The opposition BJD on Wednesday accused the ruling BJP of being “anti-tribal” and slammed the Odisha government for allegedly neglecting the tribal community by discontinuing several schemes initiated by the previous Naveen Patnaik administration. The party made the allegation during a press conference here addressed by BJD MPs – Niranjan Bisi and Sasmit Patra – … Read more
Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over the impact of Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram project, the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha said the recent budgetary allocation to it by the Centre and the commitment to complete it by February 2026 has created fear among the tribal people of Malkangiri district. A BJD “fact-finding” team, headed by former … Read more
Last Updated: July 31, 2024, 22:53 IST With Mohanta’s resignation, the BJD’s strength in Rajya Sabha dropped to eight. (Image: X/@MamataMohanta5) Sources in the BJP said she is likely to join the party and might get re-elected to the seat that she was vacating with the help of the party’s increased strength in the assembly … Read more
Last Updated: July 21, 2024, 20:55 IST Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh (PTI photo) Ramesh said the JD(U) and the YSRCP demanded special category status for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh respectively but ”strangely”, the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the southern state kept quiet on the matter Ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, … Read more
Last Updated: July 13, 2024, 23:38 IST Amid outrage over the incident, Pradhan’s wife Sayoj said she met the governor who promised her justice.(Representational Image: X) Baikuntha Pradhan, an assistant section officer at the Raj Bhavan, on Friday alleged that he was assaulted by Kumar and his associates on July 7 while supervising President Droupadi … Read more
Modi 3.0 is not the same as Modi 2.0 — short of a simple majority in the Lok Sabha, a far cry from its 2019 tally of 303. But with other NDA allies, the BJP is in a safe position to pass legislations. However, in the Upper House, it is still three seats short of … Read more
Former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. (Image via X/@Naveen_Odisha) Maintaining that the nine MPs in Rajya Sabha will act as a strong opposition, Patra said Patnaik has given clear instructions to fight for the rights of the state’s people in the Parliament Bhubaneswar BJD president Naveen Patnaik held a meeting with his party’s nine Rajya … Read more
There was speculation about whether the 78-year-old, still popular Naveen Patnaik would be the leader of the opposition, or, given his age, the BJD would let someone else take that position. (File image: News18) Senior Biju Janata Dal MLA Prasanna Acharya will be the deputy leader of the opposition, Pramila Mallick will be the chief … Read more
In his sixth innings as an MLA, Patnaik is expected to play the role of the leader of the opposition. (File iImage: PTI) Nephew Arun Patnaik, whose occasional visits to Odisha have always sparked questions of whether he would succeed Naveen Patnaik, also got married on this day to a person from the Netherlands Five-time … Read more
VK Pandian quits active politics after BJD loses Odisha assembly elections: 'I'm sorry…' Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If … Read more
