Tag: Jual Oram

Bhubaneswar: Brushing aside speculation, Union minister Jual Oram on Wednesday said he was not interested in the post of Chief Minister of Odisha. Oram told this on the sidelines of attending the working committee meet at Panposh in Sundergarh district. Responding to media queries, Oram said, “I am not interested in CM post. Tomorrow if […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up for a two day state executive meet at Baripada from April 22 to chalk out a roadmap to bolster its base in Odisha. And the party has, as usual, kept its agenda to target Naveen led government in the state. Official sources said that the state […]

Bhubaneswar: Hitting out at Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee over their recent meeting in New Delhi, Union Minister Jual Oram today alleged that there is a secret coalition between BJD-TMC and dubbed both the leaders as ‘sinners’ of multi-crore  ponzi scam. The Statement of the Tribal Affairs minister came […]

Bhubaneswar: Rubbishing BJP leader and Union Minister Jual Oram’s statement on some BJD MPs and legislators showing interest to join BJP, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the remark can be tagged as ‘wishful thinking.’ Patnaik was replying to a query by newsmen after meeting the panchayat raj representatives of Puri district. ”I can only […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could be an explosive overture ahead of BJP’s upcoming national executive meet in Odisha, senior party leader and Union Minister Jual Oram created a flutter by stating that leaders, including MPs and MLAs from the ruling-BJD are in talks to join the saffron party. Not only BJD, members including former MLAs, MPs, […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Congress MLA Prafulla Majhi alleged horse trading in which Rs one crore deal was struck to lure one of the party’s candidates to vote for BJD in the Sundergarh Zilla Parishad (ZP) chairman post, BJP levelled similar charges against the Congress and BJD, and demanded a CBI probe into the matter. […]

Bhubaneswar: With election for Zilla Parishad chairmen in State scheduled to be held on March 12, the BJP on Friday moved the Orissa High Court after the State government stirred the hornet’s nest by making a change in the Odisha Zilla Parishad Act – 1994. According to sources, Section 51 of the Act has been […]

Bhubaneswar: Core Committee of Odisha BJP has started post-mortem of the three-tier panchayat poll results. It is reviewing the factors that helped in victory of some party candidates and the flaws which led to defeat of others. Even the party has decided to fight legal battle for the candidates who have lost the polls in […]

Bhubaneswar: In a sharp departure from the earlier occasions, BJP national president Amit Shah during his one day visit to the State on Friday, choose to stay away from talking to media and held discussions with party’s office bearers here. Shah, party karyakartas (activists) said, expressed his enthusiasm about the ensuing panchayat poll results. “Besides […]

Rourkela: The Crime Branch police, which is probing into the torching of a minor girl at Madhupur village in Kalahandi district, today recorded the statement of the victim at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) here. Reports said a three-member Crime Branch team went to IGH where the victim is undergoing treatment, and recorded her statement which […]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s admiration to chief minister Naveen Patnaik on demonetisation issue has led to speculation on prospect of a new political equation even as both the parties have ruled out any such political understanding. Not only the Prime Minister, but also his Cabinet colleagues like Piyus Goyal, Arun Jaitely, Rajnath Singh had […]

Sambalpur/ Dhenkanal: As part of BJP’s nationwide ‘Yaad Karo Kurbani’ campaign, two Union ministers on Wednesday visited Sambalpur and Dhenkanal districts to pay tributes to freedom fighters from the state. Union Tribal Affairs minister Jual Oram visited Khinda village in Sambalpur to pay his respects to freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai. To mark the occasion, […]

Four Union ministers will visit Odisha on August 17 and 20 to attend the ‘Yaad Karo Kurbani’ programme to mark the 70th Independence Day

Bhubaneswar: Coming down heavily on the ruling BJD government over the alleged crossfire at Krutamgada in Kandhamal district which claimed lives of six innocent tribals, Union Tribal Affairs minister Jual Oram today said the state government is trying to sweep the matter under the carpet. Talking to OTV, the Union minister said, “A 10-member team […]

Sundargarh: The BJP will prepare a blueprint for the panchayat elections slated for next year at a two-day executive body meeting of the party beginning here today.