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Odisha BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan quits party
Bhubaneswar: Senior leader Jagannath Pradhan today resigned from the primary membership of the BJP. Citing personal reasons, Pradhan quit the saffron party.
During the 2019 general polls, Pradhan contested on a BJP ticket from…
Patnaik calls leaders of all parties, seeks cooperation to fight COVID-19
Bhubaneswar: Perhaps for the first time since his entry into politics in the late 1990s, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called the leaders of the state's major political parties on Thursday and sought their cooperation in fighting the…
Lockdown crisis: Odisha Cong demands monthly financial aid for poor
Bhubaneswar: State unit of Congress today demanded the Centre to provide monthly financial assistance to poor people suffering from ongoing lockdown across the country.
"We demand Union Government to deposit Rs 7,500 in accounts of poor…
Odisha MP in home quarantine after returning from Delhi
Rayagada: Congress MP Saptagiri Ulaka has been quarantined for 14 days at his home in Rayagada after returning to Odisha from Delhi.
On arrival from the national capital, the parliamentarian from Koraput underwent medical screening by a…
BSP, AAP likely to skip opposition meet on Covid-19 crisis
New Delhi: The Bahujan Samaj Party and the Aam Aadmi Party are likely to skip the opposition meet convened by Congress' interim President Sonia Gandhi on Friday afternoon, while the status of the Samajwadi Party is unclear.
The BSP has…
Opposition slams Odisha govt for hiking VAT on fuel amid COVID-19 crisis
Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress and BJP hit out at the Odisha government on Sunday for raising the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel.
While VAT on petrol has been raised from 26 per cent to 32 per cent, it was hiked…
Odisha Congress leaders file complaints against Arnab over remarks against Sonia
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Chief Niranjan Patnaik today filed a complaint against private news channel Editor Arnab Goswami and his associates accusing them of inciting public against Congress National President…
Take decision fast on Rath Jatra in Puri: Congress to Odisha CM
Bhubaneswar: State Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik on Wednesday urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to ensure a quick decision over the annual Rath Jatra of Lord Jagannath after holding talks with Puri Shankaracharya and others keeping in…
BJD has highest income among 37 regional parties: ADR report
New Delhi: Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has emerged as the party with the highest income among regional parties, as per a report published by Association for Democratic Reform (ADR).
ADR's report analyzed the total income and…
COVID-19: Odisha Opp leader urges govt to scrap MLALAD fund, slash lawmakers’ salaries
Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly Pradipta Naik on Tuesday urged the State government to take steps to suspend the MLA Local Area Development (MLALAD) fund for two years and slash salaries of ministers and legislators…
