Politics

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said the party welcomes people into its fold who repose faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah.

The Youth Congress activists on Saturday hurled eggs at Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh’s vehicle protesting the killing of farmers in Madhya Pradesh.

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday said it would stage hartal in four districts on Saturday protesting the unilateral construction of barrages over Mahanadi river by Chhattisgarh government.

The Odisha unit of BJP on Tuesday kick-started the ‘Mo Booth, Sabuthu Majboot’(My Booth Strongest’) campaign to connect with the people at the grassroots level in the state.

Former BJP MP and Utkal Bharat president Kharabela Swain on Saturday said Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was one of the reasons behind his departure from the saffron party.

BJD MP Baijayant Panda yet again dropped a bomb shell by saying that some IAS officers are plundering the state with the help of some leaders in Odisha.

Some unidentified miscreants hurled bombs at Athagarh MLA Raja Swain’s Cuttack residence on last night.

BJD supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has given a new mantra to his party leaders and workers – ‘Go to villages, work for the people’.

Sam Pitroda on Saturday hit back at Odisha unit of BJP, which demanded his removal as Technical Advisor to the state government in wake of the WannaCry ransom ware attack.

BJD spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb was on Thursday elected to the Rajya Sabha uncontested. A formal announcement in this regard was made by Rajya Sabha Returning Officer here on Thursday.