Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying he should take responsibility for the violence against students protesting in the national capital.
The Centre has sanctioned six projects worth Rs 350 crore under the Sagarmala Scheme for Odisha, while 52 other projects with a proposed investment of Rs 56,000 crore have been identified under the Sagarmala programme to strengthen the state's port-led infrastructure and maritime economy, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday said the induction of former party MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would have no bearing on its organisational strength, while accusing the saffron party of compromising its moral stand by admitting a leader facing trial in the Seashore chit fund scam.
Despite being one of the country's richest mineral-producing districts, Keonjhar continues to offer limited livelihood opportunities to its poorest tribal communities, forcing many to migrate to other States in search of work, the opposition party alleged.
Announcing a statewide 'Shiksha Banchao Abhiyan' (Save Education Campaign) from July 9 to 15, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday said its youth and student wings would stage protests across Odisha over alleged errors in school textbooks, accusing the BJP government of jeopardising primary education.
Leader of Opposition in Odisha State Legislative Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, filed nomination for the post of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) national president for the ninth consecutive term at Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.
Former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday came out in strong defence of his former aide VK Pandian, saying that he should not be criticised or blamed for anything related to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Coming out in defence of his former aid, the BJD leader said he shouldn't be criticised or blamed for anything.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the previous Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal government over the malnutrition issue.
A day after the filing of complaint in the unsavory incident pertaining to the army officer’s torture and sexual assault of his fiancée in a police station in BhubaneswarP
