POLITICS

BJP MP & Orissa Govt face to face over breach of protocols
A former IAS officer, Aparajita Sarangi, who turned politician and a BJP MP from Bhubaneswar, sounded peeved about not being invited to a function held by Orissa Government at Bhubaneswar. An Orissa Govt Minister, Ashok Chandra Panda replied that Central Govt also does not invite Ministers and local MLAs at Central Government functions.

Will Ministry of Minority Affairs be wound up?
If sources are to be believed, the NDA Government is likely to wind up the ministry of minority affairs. The ministry came into existence in 2007.