Sampad Patnaik

April 26, 2019 21:42 IST
Speaking in Balasore district, he asked the crowd why is Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik doing “anyay (injustice) for which farmers in the state are getting Rs 1,200 in real prices per quintal of paddy”.
Fri, Apr 26, 2019
April 26, 2019 03:54 IST
Police on Thursday launched a search for Mishra. The BJD has slammed the BJP, asking whose suggestion it was to give Mishra a ticket to contest polls.
Fri, Apr 26, 2019
April 25, 2019 01:50 IST
Odisha has so far voted for 15 Lok Sabha and 105 Assembly seats in three phases. Odisha will vote for six Lok Sabha and the remaining 42 Assembly seats on April 29.
Thu, Apr 25, 2019
April 24, 2019 02:51 IST
Modi was addressing a public meeting in Asansol — one of the two seats the BJP won in West Bengal in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP has re-nominated Babul Supriyo from the seat.
Wed, Apr 24, 2019
April 23, 2019 13:45 IST
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released a video, claiming the alleged attacks against party workers indicate the CM is worried about an impending loss in 2019. Pradhan promised to bring a “Goonda Act” in Odisha if the BJP comes to power.
Tue, Apr 23, 2019
April 23, 2019 07:30 IST
After the incident, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan released a video, claiming that the attack indicates that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is worried about an "impending loss" in the polls.
Tue, Apr 23, 2019
April 22, 2019 18:05 IST
Pramodini Das (58), a local ASHA worker, said, "I lost Rs 2.5 lakh of my own savings. As the agent of Artha Tatwa company, I had to face the wrath of villagers who had deposited money with me. For weeks in 2013, every morning a group of locals would come to my house and shower threats and abuses."
Mon, Apr 22, 2019
April 20, 2019 02:40 IST
Considered one of the largest coastal water lagoons in the country, Chilika Lake is spread over 1,100 sq km and touches the districts of Puri, Khordha and Ganjam. The lake attracts migratory birds from different parts of the world in winter.
Sat, Apr 20, 2019
April 19, 2019 00:49 IST
Sambit Patra has been bathing in ponds, eating on banana leaves, riding atop trucks and hugging strangers, in sweltering heat, a saffron gamchcha on his shoulders.
Fri, Apr 19, 2019
April 18, 2019 03:23 IST
According to an eyewitness, the officer was killed as a landmine and gun attack targeted two vehicles that were headed to polling booths.
Thu, Apr 18, 2019
April 18, 2019 03:18 IST
According to officials, Mohsin in the capacity of General Observer attempted to check the helicopter that brought the Prime Minister.
Thu, Apr 18, 2019
April 18, 2019 00:05 IST
In 2014, Oram had defeated BJD candidate Dilip Tirkey by just 18,829 votes.
Thu, Apr 18, 2019
April 17, 2019 04:40 IST
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel hits back: Ordered probe into attack, has PM Modi done it for Pulwama
Wed, Apr 17, 2019
April 16, 2019 02:40 IST
Yogi Adityanath also accused the Congress of allying with the Muslim League “that is responsible for Partition”.
Tue, Apr 16, 2019
April 15, 2019 03:05 IST
Pradhan said a “frightened” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is “misleading” voters that if his government falls, then subsidised rice at Re 1 will be stopped.
Mon, Apr 15, 2019
April 14, 2019 04:46 IST
In Odisha, 36 poll officials did just that in an effort to protect electronic voting machines (EVMs) from being captured by Maoists after first-phase polling.
Sun, Apr 14, 2019
April 14, 2019 04:33 IST
According to some BJD leaders, Patnaik’s claims about the “Delhi engine” is a reference to Modi and Shah, who have visited Odisha multiple times since 2014 and now again for election campaign.
Sun, Apr 14, 2019
April 14, 2019 00:29 IST
For 19 years and 4 terms, Naveen Patnaik has defied all predictions to keep Odisha in BJD's hold. As Modi-led BJP tries to change that in a state crucial to its 2019 plans, the BJD chief is banking on reinvention, party network and personal appeal.
Sun, Apr 14, 2019
April 13, 2019 03:01 IST
Panda had quit the party last year after a prolonged showdown, and also resigned as MP. In March, he joined the BJP and is now taking on his former party in Kendrapara.
Sat, Apr 13, 2019
April 13, 2019 00:25 IST
Addressing a rally in Odisha’s mineral-rich belt of Keonjhar district, Amit Shah cited the M B Shah Commission of Enquiry on illegal iron and manganese ore mining in Odisha, and said, "Naveen Babu does not crack down on bureaucrats looting mineral wealth."
Sat, Apr 13, 2019
April 10, 2019 01:35 IST
She claimed that Niranjan Patnaik’s decision not to field “adequate” number of women candidates would seriously damage the party.
Wed, Apr 10, 2019
April 10, 2019 01:29 IST
Aware that it has been in power for 19 years in Odisha, the BJD opened the manifesto with a list of promises the party said it made in 2014 and achieved by 2019.
Wed, Apr 10, 2019
April 08, 2019 07:34 IST
Listing achievements of the Centre in Odisha, Shah cited the country's first ethanol plant in Bargarh, airport in Jharsuguda, multi-model logistic park, four- and six-lane highways. Modi government has also given Rs 5,56,000 crore in funds.
Mon, Apr 08, 2019
April 08, 2019 02:00 IST
The BJP will give interest-free crop loans to all sharecroppers and small and marginal farmers in Odisha, says the maifesto.
Mon, Apr 08, 2019
April 07, 2019 14:59 IST
Interest-free crop loans to all sharecroppers, small and marginal farmers, 1.5 times the input cost as the MSP for all eligible crops as well as clearance of dues owed to the sugarcane farmers by in the first 150 days of coming to power are also listed in the party's manifesto.
Sun, Apr 07, 2019




