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’18 lakh vulnerable pensioners left in the lurch’: Naveen slams Odisha govt for three-month delay in pension

Stepping up his attack on the BJP-led Odisha government, Leader of the Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Friday accused it of failing the state's most vulnerable citizens over the non-disbursal of social security pensions to nearly 18 lakh beneficiaries for the last three months, and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to ensure immediate release of the pending payments.

Congress slams BJP, LG-led shrine board over Vaishno Devi medical college admission row

Reacting strongly to the controversy over the issue of admissions to the newly established Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME), chief spokesman of the Congress, Ravinder Sharma, alleged that the LG-led shrine board and the centre should own the responsibility for failure to protect the religious sentiments and rights of Hindus in the SMVDIME.