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Centre failed to give MSP promised to paddy farmers: Odisha CM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government failed to give Minimum Support Price (MSP) it promised to the paddy farmers during the Lok-Sabha elections in 2014.
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BJD cadre en route to Delhi, to hold rally for paddy farmers on Jan 8
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): A Special Train called "Krashak Adhikar Yatra" train carrying Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs, MLAs and party workers left for Delhi on Saturday. The party will hold a rally in Delhi's Talkatora stadium on Tuesday to put pressure on the central governmen
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Pradhan hits back at Patnaik for calling PMUY unsuccessful in Odisha
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's statement about the Pradhan Manti Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) being an unsuccessful scheme in the state is "devoid of facts" and is "misleading
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BJD MP meets Naidu to express solidarity over EVM issue
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed his solidarity with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu over the issue of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
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BJD MPs, MLAs asked to donate one month's salary to Party ahead of electio
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 25 (ANI): BJD President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has asked Party MPs, legislators and office bearers to donate at least one month's salary to the Party fund by cheque in a bid to make the party financially stronger.
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People of Odisha asking why Ayushman Bharat wasn't implemented: PM Modi to
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Khurda (Odisha) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Expressing concerns over the state of healthcare sector in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a jibe at the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government asserting that the people are asking the state government why the Pradhan Mantri Jan
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BJD reaches out to TN CM for passage of Women's Reservation Bill
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 22 (ANI): In a bid to ensure the passage of Women's Reservation Bill, a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) delegation has met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, requesting him to pass a resolution in favour of the Bill.
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Odisha BJP chief demands loan waiver for 'distressed' farmers
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Basant Panda on Tuesday demanded farmers' loans to be waived off. He also announced that they will hold a protest on January 8 for the same.
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BJD to protest in Delhi demanding hike in paddy MSP on Jan 8
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): The Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will stage a protest in Delhi on January 8 demanding hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of paddy and implementation of MS Swaminathan Committee recommendations.
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Pradhan highlights state Govt's 'inability to provide equal opportunities
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kendrapara (Odisha), [India] Dec 14 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday cited a letter received by a differently-abled youth, to point out BJD government's 'inability' to provide equal opportunities and employment to the differently-abled people.
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Pradhan hits back at Odisha minister for citing failure in Ujjwala Yojana
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): The false political campaign of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government against Ujjwala Yojana shows their fear about the rising popularity of the scheme among the poor families in the state, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan
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Parliament Session: BJD to demand 'special category status' for Odisha
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Members of Parliament (MPs) have decided to raise the issue of 'special category status' for Odisha during the Winter Session of Parliament, which commences on December 11.
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