Jual Oram

Mohan Majhi, Odisha New Chief Minister: Opting for a relatively unknown face after Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram were sworn in as central ministers, the BJP has picked Mohan Majhi as its first-ever chief minister from Odisha.

Two newly elected MPs from Odisha have been inducted into the cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who took oath as PM for the third time on Sunday.

The much-anticipated pre-poll alliance and seat-sharing talks between Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have hit a roadblock, raising the prospect of both parties contesting elections solo.

Congress MP KC Venugopal urged Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence Chairman Jual Oram to convene an urgent meeting of all stakeholders and defence experts to discuss in detail the recently announced Agniveer scheme by the Central government.

Senior BJP leader and Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram's immovable assets has tripled in the last five years while that of his wife has jumped four fold during the same period.

"The central government plans to build over 500 such schools across India. At present, there are 192 such schools all over the country," the Union Minister said.

The Union ministry's intervention was sought by HPU Vice Chancellor Sikander Kumar in his meeting with Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram in New Delhi.

Union minister Jual Oram yesterday said there is an urgent need to bridge the "stark differences" between the prices farmers get for their produce and the prevailing market rates

A day after describing fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya as "smart" and citing his example to encourage tribal people at an event in Hyderabad, union minister Jual Oram today said he "accidentally" took Mr Mallya's name.

Agriculture loans would be waived if the BJP is voted to power in Odisha in 2019, Union ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan said today.

Biplab Deb, 48, will take oath on Friday as the next Chief Minister of Tripura, sources have said. An official announcement is expected on Tuesday after a meeting of the BJP's newly-elected legislators, which union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Jual Oram will oversee as central observer.

International Yoga Day was enthusiastically observed across Odisha today, with Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram participating in programmes at Bhubaneswar and Sundargarh respectively.

Two days after BJD workers allegedly threw eggs at Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram's vehicle, he requested Home Minister Rajnath Singh to direct the state government to order a probe into the incident.

Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram today said he could not visit some of the 10 tribal regions due to security concerns due to the presence of Maoists.

Nothing can more effectively take forest management back to the colonial era than Maharashtra's draft Rules. They are completely reactionary, backward-looking,anti-tribal and anti-democratic. That perhaps is why Modi's ardent acolyte, Devendra Fadnavis, clings to his Rules so avidly.

Mohan Majhi, Odisha New Chief Minister: Opting for a relatively unknown face after Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram were sworn in as central ministers, the BJP has picked Mohan Majhi as its first-ever chief minister from Odisha.

Two newly elected MPs from Odisha have been inducted into the cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who took oath as PM for the third time on Sunday.

The much-anticipated pre-poll alliance and seat-sharing talks between Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have hit a roadblock, raising the prospect of both parties contesting elections solo.

Congress MP KC Venugopal urged Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence Chairman Jual Oram to convene an urgent meeting of all stakeholders and defence experts to discuss in detail the recently announced Agniveer scheme by the Central government.

Senior BJP leader and Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram's immovable assets has tripled in the last five years while that of his wife has jumped four fold during the same period.

"The central government plans to build over 500 such schools across India. At present, there are 192 such schools all over the country," the Union Minister said.

The Union ministry's intervention was sought by HPU Vice Chancellor Sikander Kumar in his meeting with Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram in New Delhi.

Union minister Jual Oram yesterday said there is an urgent need to bridge the "stark differences" between the prices farmers get for their produce and the prevailing market rates

A day after describing fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya as "smart" and citing his example to encourage tribal people at an event in Hyderabad, union minister Jual Oram today said he "accidentally" took Mr Mallya's name.

Agriculture loans would be waived if the BJP is voted to power in Odisha in 2019, Union ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan said today.

Biplab Deb, 48, will take oath on Friday as the next Chief Minister of Tripura, sources have said. An official announcement is expected on Tuesday after a meeting of the BJP's newly-elected legislators, which union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Jual Oram will oversee as central observer.

International Yoga Day was enthusiastically observed across Odisha today, with Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram participating in programmes at Bhubaneswar and Sundargarh respectively.

Two days after BJD workers allegedly threw eggs at Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram's vehicle, he requested Home Minister Rajnath Singh to direct the state government to order a probe into the incident.

Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram today said he could not visit some of the 10 tribal regions due to security concerns due to the presence of Maoists.

Nothing can more effectively take forest management back to the colonial era than Maharashtra's draft Rules. They are completely reactionary, backward-looking,anti-tribal and anti-democratic. That perhaps is why Modi's ardent acolyte, Devendra Fadnavis, clings to his Rules so avidly.