Tag: Kendrapara Mp

Khurda: The mortal remains of an Odia youth, who died on October 20 in Dubai, arrived at the Bhubaneswar airport yesterday following the intervention of former Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda. The deceased has been identified as Narendra Palei of Gopinathpur village under Ayatpur panchayat in Khurda district. Narendra, who was working in Dubai as […]

By Sandeep Sahu Residents of Odisha’s capital city have long got used to effigies of some political leader or the other being burnt by a group of people on the streets on the city. But on Monday, eyebrows were raised when the effigy of Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, who resigned as Health minister of the state […]

One Maheswar Senapati and his two sons from Mulasahi village were allegedly attacked by some miscreants repeatedly on Sunday and Monday.

Bhubaneswar: Setting all speculations at rest former Kendrapara MP, Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda has finally joined the Bhartiya Janata Party. His saffron switch was expected, but yet when it came about, it was a big media event given his image as a high-profile politician who used to be the intellectual face of Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata […]

Bhubaneswar: Barely a few days after filing police complaint against BJD’s Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty and his brother Anuprash Mohanty for allegedly abusing her physically and verbally, the woman journalist today staged a dharna in front of Naveen Niwas, the residence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, seeking his intervention. However, she was immediately picked up […]

Cuttack: Protesting police inaction against Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty and his brother Anuprash Mohanty in connection with a misbehaviour case, lady journalist Sasmita Acharya sat on dharna in front of Purighat Police station here today. After a meeting with the Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of the police station, the lady journalist said the police have failed […]

Cuttack: The alleged misbehaviour shown towards a woman scribe by BJD’s Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty and his brother has not been established, informed Cuttack DCP Akhileswar Singh today. However, the DCP confirmed that there was a heated exchange of words between Anubhav and the scribe on June 12. “We have recorded the statements of 6 […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when Odisha government is focusing on the 5T mantra, actor-turned-politician Anubhav Mohanty on Saturday exposed chinks in the existing healthcare services and harassment of patients in Odisha. The Kendrapara MP, Anubhav Mohanty, who paid a surprise visit to Kendrapara District Headquarters hospital yesterday, expressed concerns after patients and attendants brought allegations […]

Author of Democracy on the Road Ruchir Sharma had rightly said in his book that star power in Indian elections does play a role but transiently. What clicks in reel does not reflect in real. Arrogance and star-power do not count in public life unless backed by substance and statement of purpose. There have been […]

By Sandeep Sahu “Power”, as Lord Acton has said famously, “corrupts; and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” But there are other things that power does to human beings as well: making them arrogant, for one. To paraphrase Lord Acton, “Power makes people arrogant and absolute power makes them absolutely arrogant.” This truism was in evidence for […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after accusing BJD’s Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty of furnishing false information about his educational qualifications, Odisha Congress on Monday claimed that the Parliamentarian’s evasive stance on the issue proves that the allegations are true. Addressing a press conference, Congress leader Nishikant Mishra stated that “We had hoped that the MP would face […]