After taking oath as Education Minister in Modi 3.0 cabinet, Dharmendra Pradhan made his first visit to Odisha and received a rousing welcome at Bhubaneshwar Airport on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired his first Union Cabinet meeting after taking the oath as PM of his third term and decided to provide assistance to 3 crore additional rural and urban households for the construction of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
As the Bharatiya Janata Party registered a landslide victory in Odisha in the Lok Sabha election and secured a majority in the State Assembly, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday that people in the state instilled their faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Notably, the exit polls on Sunday predicted that the state is going to witness a neck-and-neck fight with the two-decade rule of Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal facing a stiff challenge from BJP.
Union Minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate, Dharmendra Pradhan and leader Sambit Patra met family members of the deceased who lost their lives in a firecracker explosion in Puri.
"We have full faith that, with the blessings of Mahaprabhu, this time a decisive and strong government will be formed in India under the leadership of PM Modi, which will take many important decisions in the coming days for the welfare of the country and our state, Odisha. BJP will form t
Effective today, the rate of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders has been slashed by Rs 69.50 in Delhi, with the retail sales price now standing at Rs 1676.
The polling team comprising young personnel reached booth number 78 (under Saraskona assembly constituency) at a hill village Rundhadihi in the district by covering rough terrain and climbing (partially) on foot.
"We will get 45 per cent vote share in Lok Sabha and I can say with full responsibility, that we will win 21 out of 21 seats in Odisha. We will also get a majority (in assembly) and we will get the opportunity to serve the state," Naveen Patnaik said.
Countering the allegations made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is working for the Bharatiya Janata Party, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that it is the Congress which is in the "pockets of Odisha CM" adding that Wayanad MP is suffering fr