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Dharmendra Pradhan

Dharmendra Pradhan

Dharmendra Pradhan is a BJP leader and currently the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepeneurship in the NDA government. He is the son of former BJP MP Dr. Debendra Pradhan. He started as an Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activist in the year 1983, and was elected President of Talcher College Students' Union in 1985. Soon he was elected as the national secretary of ABVP and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 2004 to 2006. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Pradhan has represented the Deogarh constituency of Odisha. He was also a member of the 12th Assembly of Odisha (2000-2004). He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012. Since then he was a member of several committees like Committee on Government Assurances, Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine matters relating to allocation and pricing of telecom licenses and spectrum, Committee on Rural Development and Committee on Agriculture. 2004 onwards, Pradhan was the party-incharge for Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Odisha.

Dharmendra Pradhan

Corporate espionage: Pradhan says guilty will not be spared
India | Feb 22, 2015, 07:26 AM IST
New Delhi: As the police widens its probe into the sensational corporate espionage, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said nobody will be allowed to breach the official system and all those responsible will be brought
Know all about Corporate spying that led to arrest of 7 including 1 journalist, 2 oil ministry staff
India | Feb 20, 2015, 11:33 AM IST
New Delhi: Delhi Police today arrested two energy consultants including a former journalist in connection with leaking of classified documents from the Petroleum Ministry. With this, a total of 7 people have been arrested in
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan meets Pak PM Nawaz Sharif
World | Feb 11, 2015, 07:35 PM IST
Islamabad: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the meeting of the steering committee set up for TAPI (Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan India) peipeline

Indian Oil Bihar refinery to raise capacity to 9 MTPA
Jan 19, 2015, 07:47 AM IST
Barauni (Bihar): The capacity of the 50-year old Barauni refinery will be raised to 9 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Sunday."The refining capacity of the Barauni refinery will be raised
Dharmendra Pradhan trashes bonhomie between Lalu, Nitish
National | Jan 18, 2015, 07:45 PM IST
Barauni: Slamming the bonhomie between senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said that the two leaders will not succeed in keeping BJP out of power in
Oil firms will decide on price revision: Pradhan
Jan 16, 2015, 06:01 PM IST
New Delhi: A day after oil companies skipped revising petrol and diesel prices despite steep fall in global rates, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the state-owned firms will do what is "appropriate".As per the

Oil firms will decide on price revision: Dharmendra Pradhan
National | Jan 16, 2015, 01:36 PM IST
New Delhi: A day after oil companies skipped revising petrol and diesel prices despite steep fall in global rates, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the state-owned firms will do what is "appropriate". As per
5-kg LPG cylinder launched for the benefit of BPL families
Jan 05, 2015, 06:31 PM IST
Bhuwaneswar: Now, subsidized cooking gas is available to the consumers in 5-kg cylinders in all LPG distribution centres in the country.Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan today launched 5-Kg LPG cylinder
No immediate plan to remove subsidy on LPG: Pradhan
National | Nov 24, 2014, 11:52 PM IST
Jamshedpur: The government does not have any immediate plan to remove subsidy on LPG, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said here today.“We do not have any plan to remove

Mamata giving Burdwan blast case political colour: Pradhan
National | Nov 24, 2014, 11:23 PM IST
Jamshedpur: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was giving the Burdwan blast incident a political colour. “She is finding it difficult to face the CBI in connection with
TAPI countries agree to start pipeline project by 2015
India | Nov 21, 2014, 07:09 AM IST
New Delhi: Taking another step towards realising the ambitious TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) natural gas pipeline project, petroleum ministers of the four countries met in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Thursday and agreed that steps will be taken to start
CBI special court to visit disputed site in Ayodhya today
India | Nov 15, 2014, 09:55 AM IST
Faizabad: A CBI special court hearing the Babri structure demolition case will today visit the site where the structure existed before December 6, 1992.CBI special judge S M Tiwari along with a CBI team and

Jharkhand Polls: AJSU party, LJP to remain NDA allies, says BJP
National | Nov 13, 2014, 12:25 PM IST
Ranchi: The BJP today made it clear that even if it secured majority in the forthcoming assembly polls, AJSU party and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) would remain NDA allies in Jharkhand .Addressing a joint press
GAIL to provide hygienic toilets for girls students
India | Oct 02, 2014, 06:55 PM IST
Bhubaneswar: Joining the nation-wide ‘Swachh Bharat' campaign, public sector GAIL (India) announced its plan to build 1021 bio-toilets in the country to provide hygienic sanitation facilities for girl students. While GAIL (India) unveiled its Rs
Gas price hike deferred due to state elections: Pradhan
India | Sep 25, 2014, 11:49 PM IST
New Delhi: The cabinet decision to defer an increase in natural gas price till mid-November has been taken in view of next month's assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Thursday."It

India to have 4 more strategic oil reserves: Petroleum Minister
India | Sep 13, 2014, 11:17 AM IST
Bhubaneswar: The Centre has chalked out plans to set up at least four more strategic oil reserves in the country in a bid to store adequate stock for meeting 90-100 days requirement during any crisis."It
Narendra Modi: Jharkhand will benefit more if it gets a full-majority government
National | Aug 21, 2014, 06:47 PM IST
Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried his best to give an apolitical speech today in Ranchi but could not resist the temptation of reminding people the benefits of a full-majority government.Addressing a public meeting in
'Congress launched direct cash transfer scheme with political motive'
National | Aug 13, 2014, 03:54 PM IST
New Delhi: The UPA government launched the direct cash benefit transfer scheme with political motives and without preparation, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, causing an uproar in the house.Pradhan was
Govt rules out any immediate hike in prices of LPG, kerosene
Jul 06, 2014, 07:32 AM IST
New Delhi: Ruling out any immediate hike in prices of LPG and kerosene, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said the new government will continue with the policy of subsidising commonly used cooking fuels."There will
Chandrababu Naidu rushes to Andhra accident site
National | Jun 27, 2014, 01:26 PM IST
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has cut short his Delhi visit to rush back to his state where a blast and fire in a gas pipeline killed 14 people Friday morning.Naidu cancelled