The scheme aims to provide missing links to the existing small and essential projects and development of infrastructure. (Image: News18) An amount of Rs 3,397 crore will be spent for the ‘Ama Odisha Naveen Odisha’ programme across the state Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched the first phase of his government’s ambitious programme ‘Ama…
Last Updated: October 06, 2023, 19:20 IST Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.(File photo/News18) Pradhan, who is a senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP, said the party’s agenda is to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets to serve the nation for a third term As both ruling and Opposition parties have set the tone for…
Odisha legislative assembly speaker Pramila Mallik said she will examine the matter. (Representational image: PTI) The BJP members were protesting the remark of a ruling BJD MLA who urged the opposition members to come to the House with good “mental health” Two BJP MLAs, including opposition chief whip Mohan Majhi, were suspended from the Odisha…
Last Updated: September 26, 2023, 21:28 IST Ex-Cuttack MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal and his wife Laxmi Bilasani Biswal. (News18) The ED filed the first prosecution complaint in this case in 2016 and a supplementary complaint was filed a year later, the ED said a release Enforcement Directorate (ED) last month filed a second supplementary Prosecution…
Jay Panda, a prominent leader from Odisha, had quit the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in 2018 and joined the BJP in March 2019. (X/@PandaJay/File) The caller reportedly threatened to assassinate the BJP leader along the lines of Odisha minister Naba Das’s murder earlier this year BJP national vice-president Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda received a death threat…
Last Updated: September 21, 2023, 14:33 IST Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik (File Image/IANS) Soumya Ranjan Patnaik was earlier removed from the party’s vice-president post on September 12 Ruling BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday expelled two MLAs including Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, also the owner-editor of Odiya daily Sambad, on charges of anti-party activities. “Two MLAs…
Reported By: Mahesh Nanda Last Updated: September 12, 2023, 22:29 IST BJP Chief Naveen Patnaik (L), Soumya Ranjan Patnaik (R). According to political experts, BJD’s action against Soumya is a testament that the party has resorted to pressure tactics Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday removed Khandapada MLA Soumya…
Last Updated: August 19, 2023, 22:54 IST Secretary Shri VK Pandian in Puri. (Screengrab: @saurabhsriLive) The assailant was identified as Bhaskar Sahu from Badal Gram Panchayat, Kanas block, in Puri district. The accused has been apprehended for questioning regarding the incident A disturbing incident unfolded in Satyabadi, Puri district, as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Private…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during a meeting in New Delhi. (PTI) The BJD once again stuck to its past record of enabling the Narendra Modi-led government to come out of a tight spot in the Rajya Sabha where the NDA does not have the numbers Until Monday night, the…
The Director General Civil Aviation Monday (DGCA) has issued the license for Utkela airport in Odisha’s Kalahandi district to start flight operations. Utkela airport, 15 km from the district headquarters of Bhawanipatna, is among the airstrips that have been listed under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN. This license from Civil Aviation has paved the way…