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The Railway Board's decision to bring the Palasa-Ichchapuram section under the South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone is facing opposition in Odisha, with leaders from both the ruling BJP and the Opposition BJD demanding a rollback. The Palasa-Ichchapuram stretch, though geographically located in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district, has been administered under the Khurda Road division of East Coast Railway (ECoR), which is headquartered in Bhubaneswar, since ECoR's creation in 1996 under Prime Minist ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 5 (PTI) The BJD and Congress on Sunday demanded provision of reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) students on the basis of their population ratio in Odisha and not just 11.25 per cent as announced by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The CM on Saturday announced that the state cabinet has approved a proposal to raise the quotas for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students and introduced reservation for OBC, known as SEBC in Odisha, i ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Political parties across the spectrum in Odisha on Friday voiced strong opposition to the Railway Board's decision to exclude the Palasa-Ichchapuram rail section from the jurisdiction of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) and merge it with the proposed South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, demanding an immediate rollback. The stretch, currently administered under the Khurda Road division of ECoR, has been proposed to be brought under the Visakhapatnam division of the upcoming SCoR zone, acco ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 3 (PTI) The BJD and the Congress on Friday opposed the Railway Board's decision to exclude the Palasa-Ichchapuram section from ECoR jurisdiction and demanded a rollback of the move. The decision has also not been welcomed by a section of leaders of the ruling BJP. The Palasa-Ichchapuram section is currently under the administration of the Khurda Road division within the East Coast Railway (ECoR), and the board decided to merge the stretch with the newly formed South Coast Rail ...Read More >
In a letter to Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on the occasion of the state's foundation day, Modi described Biju Patnaik as a towering figure whose life continues to inspire generations. "This is the soil that nurtured the great Biju Patnaik, whose life epitomises strength, courage and an unwavering commitment to nation-building. Biju Babu's multifaceted persona inspires us all," the Prime Minister wrote. The remarks come amid a controversy sparked by Dubey, whose comments alleging l ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A 49-member joint delegation of opposition parties met Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati at the Lok Bhavan and submitted a memorandum demanding stringent action over the recent fire incident at SCB Medical College and Hospital that claimed 13 lives. The delegation comprised leaders from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, All India Forward ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Mar 31 (PTI) Opposition members in the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday strongly protested alleged "insult" to son of the soil and former chief minister Biju Patnaik by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and demanded passage of a censure motion against the lawmaker. As soon as the House assembled for the Question Hour at 10.30 am, members of BJD, Congress and CPI(M) trooped into the Well of the House and raised slogans against the state's BJP government over its silence on Dubey's statement against ...Read More >
Odisha Bandh, January 28: The Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS), a group that campaigns on farmers' issues, has called for a statewide Odisha Bandh on Wednesday, January 28. The bandh aims to demand the release of Rs 800 per quintal input assistance at state-run mandis and to remove middlemen and millers from the paddy procurement process. NNKS also raised objections to the installation of electricity smart meters and heavy penalties on vehicle owners under pollution certificate rules. The org ...Read More >
Odisha: Congress protest over National Herald case leads to scuffle with police Bhubaneswar, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hundreds of Congress party workers on Wednesday engaged in a scuffle with the Odisha Police after they were stopped midway while marching to gherao the state office of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here. The Congress workers and leaders staged the protest alleging "political harassment" of Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Day after expelling senior leader Mohammed Moquim from the party, president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Bhakta Charan Das on Tuesday alleged the letter written by the former to Sonia Gandhi was drafted by a BJP team. Talking to mediapersons here after returning from New Delhi, the OPCC president said Moquim himself could not have written the letter. "The letter was drafted by a BJP team and he only signed it. A major part of it was related to national leadership of ...Read More >
Congress has expelled Odisha leader Mohammed Moquim. This action follows his letter to Sonia Gandhi. Moquim had called for a major party restructuring. He also stated party president Mallikarjun Kharge is too old. Rahul Gandhi was described as disconnected from colleagues and youth. Moquim suggested Priyanka Gandhi Vadra take a central leadership role. Other leaders were also proposed for promotion. New Delhi: The Congress has expelled its Odisha leader Mohammed Moquim days after he wrote a let ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A day after Mohammed Moquim asserted his unwavering commitment to Congress ideology despite his expulsion from the party, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das on Tuesday launched a strong counterattack, dismissing his credentials and condemning his outspoken criticism. Das pointed out that Moquim had won a legislative seat only once, and that term was subsequently invalidated by a court ruling. "Who exactly is Moquim? He served as an MLA just once, a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Senior Odisha Congress leader and former MLA Mohammed Moquim was expelled from the party after he challenged its State leadership. The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president, Bhakta Charan Das, said Moquim was removed for "anti-party activities". "This is for the information of all concerned that AICC (All India Congress Committee) has approved the proposal for the expulsion of Sri Md. Moquim from the primary membership of the party, due to anti-party activities," he s ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (PTI) Senior Odisha Congress leader and former MLA Mohammed Moquim has been expelled from the party after he challenged its state leadership, an OPCC leader said on Monday. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das said Moquim was removed for "anti-party activities". "This is for the information of all concerned that AICC has approved the proposal for the expulsion of Sri Md. Moquim from the primary membership of the party, due to anti-party activ ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR/NUAPADA : The BJD on Thursday officially launched its campaign for the Nuapada bypoll, scheduled on November 11, alleging that the double engine government has led to "double destruction" of the district in the last 16 months. Sources said party president and leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik will visit the constituency in the first week of November for a two-day campaign in support of candidate Snehangini Chhuria. Senior BJD leaders, accompanied by Chhuria, offered prayers a ...Read More >
Nuapada (Odisha), Oct 24 (PTI) The BJP, BJD and Congress are trying to woo the tribal voters in the Nuapada assembly byelection, as they constitute more than 33 per cent of the total electorate of the constituency. The Congress has fielded Ghasiram Majhi, a local tribal man from Nuapada, while the BJD candidate Snehangini Chhuria hails from the SC community. The BJP nominee Dholakia is from the general category. In the 2024 Assembly elections, BJD candidate Rajendra Dholakia had won the seat, ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The nomination papers of five candidates for the November 11 Nuapada by-poll were rejected during scrutiny due to technical errors, sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said here on Thursday. In all, 19 candidates had filed nominations for the bypoll -- eight from political parties and 11 as Independents. However, during scrutiny on Wednesday, the papers of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) nominee Rajaram Sahu, Rashtriya Parivartan Dal's Sitaram Behera and three inde ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A flurry of political activity was witnessed in Nuapada on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras on Saturday,with BJP candidate Jay Dholakia and Congress nominee Ghasiram Majhi, among others, filing their nominations for the Nov 11 bypoll.Jay Dholakia, son of late BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, led a massive procession from Khariar Road to the district magistrate's office, joined by over 10,000 supporters and senior BJP leaders. State BJP president Manmohan Samal, former president Basant ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A flurry of political activity was witnessed in Nuapada on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras on Saturday,with BJP candidate Jay Dholakia and Congress nominee Ghasiram Majhi, among others, filing their nominations for the Nov 11 bypoll.Jay Dholakia, son of late BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, led a massive procession from Khariar Road to the district magistrate's office, joined by over 10,000 supporters and senior BJP leaders. State BJP president Manmohan Samal, former president Basant ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday approved a list of 40 star campaigners for the upcoming 71-Nuapada Assembly Constituency by-election in Odisha. The announcement was made by Bhakta Charan Das, President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), through an official press release issued on Friday. The list features several prominent national and state-level leaders, including Bhupesh Baghel, Sachin Pilot, Kanhaiya Kumar, A. Revanth Reddy, Mallu Bhatti Vikramar ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The BJD president, Naveen Patnaik, on Wednesday sprang a surprise and announced that former minister and prominent woman leader Snehangini Chhuria will be the party's candidate for the Nuapada Assembly bypoll. "I wish to declare that Snehangini Chhuria, a strong leader from western Odisha, has served in our BJD ministry in the past and also served in many important portfolios. She always fought for the poor and downtrodden, and women in particular. We have concluded in our party th ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday indicated that by-election for the Nuapada Assembly constituency will be held along with the Bihar Assembly elections. In a release, the ECI said it has decided to deploy 470 officers, including 320 from IAS, 60 from IPS and 90 from other central services as central observers (general, police and expenditure) for the Bihar Assembly polls and the by-elections in seven states, including Odisha's Nuapada segment. Sources said the date o ...Read More >
Kolkata: Questioning the timing of SIR in Bihar just ahead of the assembly elections and calling it "an exercise of deleting the targeted groups", Congress general secretary K C Venugopal claimed on Thursday in Kolkata that the "SIR is planned by the Election Commission of India, specially what is witnessed in Bihar, is an exercise of deleting some targeted group-SC, ST, OBC, minority community and poor people of the country." Venugopal alleged that ECI has lost its impartiality and said that " ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: General secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) KC Venugopal on Sunday said that the BJP, which talks about patriotism, must answer why it allowed the cricket match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup to take place. Venugopal, who is on a three-day visit to the state, criticised the BJP's "double standards" and said, "Whenever the leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi raises issues about China in the Parliament, they brand him as China's man. But when Prime Minister ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Congress party is actively positioning itself as the principal opposition in Odisha, asserted AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal on Sunday. Speaking to the media, Venugopal emphasised the party's commitment to challenging the BJP government both at the Centre and in the state. "We are deeply engaged in the fight against the BJP government at both levels. Our priority is to function as a genuine opposition party in Odisha," he said. Venugopal also highlighted t ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal claimed on Sunday that Congress is playing the role ... Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal claimed on Sunday that Congress is playing the role of the opposition party in Odisha. Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, Venugopal said, "We are very much into the fight against the BJP government in Central and at the state. Today, we also emphasised that our duty is to work as a real o ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal claimed on Sunday that Congress is playing the role of the opposition party in Odisha. Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, Venugopal said, "We are very much into the fight against the BJP government in Central and at the state. Today, we also emphasised that our duty is to work as a real opposition party in Odisha." He said, along with the 'Vote Chori' issue, the party will also take up the issues re ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The opposition Biju Janata Dal and the Congress on Monday targeted the Mohan Charan Majhi-led Odisha government over the alleged ongoing shortage of fertiliser across the state. Senior BJD leader and party vice president Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Monday alleged that the state government is misleading the farmers amidst the severe short-supply of fertilizer in the state. Addressing a press conference, Nayak also asserted that the BJP-led state government has ...Read More >
Naveen Patnaik, BJD chief and Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly, was hospitalized in Bhubaneswar on Sunday due to dehydration. The 78-year-old former chief minister's condition is stable and he is responding well to treatment at SUM Ultimate Medicare. He had complained of uneasiness and had recently returned from Mumbai after undergoing spinal surgery. BJD chief and Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, was admitted to a private hospital here on Sunday due to de ...Read More >
A 15-year-old girl from Balanga area in Puri district died from burn injuries. Three unidentified miscreants allegedly set her on fire. The incident occurred on July 19 near river Bhargavi. She was undergoing treatment at AIIMS Delhi. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed grief. He conveyed his condolences to the girl's family. The 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by three unidentified miscreants in Puri district succumbed to her burn injury while undergoing treatment ...Read More >
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