Pradhan hails Ujjawala Yojana as biggest catalysts of socio-economic change & women empowerment
New Delhi: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said that Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has been one of the biggest achievements towards women empowerment in independent India. Speaking at a workshop here today on...
Rita Sahu may become a minister
Bhubaneswar: The record setting victory of BJD candidate Rita Sahu in the Bijepur Assembly by polls may get her a position in the State council of ministers. According to sources, CM Naveen Patnaik is considering to reward Sahu by giving her a position in his cabinet...
Rita Sahu wins Bijepur bypoll by huge margin of 97,990 votes
Bhubaneswar: BJD's Rita Sahu won the Bijepur Assembly by-poll by a huge margin of 97,990 votes on Thursday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik spoke to Rita over phone and congratulated her for her historic win. Rita was polled more votes than what the Chief Minister had...
Ex-MLA Rita Sahu is BJD’s candidate for Bijepur bypoll
Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced the name of Rita Sahu as the party candidate for the upcoming byelection for Bijepur Assembly segment. “Smt Rita Sahu will be the BJD candidate for Bijepur by-election,” announced...
Acquittal of rape-murder accused: BJP women gherao Crime Branch office
Cuttack: A large number of BJP Mahila Morcha workers today gheraoed the Crime Branch (CB) headquarters here protesting against the investigating agency's “inefficiency” for which two accused brothers recently got acquitted in the 2011 sensational case of rape and...
Congress women to gherao Naveen Niwas on January 3 demanding resignation of Maharathy
Bhubaneswar: Demanding immediate resignation of Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy for his alleged irresponsible remarks on the court verdict in the 2011 Pipili gangrape and murder issue, the Congress Mahila Morcha on Sunday announced to gherao Naveen Niwas, the...
20-year-old Odia girl becomes youngest AICC member
Bhubaneswar: Odia girl Manisha Tripathy is now the youngest member of All India Congress Committee (AICC). The 20-year-old girl from Nabarangpur district is the daughter of Nabarangpur District Congress President Muna Tripathy. AICC President Rahul Gandhi has been...
BJD Cuttack corporator Ranjita Biswal arrested over links with Dhalsamant brothers, suspended from party
Cuttack: Commissionerate Police on Wednesday arrested BJD corporator from ward no. 7 from Cuttack Municipal Corporation, Ranjita Biswal for her alleged links with arrested gangster siblings Sushant and Sushil Dhalasamanta, informed Cuttack DCP Akhilesvar Singh. On the...
Bhubaneswar station to soon avail baby food
In a bid to comply the aim of the ‘Janani Sewa’ scheme launched by the railway minister Suresh Prabhu early this month, Bhubaneswar railway station is soon going to avail baby food at the station. Janani Sewa is to provide hot milk, hot water and baby food on the...
50% reservation of seats in local bodies soon for women
In a landmark initiative, the BJP government is all set to bring a constitutional amendment to increase reservation for women in gram panchayats and urban local bodies from 33% to 50%. The government would bring a Bill to amend Article 243 (D) of the constitution to enhance the reservation