Tag: Naba Das

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress today held a meeting at the official residence of Leader of Opposition Narsingha Mishra here in connection with the upcoming presidential election. During the meeting, the leaders of the Congress pledged their support for the UPA’s candidate Meira Kumar as the Presidential candidate. Meanwhile, All India Congress Committee (AICC) directed to […]

Bhubaneswar: Making himself accountable to the miserable show of Congress in the three-tier Panchayat polls which was concluded in Odisha today, president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Prasad Harichandan said there are other factors responsible for the dismal performance of his party. “Both BJP and BJP managed to influence the voters through massive use […]

Sundargarh: Intra-party squabble in the Odisha Congress has come to the fore again with Sundargarh MLA Jogesh Singh blaming the AICC leaders and PCC chief for the poor show of the party in the ongoing three-tier Panchayat polls in Odisha. “We have to admit that the performance of the Congress in the Panchayat polls has […]

Bhubaneswar: The Ethics Committee of Odisha Assembly on Tuesday began the process of its investigation into the allegations on Congress legislator Naba Kishore Das watching objectionable video clip in the House during the winter session last year. Briefing newsmen after the meeting, chairperson of the Ethics Committee and BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain said the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Ethics committee of Odisha Assembly is expected to decide on Tuesday on the modalities foe the investigation into the allegations of Congress legislator Naba Kishore Das watching objectionable video clip in the House during the winter session. A letter from the Secretariat of Odisha Assembly, a copy of which is in possession of […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the 2014 general elections two Odisha Congress heavyweights Anup Sai and Bhupinder Singh, the then Legislature Party secretary and Leader of Opposition respectively, had joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Well, the ghost of exodus is back and it already seems to be haunting the party, threatening to derail its plans. Speculations […]

The State Health Minister of Odisha, Naba Das has once again landed in soup after reports of appointing his daughter Deepali Das as his official representative have started to do rounds.

Sundergarh: Amid intense speculations over his resignation from the Congress, party leader and Sundergarh MLA Jogesh Singh today added fuel to the fire saying that he has decided to skip the meeting during party president Rahul Gandhi’s Odisha visit on January 25. The move which is being seen as big setback for party’s poll prospects […]

Bhubaneswar: With barely a few months before the crucial general polls, the Odisha unit of the Congress seemed to be facing severe dissidence with many leaders deciding to quit the party one after another. Close on the heels of resignation of senior leader and Jharsuguda MLA Naba Das, Sundergarh MLA Jogesh Singh today resigned from […]

The season of fence-sitting is over. And the season of fence-jumping is on us in right earnest. Naba Das, the Jharsuguda strongman, was the first off the blocks and set the ball rolling by deserting the party that he has been associated with all his life on Wednesday and making it clear that he would […]

Bhubaneswar: Already in a damage-control mode with the desertion of senior leader Naba Kishore Das and ouster of Jogesh Singh prior to the general elections, Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik today hinted at doubts over the party giving a ticket to former Koraput MLA Krishna Chandra Sagaria. The PCC chief informed that a discussion was […]

Sambalpur: In a blatant breach of code of conduct, BJD candidate Naba Das was spotted luring voters during an election rally in Kuchinda area of Sambalpur today. In a video, Das is heard assuring allotment of two houses to Self Help Groups (SHGs) and financial assistance to farmers by announcing drought even if there was […]

Bhubaneswar: All government- run hospitals in Odisha will have e-hospital management system, informed Odisha Health and Family Welfare minister Naba Kishore Das on Monday. All the 384 CHCs (community health centres), 1318 PHCs (primary health centres), seven medical colleges and 32 district headquarters hospitals will have the Odisha e-Hospital Management Information System (OeHMIS) facility within […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Odisha government in the process of formulating a State Health Policy and Vision for 2025, chief district medical officers have been asked to collect suggestions from the people, a senior minister has said. Feedback and suggestions are required from the people, especially from the grassroot level, to provide quality health service to […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health Department constituted a four-member committee to probe into the alleged misbehaviour shown towards Keonjhar BJP MLA and Opposition chief whip Mohan Charan Majhi by the officials of BR Life Kalinga Hospital in Bhubaneswar. Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Das ordered for the probe and directed the Committee to submit a […]