Tag: Pratap Deb

Bhubaneswar: In reply to the statements of Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleging the Odisha Government has violated the agreement signed in between Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and the State, BJD spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb on Sunday said the charges made by Pradhan as well as the facts presented by him are false while […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra today claimed that the Negotiation Committee formed by the Water Resources Ministry cannot resolve the ongoing Mahanadi row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. “There was no need for the Water Resources ministry to form the Negotiation Committee. A far as I know, the decision to be taken by the Committee […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting simultaneous raids on the house of Balasore MP Rabindra Jena, Cuttack-Choudwar MLA Pravat Biswal and Saroj Sahu, a former personal assistant of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, activists of student and youth wings of BJD staged protest demonstration in front of the CBI office here today. Reports said the activists of Biju Chhatra Janata […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing Mahanadi row, the Centre seems to be in two minds as the Chhattisgarh government has demanded formation of a joint control board (JCB) to resolve the ongoing inter-state water dispute with Odisha. Prior to the demand of the Chhattisgarh government, the Odisha government had filed a complaint petition before the Water […]

Bhubaneswar: Probing into the death of Asutosh Mohanty alias Rishi, an engineering student who died on May 6 this year, the commissionerate police today said they have received the post mortem and the viscera reports of the deceased. “We have received post mortem and the viscera reports of the deceased. We will consult the doctors […]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD upped its ante against the Chhattisgarh government over the Mahanadi issue and staged a rally at Master Canteen Square followed by a demonstration in the city here today. During the protest, the BJD activists burnt the effigy of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and warned that the party would continue its […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after filing a complaint petition before the Water Resources ministry for seeking formation of a tribunal to resolve the ongoing row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh government on sharing of Mahanadi water, the ruling BJD today said it would move the Supreme Court if the Centre shows its unwillingness for formation of the […]

BJD, the ruling party in the state, today said the meeting of the chief ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh proposed to be called by Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati in an effort to resolve the dispute between the two states over the sharing of Mahanadi water will not be fruitful in the absence of the required information sought by Odisha from the Chhattisgarh government on the issue

Bhubaneswar: A day after reports of interrogation of BJD leader and former Koraput MP Jayaram Pangi in connection with Itishree Pradhan murder case circulated in the media, the ruling party clarified that it was a ‘discussion’ with the former lawmaker and not an ‘interrogation’. “CBI has not interrogated him (Pangi). The central probe agency just […]

War of words ensued between BJD and BJP on Monday following a mounted attack by the ruling party spokesperson Pratap Deb on Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan over his photos with accused of Vyapam scam and Petroleum Ministry document leak case

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the general elections this year, the Odisha BJP manifesto committee on Sunday launched a dedicated website to seek suggestions from the public on the party’s manifesto for the upcoming polls. The website was launched during the second manifesto committee meeting at the party headquarters in Bhubaneswar today. Committee’s chairperson and senior leader […]

Bhubaneswar: As a part of ensuring better public service delivery through its touted 5Ts (technology, transparency, teamwork, time and transformation) framework, Odisha government has decided to appoint ward officers in municipal corporation and municipality areas of the State. The Urban Development Department has written to all commissioners and executive officers for appointment of ward officers […]