Tag: Damodar Rout

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Op-Ed: A Cry For Change

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Change has been the cry in this election in Odisha. It has been the refrain of voters in a majority of constituencies. The obvious implication of this is that anti-incumbency factor has come into play in the state for the first time since chief minister, Naveen Patnaik took up the reins […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Odisha might see a Hung Assembly as BJP will win big here: Dama Rout

Bhubaneswar: Amid political speculations on increasing nearness between the BJP and BJD, senior saffron party leader and former minister Damodar Rout on Wednesday created a flutter by claiming that Odisha might witness a hung Assembly in 2019 polls as BJP will win a number of seats. “In the last elections, BJP managed to win only […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Magic numbers to elude BJD in 2019:  Dama

Bhubaneswar: With less than a week’s time remaining for the verdict Odisha 2019 to be declared on May 23, veteran politician and senior BJP leader Damodar Rout today make a prediction that no political party in the State will attain the magic number of 73 required to form the next government in Odisha.  The State […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Claiming Rs 600 crore-scam in Odisha co-op bank, RTI activists move Lokayukta

Bhubaneswar: Alleging a scam to the tune of over Rs 600 crore in Odisha State Cooperative Bank (OSCB), a team of RTI activists today lodged a complaint with the Odisha Lokayukta demanding an urgent inquiry into the scam. The RTI activists claimed that NABARD has recently found anomalies in the crop loan interest subvention claims […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Column: Dam Babu, in search of relevance, eh!

By Raja Mohanty Great! Once again, we heard Dr. Damodar Rout, crying rather stating softly, ‘no more interested’ in electoral politics. Really! But, he will be with the people and continue to serve them. Oh, once again the same old quote from a seasoned politician, who is in his twilight zone. But, this is the […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Senior BJP leader Damodar Rout quits party

Bhubaneswar: Alleging that he was being ignored by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), senior leader Damodar Rout today resigned from the primary membership of the saffron party. In his resignation letter sent to BJP state president Basant Panda, Rout rued that his presence is no longer required in the party meeting and decision making. “It […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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