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Bhubaneswar, April 9 Senior Biju Janata Dal leader Dr. Sasmit Patra has tendered his resignation from the post of Parliamentary Party leader of the BJD in the Rajya Sabha.The party supremo and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accepted Patra's resignation on Thursday."President of Biju...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 Biju Janata Dal MP Sasmit Patra urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday to revive the state's proposed Metro Rail Project based on the funding model used for the Jaipur Metro.In a letter to the chief minister, the BJD MP said, "I request the Odisha...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 BJD president Naveen Patnaik accepted the resignation of Sasmit Patra as the leader of the regional outfit's parliamentary party on Thursday.Patra, a two-time Rajya Sabha MP, had submitted his resignation on Wednesday, citing reasons that remain undisclosed.The office of...

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has resigned from his position as the party's leader in the Upper House. He submitted his resignation to BJD president Naveen Patnaik today. This move comes amid indications of internal discussions within the Biju Janata Dal regarding leadership...

Bhubaneswar, April 7 The opposition BJD in Odisha has suspended former Bhadrak MP Manjulata Mandal and her husband, former Dhamnagar MLA Muktikanta Mandal, for alleged anti-party activities."Manjulata Mandal, state council member of the BJD, and Muktikanta Mandal, member of the BJD in the...

Bhubaneswar, April 6 In a significant development, the Governor of Odisha and the Chancellor of state public universities, Hari Babu Kambhampati, announced on Monday the appointments of Vice Chancellors for 14 universities across the state.In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to...

Bhubaneswar, April 6 – Senior Sasmit Patra, a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and Rajya Sabha MP, wrote to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on Monday, seeking his immediate intervention to ensure that the proposed Metro Rail project, initiated during the previous...

Bhubaneswar, April 5 Amid growing protests over the merger of the Palasa-Ichchapuram section with the newly created South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, the Indian Railways on Sunday issued a clarification stating that the move will not affect the revenue earnings of East Coast Railway (ECoR) or...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 – The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) severely criticised the Odisha government on Friday over the proposed merger of Palasa and Ichchapuram with the proposed Vishakhapatnam division of the South Coast Railway zone.The party alleged that instead of Odisha benefiting more...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday asserted that “Odia pride” became a major poll issue in the 2024 elections for the Lok Sabha and state assembly as the previous BJD government had “outsourced” the state’s administration to non-Odia bureaucrats.The BJP...

Bhubaneswar, March 31 Opposition members in the Odisha Assembly strongly protested on Tuesday what they alleged was an "insult" to the son of the soil and former chief minister Biju Patnaik by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, and demanded the passage of a censure motion against the lawmaker.As soon as...

New Delhi, March 30 The BJP on Monday sought to distance itself from party MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks on Biju Patnaik, with senior leader Baijayant Jay Panda saying that the late leader was a towering figure and any criticism of his patriotism is "completely unacceptable".Dubey, in a...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 – The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) strongly condemned BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s objectionable remarks about the legendary politician Biju Patnaik on Monday and demanded an apology from the Godda MP.The Biju Yuva Janata Dal and Chhatra Janata Dal, the youth and student wings of...

New Delhi, March 30 BJP's Nishikant Dubey refuted allegations on Monday that he disrespected Biju Patnaik, asserting that he always held the former Odisha chief minister in high regard, as political leaders from the state responded to the MP.Dubey, in a statement on March 27, had claimed that...

New Delhi, March 30 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey refuted allegations on Monday that he disrespected Biju Patnaik, asserting that he always held the former Odisha chief minister in high regard.“There has never been any lack of respect for Biju Patnaik. When the Congress treated Biju Babu unfairly, it...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 – The chaos caused by the opposition parties, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress, over the fire tragedy at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which claimed the lives of 12 patients, continued to disrupt proceedings in the Odisha Assembly on Monday...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 – Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly and President of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Naveen Patnaik, strongly criticised BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday, stating that he needs "mental health care" for making outrageous remarks about his father and former Odisha...

New Delhi, March 30 The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, protesting alleged disparaging remarks made by BJP leader Nishikant Dubey against former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.Shortly after the official papers were laid on the table, BJD leader Sasmit...

Bhubaneswar, March 29 BJD MP Sasmit Patra resigned from a parliamentary committee headed by BJP lawmaker Nishikant Dubey on Sunday over the latter's remarks about former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik.Dubey, in a statement on March 27, claimed that Biju Patnaik was the link between former...

Bhubaneswar, March 29 – Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has tendered his resignation from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT, chaired by BJP leader Nishikant Dubey, over an alleged disrespectful statement made by Dubey against the...