Bargarh

Odisha CM rolls out 18 Highway Patrolling units; 18 more to come up

February 1, 2021February 2, 2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, February 1: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday rolled out 18 Highway Patrolling Units in 18 stretches of various State and National Highways (NHs) through video conferencing. Launching these units, the Chief Minister said that it will play a crucial role in saving the lives of accident victims on highways and announced that the […]

Ex-MLA Ashok Panigrahy quits BJP ahead of crucial Bijepur byboll

October 12, 2019October 14, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bargarh: The BJP on Saturday received a major jolt in the State on the eve of the Bijepur Assembly bye-elections scheduled on October 21, after senior leader and former MLA Ashok Kumar Panigrahy resigned from the party alleging negligence. He was party’s candidate in the 2018 Bijepur by-election. He has sent his resignation to party […]

Six poll officials suspended for negligence in Bargarh

April 19, 2019April 20, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bargarh: Six polling officials, including three presiding officers were suspended on Friday by the Returning Officer of Bargarh district for “negligence”. The six suspended officials are Presiding Officers Umashankar Panigarhai, Priyabrata Sahu and Ratam Sethi and Sector Officers Manoranjan Panigarhi, Prashant Satpathy and Pradip Pradhan. They were engaged in booth number 68, 116 and 235. […]

BJP’s Sanat Gadtia to fight against Naveen Patnaik in Bijepur

March 26, 2019March 27, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: BJP leader Sanat Gadatia will fight against BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bijepur Assembly segment under Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Gadatia as its candidate for the Bijepur Assembly constituency, from Congress veteran Ripunath Seth will also fight. Hinjili is the home turf of Patnaik. This […]

Naveen may contest from Bijepur

March 17, 2019March 18, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik may contest from Bijepur Assembly constituency in Bargarh district, sources said. Today, Patnaik said that he was ‘seriously considering’ a proposal of leaders from western Odisha to contest from their region. After his party’s thumping victory in the Bijepur byelection in February last year, […]