The Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das was shot dead by an assistant sub inspector of police in western Odisha town of Brajarajnagar on January 29. Around 12.10 p.m., when he came out of the vehicle, one person opened fire at him from a very close range,” said Deepak Kumar, Inspector General of Police range. Since he …
In the Brajarajnagar bypoll in Odisha, Alaka Mohanty, the Biju Janata Dal candidate, polled 61.24% of the votes, beating the Congress and BJP candidates hollow. With this win, the BJD’s strength in the 147-member Assembly has gone up to 113 and the Naveen Patnaik-led regional party has shown just how seemingly invincible it is at this point. With the BJD’s …
Ministers of the Naveen Patnaik Government tendered their resignation en masse and the papers were forwarded to Governor Ganeshi Lal for his acceptance on Saturday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is carrying out the Cabinet reshuffle for the first time in his fifth term. The victory in Brajarajnagar by-poll and Supreme Court’s order in favour of beautification programme appear to have …
Published : Jun 03, 2022 20:43 IST Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal has won the byelection in Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency in the State’s western region with a massive margin. A total of 11 candidates, including the BJD’s Alaka Mohanty, the Congress’ Kishore Chandra Patel and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Radharani Panda were in fray in the byelection. Alaka Mohanty secured …