Srikant Jena

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  Expelled Congress Leader Threatens To "Expose" Rahul Gandhi

  Srikant Jena, who was recently expelled from the primary membership of the Congress, has accused party president Rahul Gandhi of surrendering himself before the Patnaik family and mining mafias in Odisha.

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  Congress Expels Former Minister Srikant Jena For "Anti-Party Activities"

  The Congress on Saturday expelled former Union Minister Srikant Jena and former MLA Krushna Chandra Sagaria for alleged anti-party activities, a senior leader said.

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  Opinion: What Mani Shankar Aiyar Got Wrong In His Congress Analysis

  The events in UP have paved the way for those who believe in Gandhi, Lohia and Ambedkar to come together. We might have lost the battle in UP, but the war will be won in 2019.

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  Opinion: What's Missing From PM's Make-in-India Campaign

  India Inc must be more inclusive, writes Srikant Jena.

• Ministerial panel recommends hike in fixed cost paid for urea

  Fertiliser Ministry had moved the proposal for modified New Pricing Scheme (NPS) III, according to which department calculates production cost of urea to pay subsidy. The ministry had proposed to raise the fixed cost of urea by Rs 350 per tonne.

• BJD government failed to handle Cyclone Phailin, alleges Congress

  A day after Cyclone Phailin made landfall at Gopalpur, the Congress today accused the BJD government in Odisha of failing to handle the calamity and asked it to quickly restore supply of electricity, water and essential commodities in affected areas.

• Check quality of drugs sold by Ranbaxy: government tells regulator

  The government said on Friday that it has ordered the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to check the quality of drugs produced by Ranbaxy Laboratories and to check if the firm is following standard manufacturing norms at its various manufacturing plants.

• Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to hold rally in Delhi today demanding special status for Odisha

  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is bringing his state's fight for special status to the national capital with a Swabhiman rally planned at the Ramlila Maidan today.

• Urea imports from Iran not banned: government

  India has not banned the import of urea from Iran and the country imported 1.6 mt (million tonnes) of the crop nutrient from the West Asian nation till February 15 of this fiscal year, the parliament was informed on Friday.

• Fertiliser subsidy may be cut 15 per cent to rein in fiscal deficit

  India plans to cut its fertiliser subsidy bill by at least 15 per cent for the fiscal year 2013-14, four sources told Reuters, a move that takes advantage of a fall in international prices to help narrow the country's fiscal deficit.

• Gas pipelines for 5 fertiliser plants likely by March 2014

  Gas pipelines for five naphtha-based fertiliser plants, including Madras Fertilisers, Zuari Industries and MCFL, are likely to be laid by the end of 2013-14 financial year, the government said today.

• Government notifies new drug pricing policy

  The government today said the new drug policy which aims at bringing more medicines under price control has been notified.

• Union minister Srikant Jena demands Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's resignation

  Union minister Srikant Jena, who is from Odisha, has demanded the resignation of state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, following reports of an alleged iron ore mining scam. The Congress has alleged that Mr Patnaik allowed iron ore worth Rs 2, 50,000 crore to be illegally mined; a lot of by private firms in excess of the contracted amount.

• Petrochemical investment region in Tamil Nadu approved

  The union government has approved setting up of a Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu, Minister of State for Chemicals Srikant Kumar Jena said on Thursday.

• Farmers to get fertilizer subsidy directly: Govt

  Jena also urged states to ensure that there was no black marketing of fertilizers.