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.
Former IAS officer Sujata Rout Karthikeyan on Thursday joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), providing a boost to the regional party as it seeks revival path after its electoral setback in 2024.
Former IAS officer Sujata Rout Karthikeyan has joined the Biju Janata Dal in Bhubaneswar. Her induction comes over a year after the party lost power in Odisha and months after she took voluntary retirement from the civil services.
Leader of the Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Odisha government over the alleged mob assault on two fellowship workers in Rayagada district, saying the “heinous and barbaric” incident had brought shame to the state and raised serious questions about law and order.
Leader of Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the BJP government in Odisha over the alleged manhandling and arrest of Tikiri Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Chameli Ojha, accusing it of employing "repressive tactics" to silence elected representatives who raise public issues.
Nuakhai, an agricultural festival, is usually celebrated one day after the Ganesh Chaturthi in Western Odisha.
Assets belong to the people of the country, they have been created over the last seven decades and are paying dividends to the government as well as providing jobs to millions of people, said Mohan Prakash.
Lift irrigation points must be activated within one week, farm ponds dug and MGNREGS increased to provide mandays. Mini kits for farmers should be provided in drought-hit areas.
The high commissioner accepted a suggestion of CM Naveen Patnaik for support in building sports infrastructure, training of sportspersons, and promotion of hockey in Odisha.
The objective is to rapidly reduce the use of traditional fuel and accelerate the pace of adoption of electric vehicles, stated Mohapatra while adding that the incentives will be given under the Start-up Policy of the MSME department.
