BJP demands Patnaik’s resignation over Vedanta issueROURKELA - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik should resign in the wake of the union environment ministry’s rejection of Vedanta’s bauxite mining project, Bharatiya Janata Party state president Jual Oram said Wednesday. Police foil land grab attempt by communist activists in OrissaRAYAGADA - Police foiled an attempt of the activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist Liberation) to grab 24 acres of agricultural land in Bisamkatak block of Orissa’s Rayagada district. Women not asking for charity: former speakerKENDRAPADA - Women are not asking for charity through the women’s reservation bill and the move would check the “muddy politics” brought about by men, former Lok Sabha speaker Rabi Ray said Tuesday. |
