Dharmendra Pradhan

It all started in 2014 when two Odias were made Cabinet Ministers although Odisha sent just one MP to Lok Sabha. Since then, stature of Dharmendra Pradhan keeps rising in national arena and Odisha's too. More personalities from Odisha got…

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived on October 12 to attend the annual meeting in Bhubaneswar. And, Ashok Panigrahi resigned from BJP the same day. Just 3 days later, Damodar Rout followed suit. Ashok and Damodar, originally from BJD, alleged…

TNI Bureau: In a bid to improve last-mile connectivity and passenger convenience, the Indian Railways on Tuesday started daily Sewa Service train service between Bhubaneswar and Nayagarh Town. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal along with…

TNI Bureau: Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has sought the intervention of both the Centre and Odisha Government for accelerating projects under the Rourkela Smart City Limited (RSL). In…

TNI Bureau: 3 days after Union P&NG and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan wrote a letter to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, seeking change in route of Bhubaneswar-Junagarh Road Express in the larger interest of people in Western Odisha,…

TNI Bureau: In view of welfare of commuters to and from Bhubaneswar – Dubai, Union Petroleum & Natural Gas, Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urged the Centre for running a direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai at the earliest. In…

TNI Bureau: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday thanked Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for approving 10 acres land for the proposed Paika Bidroha Memorial at Barunei foothills in Khurda district. Pradhan took to…

TNI Bureau: The Union Government on Monday announced that the mining operations at BISRA Stone Lime Company Ltd (BSLC) in Sundargarh will begin this month. After intervention by Minister of Steel & Petroleum and Natural Gas,…

TNI Bureau: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to run two independent trains between Bhubaneswar and Kalahandi. In a letter, Pradhan sought the personal intervention of…

The News Insight: Not only people in rival parties, but also a significant chunk within his own party sought to discredit Dharmendra Pradhan, by dubbing him as an arrogant and rigid politician. However, Dharmendra has silenced all his…