: The recent arrest of former Congress MLA Ramesh Jena in connection with a bomb explosion case took a dramatic turn on Tuesday after parliamentarian Ladu Kishore Swain of BJD alleged the State police had helped the former to expand his crime empire. To make things worse for the ruling party, Excise minister Damodar Rout, […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the war of words between BJD vice president Damodar Rout and his party over Biju birth centenary celebration is yet to die down, the former today came up with a statement that is bound to further strain his already sour relationship with the ruling party. Rout today levelled an allegation that the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is all set to pay tribute to the legendary statesman and former chief minister Biju Patnaik on his birth centenary tomorrow. The state government has made elaborate arrangements for the purpose. Huge billboards and hoardings with life-size images of Biju Patnaik dot the landscape of Bhubaneswar ahead of tomorrow’s centenary celebrations. A grand […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cooperation minister Damodar Rout has once again drawn criticism from his own party members for his remarks on the birth centenary celebrations of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik at Paradip on March 5. While Rout opined that members of other parties should also be allowed to participate in the centernary celebrations, the remark […]

A war of words ensued between BJD spokesperson Pratap Jena and Minister Damodar Rout on Monday over the birth centenary celebrations of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik at Paradip on March 5

Paradip: The birth centenary of former chief minister Biju Patnaik will be celebrated in a grand manner here on March 5. The Biju Memorial Trust, which has been celebrating the birthday of the late leader, informed newsmen today at a press meet here that the event will not be a party programme but solely a […]

BJD MLA from Paradip and minister Damodar Rout on Sunday alleged that the BJP had transformed the IOCL function into a party progarmme at Paradip today

While the opposition Congress and BJP members remained absent in the State Assembly on Wednesday protesting the weeklong suspension of Congress member Naba Das from the House by the Speaker for allegedly watching porn video clippings, the statement of senior BJD leader and Excise and Cooperation minister Damodar Rout has put the ruling party in a fix

Bhubaneswar: The political battle over polls has become cynosure of all eyes. Both the ruling BJD and Opposition Congress are busy with fault-finding sessions as the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls are getting nearer. BJD on Tuesday became critical about the role of Opposition parties especially Congress in Odisha while claiming that the majority of […]

The state government on Friday said that it has already repealed the Green Card system of family planning since November last year. This was stated by Health Minister Damodar Rout while replying to a question in the assembly. Rout said the government stopped the provision of Green Cards on November 9, 2011.