Bhubaneswar, June 22 (IANS) More than 900 Swasthya Mitras on Monday staged a protest at Lower PMG in the state capital after abruptly losing their jobs, demanding that the Odisha government reinstate them immediately. Rupesh Rout, Vice President of the All Odisha Swasthya Mitra Association, expressed distress over the sudden termination of their services via an outsourcing agency notice earlier this month.He told media persons, “We have dedicated eight years of hard work to ensuring that the g…
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Bhubaneswar, June 22 (IANS) In a major setback to the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress, Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy has rejected separate petitions filed by the two parties seeking the disqualification of 11 legislators for allegedly voting in favour of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed candidate during the biennial Rajya Sabha elections held in March this year. Speaking to media persons, Speaker Padhy said on Monday that the applications were rejec…
Bhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday slammed the state government, alleging that the brutal assault on a young man and a woman from outside Odisha by a mob of around 40 villagers on suspicion of being child-lifters in Kalyansinghpur of Rayagada district on June 16 reflects a complete breakdown of governance and law and order in the state. Addressing a press conference at the BJD headquarters here, Rajya Sabha MP Sulata Deo cited the attack on the non-Odia victim…
Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) following the registration of an FIR over allegations that two inquiry commission reports had gone missing from the Chief Minister’s Office during the previous BJD regime.Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari said that after the present government assumed office, efforts were made to examine the reports of various inquiry commission…
Bhubaneswar, June 8 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday strongly criticised the BJP-led (Odisha) “double-engine” government over the rising prices of petrol, diesel, LPG and other essential commodities, alleging that the continued increase in fuel prices is placing a severe burden on common people despite a decline in global crude oil prices. Addressing a press conference at Shankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, Biju Mahila Janata Dal President Snehangini Chhuria stated that the prices of pe…
Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday raised serious objections to remarks by senior BJP leader and Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari regarding political parties’ ideologies, calling them “highly inappropriate” and “childish”. Revenue Minister Pujari, speaking to the media on Friday, said the BJD is fast approaching collapse, with leaders quitting almost every day. He asserted that political parties lacking a strong ideological foundation and relying prim…
Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Debashish Samantaray on Friday filed his nomination papers for the by-election to the lone vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha at the State Assembly premises here. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal, Deputy CM KV Singh Deo, along with several other senior BJP leaders, were present during the submission of nomination papers by Samantaray.Speaking to media persons after filing nomination, Samantaray …
Bhubaneswar, June 4 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), highlighting 24 alleged failures of the BJP-led state government. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty outlined the alleged failures on the occasion of the completion of two years of the historic mandate that brought the party to power in Odisha. He said, “Today, 4 June, marks two years of your government in Odisha. Although the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) secured more vo…
Bhubaneswar, June 4 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday thanked the people of Odisha as the state marked two years since the historic mandate that brought the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in June 2024, saying their continued support would further strengthen the state’s journey towards a Viksit Odisha. Taking to his X handle, Majhi wrote: “On June 4, 2024, the people of Odisha gave a historic mandate for change, good governance, and development. Over the past two yea…
Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) A Biju Janata Dal (BJD) delegation on Wednesday met the Chairperson of the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), seeking intervention in the alleged custodial torture and death of a man in Kabisuryanagar in Ganjam district.The delegation, led by senior party leader and former MLA Bhrugu Baxipatra, raised several concerns over the incident and urged the Commission to take appropriate action.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Baxipatra said the delegation highligh…