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Odisha: Former minister and veteran BJP leader Samir Dey passes away at 67

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and former Odisha minister Samir Dey passed away on Monday afternoon while undergoing treatment at Ashwini Hospital in Cuttack. Expressing her condolences on social media, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi wrote on X, “I’m deeply saddened by the demise of Samir Dey. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida also paid tribute, stating, “Samir Dey was actively involved …

JEYPORE/BHUBANESWAR: 5T chairman and senior BJD leader VK Pandian on Wednesday launched the party’s election campaign from Bissam Cuttack and Gunupur and urged people to ensure the victory of BJD candidates in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls by a huge margin. Addressing an election meeting at Banguruguda village near Semiliguda in Pottangi Assembly seat, Pandian said people will again …

The BJP on March 30 named its candidates for 11 more Lok Sabha constituencies, fielding a number of leaders who joined it from different parties recently such as Bhartruhari Mahtab, Ravneet Singh Bittu, Sushil Kumar Rinku and Preneet Kaur. Former Aam Aadmi Party leader and Lok Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Rinku, who recently joined the BJP, has been fielded from …

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Nearly a month after he was elected to the post of mayor in Cuttack Municipal Corporation, Subhas Singh on Thursday quit the membership of Rajya Sabha. A noted trade union leader, he had defeated Congress rival Giribala Mohanty by a huge margin of 45,206 votes last month to become the CMC mayor. “Consequent upon my election as CMC Mayor on …

Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress on Tuesday stepped up their agitation across the State demanding the ouster of Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena, who was named in the police complaint pertaining to the murder of two BJP leaders in Cuttack district. Notwithstanding the arrest of four accused in the murder case, the two principal Opposition parties intensified …

BJP smells political vendetta in leader’s murder in Cuttack

A massive political controversy erupted over murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader and his associate in Odisha’s Cuttack district with party’s State leadership alleging that he was killed for voicing against corruption of ruling Biju Janata Dal. A team of BJP leaders, including party president Sameer Mohanty and Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik, participated in the funeral procession at deceased’s …

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