Tag: Dharmendra Pradhan

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik turned 72 years on Monday. The BJD president who always keeps his birthday celebration a low-key affair celebrated the day in a different manner. The celebration was marked with cake in presence of several party leaders, ministers and well wishers who thronged his residence (Naveen Niwas) in the morning with […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP from Puri Pinaki Mishra today praised Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at a programme marking Micro Unit Development and Refinance Agency (Mudra) promotion in the State. “Dharmendra Babu’s worst critics will also concede one fact that he is exceptionally hard-working and very very competent. I don’t believe in last 40 years there has […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced free treatment for the minor girl, who was allegedly gang raped by four jawans engaged in anti-Maoist operations in Koraput district. Patnaik expressed deep shock over the incident and termed it as ‘inhumane’. He also informed that the DGP has been instructed to nab the accused at […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has failed to provide basic amenities to the people of Odisha in its 17 years’ rule, said Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today in reply to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s allegations of neglect towards the State by the centre. “Was inclusion of 86 lakh families under National Food Security Act (NFSA) […]

Bhubaneswar: Rejecting Centre’s plea, Odisha Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera today said that Odisha Government will not reduce VAT on petrol and diesel. After cutting the excise duty by Rs 2 per litre on petrol & diesel, the Centre had urged all the States to cut sales tax or VAT by 5 per cent to […]

Bhubaneswar: The long standing demand of Odisha is going to be fulfilled shortly as Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur is all set to commence soon. Railway Minsiter Piyush Goyal in a letter to Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan confirmed that a new Rajdhani Express (Train No.22811/22812) via Sambalpur once a week will start running shortly. […]

Bhubaneswar: Hitting out at CM Naveen Patnaik for his false propaganda jibe against Opposition parties, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan today came down heavily tagging him as an ‘arrogant leader’. “It’s quite natural that a person becomes arrogant after remaining in power for a long time. It is not an exception in […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today condoled the death of 22 people in a stampede in Mumbai and called for immediate correction of basic safety and infrastructure of railways. “Shocked by the tragedy at #Eliphinstone. My prayers & deepest condolence. Must correct basic safety & infrastructure issues in Rly,” Patnaik wrote on Twitter. Shocked […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD today alleged that the main conspirator behind Chhatrapur Councillor Laxmidutta Pradhan’s murder, Krushna Nayak has allegedly links with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. However, BJP has refuted the allegations and accused that the murder was rather hatched by the Chhatrapur MLA Priyanshu Pradhan. While BJD spokesperson Prashant Nanda pointed fingers towards alleged close rapport […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the government is aiming to promote more digitisation in all spheres of life, people could very soon have the luxury of buying petrol and diesel on a single click without even going to petrol pump. According to union minister Dharmendra Pradhan all petroleum products will soon be available on e-commerce […]

Reached late to office, faced boss’ fury again…? For all those who stand in long queues to fill petrol in car/bike… relax, for, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is working on its ambitious project of delivering diesel and petrol at your doorsteps. IOC, in consultation with the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), has already finalised […]

Bhubaneswar: Politics over columns continues as another column by BJD’s Lok Sabha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, raining praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, invited criticism from his party spokesperson and Cuttack-Barabati MLA Debashish Samantray. In the column published in a regional daily, where Mahtab is the editor, the MP opined people […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik, on Saturday, lambasted the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government for its anti-farmer policies in Odisha. Accusing the government of neglecting farmers, Patnaik said the government passed the salary hike proposal for ministers and MLAs with ease but the same is not followed while proposals are tabled for farmers. The government […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of BJP national President Amit Shah’s scheduled Odisha visit starting tomorrow, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and BJP continue to fling numbers at each other claiming to emerge victorious in the 2019 general elections with a thumping margin. Though the BJP claims to upset the ruling party in the upcoming elections and has build […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of BJP today got a reason to cheer as senior leader Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State for Petroleum, was allotted a cabinet berth in the third major cabinet reshuffle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The party activists in the regional headquarters celebrated Pradhan’s elevation to Cabinet rank with extra responsibility […]