1.0Kamal Sandeshhttps://kamalsandesh.orgkamalsandeshhttps://kamalsandesh.org/author/kamalsandesh/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bfxrA46A8u"><a href="https://kamalsandesh.org/former-union-minister-dr-debendra-pradhan-no-more/">Former Union Minister Dr Debendra Pradhan no more</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kamalsandesh.org/former-union-minister-dr-debendra-pradhan-no-more/embed/#?secret=bfxrA46A8u" width="600" height="338" title="“Former Union Minister Dr Debendra Pradhan no more” — Kamal Sandesh" data-secret="bfxrA46A8u" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://kamalsandesh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DebendraPradhan.jpg800450Former Union Minister and veteran BJP leader Dr Debendra Pradhan passed away on 17 March 2025 in New Delhi. Dr Pradhan was 84. Born on July 16, 1941, Dr Pradhan got his MBBS degree from SCB Medical College, Cuttack in 1966. He started his career as a medical officer however, quit the government service to