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.
Healthcare services across Odisha have been severely disrupted for the past three days as the ongoing strike by the Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) has crippled government hospitals, affecting thousands of patients.
The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond within 48 hours of detecting large-scale errors in school textbooks for Classes I to VIII.
The state government, which claims to be a people’s government, is completely insensitive towards the people of Malkangiri and Odisha, alleged Debi Prasad Mishra, Senior Vice President, BJD while briefing reporters here today.
Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Friday came down heavily on the BJP-led state government for directing retail fuel outlets not to dispense petrol or diesel to vehicles without a Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC).
At a recently held District Collectors' conference, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi issued directions to stop illegal sand mining, which bears testimony to the fact that the state has been witnessing growth in sand theft.
Though the Election Commission of India (ECI) is yet to make an official announcement of the poll result, district election authorities confirmed the result after the completion of 29 rounds of EVM counting.
Ahead of the November 11 Nuapada bypoll, former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Das President Naveen Patnaik on Monday hit out at the BJP-led State Government, alleging that MLAs and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from outside Nuapada are freely moving around and attempting to influence voters through unfair means.
