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Odisha RS polls: 3 BJD nominees elected unopposed
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Jun 3:
All the three BJD nominees for polls to 3 Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from Odisha were elected unopposed today, informed RS election Returning Officer.
The BJD nominees-- Prasanna Acharya,…
Former Odisha MP Srikant Jena takes a jibe at Modi
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 31:
Former Chemical and Fertiliser Minister and Lok Sabha MP from Odisha’s Balasore Srikant Jena today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to the coastal town where the…
Odisha’s ruling party RS nominee Bhaskar Rao in IT tangle
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 31:
Odisha’s ruling party-BJD’s Rajya Sabha candidate N Bhaskar Rao is in for trouble as the Income Tax department today reportedly slapped a notice of tax evasion on him.
Sources said two…
Odisha man’s unusual fetish for defeat!
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 30:
It seems defeat acts as a dope for this Odisha doctor who has unsuccessfully contested elections on 30 occasions in the past. Undeterred by his past experiences, Dr K Shyam Babu Subudhi—a…
Odisha RS polls: Prasanna, Bishnu, Bhaskar Rao file nominations
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 30:
Three senior BJD leaders Prasanna Acharya, Bishnu Charan Das and N Bhaskar Rao today filed their nominations for the three Rajya Sabha seats of Odisha that will fall vacant from July 1.…
Ram Mandir not an issue in UP polls: Rajnath
New Delhi, May 27:
The BJP will not contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections next year on the Ram Mandir plank as it is not a political but a cultural issue, union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.
"The Ram Mandir…
Mamata sworn in West Bengal CM for second time
Kolkata, May 27:
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee was on Friday sworn-in as West Bengal's chief minister for the second time. Forty-one others also were sworn-in as her ministers.
Banerjee was administered the oath of office…
Biju Janata Dal is ‘B team’ of BJP: Congress
Bhubaneswar, May 26:
The Congress on Thursday targeted the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, saying it is the “B team” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Taking a swipe at the BJD and BJP, All-India Congress Committee…
Odisha govt is paralysed, incompetent and corrupt, says Dharmendra
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 22:
A day after Biju Janata Dal led Odisha Government celebrated its second anniversary, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today launched a scathing attack on it and called it…
Congress and BJP take on Odisha govt on its second anniversary
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 21:
On the second anniversary of Biju Janata Dal led Odisha Government today, leading opposition parties Congress and BJP took on the government and chided it over issue such as chit fund scam,…