“No one bothered to ask what had pushed her to that point. She was struggling mentally, but the college refused to even listen to her," said Soumyashree Bisi’s friend Kashish.
Group of 10 senior party leaders met BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Friday after whip Sasmit Patra told party’s Rajya Sabha MPs to vote on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 as per their conscience.
Trouble started for her just ahead of assembly polls last year, when ECI ordered her transfer from Mission Shakti after BJP delegation sought the same for 'misuse of public office'.
Shift in its stance evident since it lost to BJP in Odisha polls, BJD also took a swipe at Modi over his remarks in Lok Sabha on BJP steering clear of horse trading of MPs.
The move has drawn criticism from the Opposition. Former CM & BJD chief Naveen Patnaik said BJP ‘renamed more than 40 schemes of my government as their own’.
Odisha’s outgoing CM Naveen Patnaik says it was unfortunate that aide Pandian received ‘criticism’ despite his commendable work as IAS officer and now BJD leader.
BJP ended 24-year BJD rule in Odisha after alliance talks failed, while NDA ally TDP dislodged YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh. Both BJD & YSRCP had backed BJP’s legislative agenda.
Organisational infrastructure was limited in 2019 but today the party boasts of 1,005 mandals for 147 assembly constituencies, says state BJP leader Sajjan Sharma.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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