Opposition in Orissa calls for Patnaik’s resignation

The recommendation of the Supreme Court's Central Empowered Committee to revoke the environmental clearance for the Vendanta Alumina’s ...

The recommendation of the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee to revoke the environmental clearance for the Vendanta Alumina’s refinery in Kalahandi has landed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a soup with the opposition demanding his resignation.

The president of the Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee, Jaydeb Jena, asked Patnaik to step down for showing undue favour to Vedanta. Orissa Gana Parishad chief Bijay Mohapatra alleged that the deal has exposed the facade of transparency maintained by the Chief Minister.

The State Government, however, tried to turn the tables on the Congress today by maintaining that the deal with Vedanta Alumina, allowing mining of bauxite ore from Niyamgiri hills, was signed in 1997 and the Chief Minister should not be blamed for this.

What driver who took finance ministry officer to hospital said about ‘madam driving BMW’

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A BMW rammed into a motorcycle, killing Navjot Singh, a Finance Ministry official, and injuring his wife. Mohammad Gulfam, a passerby, rushed them to a private hospital after the car driver asked him to. The driver, Gaganpreet Makkar, and her family were also admitted to the same hospital. Police have booked Gaganpreet for culpable homicide and attempting to destroy evidence.

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