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With the general elections 2024 nearing, the BJP central leadership seems to have intensified its focus on Odisha. At least seven Union Ministers visited the state in a span of two days. The saffron party aims to come to power in the state in the 2024 Assembly election and the ministers are leaving no stones unturned.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chairing the meet of the NITI Aayog Governing Council on Sunday, called on each state to focus on promoting its "3Ts" (trade, tourism, technology) through every Indian Mission around the world.

The statement of Chaudhary is an indication of sour relationship between JD-U and BJP in Bihar, and this could be the reason for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar maintaining distance from the BJP and skipping the Niti Aayog meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister in Delhi on Sunday.

Digital inclusion and connectivity for all is an integral part of ‘antyodaya’ vision of the Government. In his Independence Day address in 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi gave a call for saturation of government schemes.

Official sources said Modi will take stock of the pandemic situation across the country On Thursday.

Speaking to the media after meeting Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she invited the prime minister to inaugurate the Bengal Global Business Summit which will be held in West Bengal in April next year.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate the move to ensure one-third reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures. In a letter, CM Naveen wrote, “I request you to take the leadership in initiating necessary steps for passing the Bill for reservation of one-third of seats in […]

Angul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with farmers of Angul district and highlighted his government’s major schemes aimed at boosting development of farmers. Through video conferencing at Nalco training auditorium in Angul, Modi discussed several initiatives pertaining to farmers, its implementation and successes achieved in the last four years of his government at the […]

  Bhubaneswar: Two persons have been detained today for hurling bombs at Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) office in Bhubaneswar. According to sources, the accused allegedly abused the security guard deployed at the party’s office and hurled bombs. Splinters & stones from the exploded bombs have been recovered from the spot. “I heard the blast while […]

Bhubaneswar: Citing that the Annual HSC examinations are round the corner, the Odisha government today refused to make special arrangements in schools for broadcast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Pareeksha Pe Charcha’ a programme which aims to share tips on stress-free examination and will be aired via video conferencing tomorrow. Briefing mediapersons, Odisha School and […]

Bargarh: Much ahead of the broadcast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme today, tension erupted at the Bijepur bus stand area here late on Saturday night as the BJP and the BJD activists reportedly engaged in tearing posters of each other’s party. As per reports, the BJP had made arrangements at the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to bring together its workers in bypoll-bound Bijepur Assembly constituency, the Odisha unit of BJP has planned to broadcast Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ tomorrow in all the 270 booths. According to sources, the party has made extensive preparations for the same and 270 state-level leaders of […]

Bhubaneswar: After Gujarat assembly election, the BJP seems to be reassessing its claims of winning 120 or more seats in Odisha since its calculations went awry in the ‘Modi’fied state. The saffron party which had set a target of 150 seats in Gujarat before the election, managed to grab only 99. The party said the […]

  Bhubaneswar: The suicide of Bargarh farmer Brunda Sahu allegedly over crop loss continues to remain a major political issue in the state with BJP State in-charge Arun Singh lambasting the State government over the farmers’ plight in Odisha.   Addressing a press conference here today, Singh alleged that Brunda Sahu of Kalapani village of […]

Bhubaneswar: Accepting BJD’s challenge for an open debate on the State government’s achievements and Central assistance, the State unit of BJP today set certain conditions for the regional party. “We are ready to debate with BJD on Amit Shah’s claim of Rs 4,000 crore central supports and State government achievements. But, we have two conditions […]