Tag: Tathagat Satpathy

Bhubaneswar: The Hindi imposition row which recently sparked a war of words between BJD MP Tathagat Satpathy and Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar virtually ended today after the latter shot up a letter to Satpathy in English over identification of Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). On receiving the letter written in english unlike earlier one, […]

Bhubaneswar: The row over ‘Hindi imposition’ on non-Hindi speaking regions deepened further in Odisha with HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar taking a jibe at BJD MP Tathagat Satpathy over his reply in Odia to Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s Hindi letter. Javadekar who arrived here to attend the convocation of Sri Sri University and party executive […]

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Young leaders of Congress in Odisha are deserting the party as it has become directionless whereas BJP’s future in the State looks bleak in next two years when false propaganda spread by them will be caught, predicted Dhenkanal MP Tathagat Satpathy on Thursday. Talking to media after a public meeting in his constituency, Satpathy […]

Bhubaneswar: Terming BJD MP Tathagat Satpathy’s statement wrong, party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today sought an explanation from him on his statement on BJD leaders. “What he has said on party leaders is not right. He will be asked to explain his statement. Those who have quit the State Cabinet, have been given […]

Bhubaneswar: In retaliatory step to BJP’s booth capture strategy, BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today advised his party workers to remain in touch with the people and work for them continuously. “The BJD has been strengthened by the people who have voted for us in successive elections in last 17 years. We need […]

Bhubaneswar: Days after he got into a twitter war with his party colleague creating ripples in the political sphere, BJD MP Tathagat Satpathy today once again came down heavily on some leaders highlighting  the loopholes in the party to counter rivals. He, however, patted party supremo Naveen Patnaik during his short speech in a party […]

New Delhi: The Centre will convene a joint meeting between Odisha and Chhattisgarh on July 29 to discuss the sharing of Mahanadi water, which has snowballed into a major row between the two neighbouring states after Chhattisgarh embarked on a host of projects in the upper catchments of Mahanadi. The announcement about the Centre-brokered meeting […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the war of words among senior leaders of the BJD over the party’s dismal performance in CMC by-poll has exposed the intra-party squabble, Lok Sabha member Tathagat Satpathy today created a flutter in the party with his column in the Odia daily edited by him. “Aware urban voters are gradually turning away […]