Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Monday finalised the names of 44 candidates for Assembly polls scheduled in Odisha in 2019. “They have been selected on the basis of winnability factor,” said state Congress President Niranjan Patnaik. The names of all 15 outgoing MLAs have been recommended to get ticket, said Patnaik.[Read More…]
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Odisha Congress President Niranjan Patnaik demands CBI probe into bridge construction
Bhubaneswar: The Congress in Odisha on Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into alleged corruption in the construction of Gurupriya bridge in Malkangiri district, claiming that around Rs 74 crore were paid fraudulently in excess to the contractor. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee President Niranjan Patnaik said that the excess payment had[Read More…]