Tag: Jual Oram

Bhubaneswar: To counter BJP’s attack regarding irregularities in poll funding, BJD today alleged Union Minister Jual Oram of mismatch in poll expense figures stated in his affidavit. Talking to media, BJD MP from Puri Pinaki Mishra said while Oram had mentioned at one place in the affidavit that his poll expenses are ‘nil’, in the […]

Rourkela: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to lay foundation for proposed second bridge over the Brahmani river today. Union Ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan and Rourkela legislator Dilip Ray will also attend foundation laying ceremony at Balughat ground in Rourkela. Though Rs 476 crore fund has been sanctioned by the centre for the […]

New Delhi: Union Minister for Surface Transport Nitin Gadkari will lay foundation stone of second bridge over Brahmani near Rourkela on July 21. After a meeting with Gadkari along with Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan here, Oram said, “The programme for the foundation stone laying ceremony has been finalised.” Besides, discussion was held on national […]

New Delhi: A man from Sundergarh who was abducted from Old Delhi Railway station area three months ago, was rescued from Kurukshetra in Haryana, Delhi Police said today. Ganesh Salima of Tangarapalli in Sundergarh district was on a pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi on March 27 with his wife Manju. While returning home, some miscreants kidnapped […]

Bhubaneswar: Former captain of the Indian hockey team and Olympian Prabodh Tirkey alleged that police in charge of traffic regulation for Asian Athletes Championship misbehaved with him today at Jayadev Vihar square here near Kalinga Stadium. Driver of a VIP vehicle first ensued arguments with the hockey midfielder at the traffic point. Tirkey brought the […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the body of an old woman was carried on shoulders from a hospital in Sorada of Ganjam district, Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his senior cabinet colleague Jual Oram harangued the State Government and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for ‘failure’ of the Mahaprayan vehicle meant for carrying dead bodies from hospital […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today thanked Union Minister Jual Oram for writing to him demanding an amendment to the Odisha Kendu Leaves Act, 1961. In a reply to Oram, Patnaik mentioned in a letter that the State government has taken a pledge to safeguard the rights of kendu leaf pluckers and necessary steps will […]

Bhubaneswar: With just three more days to go for the Asian Athletics Championship, Odisha BJP today targeted BJD over use of Chief Minister and party supremo Naveen Patnaik’s photo in the advertisement of the athletics meet to be held at Kalinga Stadium here. BJP General Secretary Prithiviraj Harichandan alleged the government is using the event […]

Aul (Kendrapara): Two more persons, including local BJD leader Bhisma Mohanty was arrested by Aul Police in connection with egg attack on union minister Jual Oram during his visit to Rajkanika in Kendrapara on June 16. The chief accused in the case, Mohanty is husband of former Aul Panchayat Samiti chairperson. Earlier, seven persons were […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging involvement of BJD Rajya Sabha member Pratap Deb in the egg attack on Union Minister Jual Oram at Rajkanika in Kendrapara, BJP today questioned why the State government has not nabbed those involved in the incident even after more than 24 hours. Talking to mediapersons at the Aul bungalow, BJP State Mahila Morcha […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram today wrote a letter to Home Minister Rajnath Singh regarding the recent egg attack on his vehicle by BJD activists during his visit to Kendrapada district and sought his intervention in the matter. In the letter, the Union Minister mentioned that those who pelted eggs at his vehicle […]

Sundergarh: Vehicular traffic was disrupted due to a seven-hour Sundergarh bandh call given by BJP from 6 am today over egg attack on Union Minister Jual Oram during a visit to Kendrapara district on Wednesday. The party activists have blocked roads and staged pickets at various places in the district demanding immediate arrest of persons […]

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah’s three-day visit to Odisha has been rescheduled to July 4. He was earlier scheduled to visit the State on June 22. In view of the forthcoming President Poll, Shah’s programme has been rescheduled to July 4, 5 and 6. “As the president of BJP, Shah’s presence during […]

Sundargarh: To protest against the egg attack on Union Minister Jual Oram’s vehicle by BJD activists in Kendrapara district, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a seven-hour bandh in Sundargarh tomorrow. The bandh is called from 7 am to 1 pm. However, emergency services like healthcare and bank services will remain unaffected. Activists […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking a sarcastic jibe on BJD leaders for attacking Union Minister Jual Oram with eggs, Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries Babul Supriyo today said he is not afraid to face any such attack during his visit to Odisha. Soon after arriving at the capital city, the singer-turned-politician sarcastically said, “I never fear […]