Maoists threaten Orissa ministerAugust 21st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoist rebels have threatened to blow up the residence of Orissa Finance Minister Prafulla Ghadei and kill his son, police said Friday. The letter was received at the office of Orissa Mining Corporation at Jajpur Thursday.
Budget does not satisfy needs of common man: PatnaikJuly 6th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief minister Naveen Patnaik criticized the union budget presented Monday by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha saying that it does not satisfy the needs of the common man. "It is seen that the union budget is broadly continuance of the existing schemes.
Azad reviews Congress' poll debacle in OrissaJune 17th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday held discussions with party leaders in Orissa to assess the party's debacle in the assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state. "Azad held meetings with office bearers as well as with the candidates who were fielded by the party in the election," state Congress spokesperson Kailash Acharya told IANS.
No evidence of code violation against PM: Poll panelApril 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Monday said they have 'nothing to proceed' against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for allegedly violating the model code of conduct. 'The Election Commission has seen the CD.
Rahul blames Orissa government for communal violenceApril 15th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday blamed the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's government for the communal violence in Orissa last year. 'Clashes took place in the name of religion in Kandhamal and elsewhere and the state government was responsible for spreading disharmony and hatred,' Gandhi told an election rally in Kendrapada town, about 100 km from here.
NCP tie-up with Left, BJD is Orissa-specific, says PawarApril 8th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Nationalist Congress Party alliance with the Left parties and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Orissa is 'only Orissa-specific', NCP chief Sharad Pawar said here Wednesday. 'Our arrangement is only Orissa-specific,' Pawar told a press conference, addressed jointly with Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik.
Blind man joins Orissa poll fray as he sees peoples' plightApril 8th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A visually challenged man in Orissa has thrown his hat in the election ring and hopes he would win because he can visualise the sufferings of the poor 'better then others'. Debasish Pramanik, 26, a percussionist, is contesting the assembly election as an Independent candidate from Gopalpur constituency in Ganjam district.
People taught BJP a lesson by voting it out in 2004: RahulApril 7th, 2009 RAIPUR/BHUBANESWAR - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday that the people of the country had taught the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a 'lesson' by voting it out of power in 2004 when it had come out with its 'India Shining' slogan. 'You people had in the last polls taught a lesson by ousting the BJP.
Congress releases first list Lok Sabha candidates for OrissaMarch 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress party has announced the list of 16 candidates for Lok Sabha elections in Orissa. Former Orissa Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang will contest from Koraput (ST), while Union Minister Chandra Shekhar Sahu has been given ticket for Berhampur Constituency.
Mayawati launches BSP campaign in OrissaMarch 25th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati kicked off her party's election campaign in Orissa Tuesday amid a gathering of thousands. Addressing a public meeting at Sambalpur town, some 317 km from here, the BSP leader accused the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of ignoring the plight of the poor and downtrodden.
NCP's Orissa state chief resignsMarch 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa state unit chief ofthe Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Bijoy Mohapatra Thursday announced his resignation, protesting his party's decision to support Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. 'Patnaik is a serial killer and he should be taught a lesson.
BJP acted troublesome with "Hindutva agenda": BJDMarch 18th, 2009 BHUBANESHWAR - Having already deserted its old friend Bharatiya Janata Party just ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday accused the BJP of attempting to implement "Hindutva agenda" in Orissa state. The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD cherished political relations with Hindutva-minded BJP for nearly a decade in Orissa.
Poll panel to review preparations in West Bengal, OrissaMarch 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Election commissioners are leaving for West Bengal and Orissa later Wednesday to review poll preparedness in the two states. The three members of the Election Commission (EC) - Chief Election Commissioner N.
Congress seeks President's intervention in OrissaMarch 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Congress on Tuesday sought the President's intervention in the trial of strength of the BJD government in Orissa. The Campaign Committee Chairman of the State Congress Srikanta Jena also demanded the Election Commission's intervention, saying it was violative of the Model Code of Conduct.
Orissa neglected in interim railway budget: PatnaikFebruary 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa has been neglected in interim railway budget presented by Railways Minister Lalu Prasad in Parliament Friday, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here. 'I am disappointed as Orissa has been neglected,' Patnaik told reporters here, adding that only one new express train was proposed to be introduced in the state in 2009-2010.
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