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Bhubaneswar, April 10 The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will observe the 29th death anniversary of former chief minister Biju Patnaik as ‘Prabada Purusha Divas’ across all the constituencies in the state.At a press conference held at Sankha Bhawan (BJD headquarters) here on Friday, senior...

Bhubaneswar, April 10 The BJD announced on Friday that it will observe the death anniversary of former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik on April 17 as 'Parbad Purusha Divas' (Legendary Leader Day).Addressing a press conference, BJD senior vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra said, "Party...

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 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...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 BJD president Naveen Patnaik will visit Delhi on April 10 to meet his elder brother, Prem Patnaik, who has undergone a major heart surgery, a party statement said.Prem Patnaik is currently recovering at a private hospital in the national capital after undergoing the...

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

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 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 – The Leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, participated in the self-enumeration process of the Digital Census, which began in Odisha on April 1.He also urged citizens to cooperate in the 2027 Census campaign to ensure a bright future for the state."Today, I...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, March 31 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey clarified his remarks on Monday, linking veteran Odisha leader and former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik to the CIA during the 1962 Sino-Indian War, insisting that he had not spoken against Biju Babu personally and that he holds the legendary...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grand nephew Chandra Kumar Bose and several BJP leaders on Monday criticised the saffron party MP, Nishikant Dubey, for claiming that former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was the link between Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the CIA...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that BJP MP Nishikant Dubey needs to consult a "mental health professional" for making "outrageous" remarks against freedom fighter and former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik.Condemning Dubey’s comments, the BJD chief said...

New Delhi, March 30 – A political controversy has erupted after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey made remarks about the late Odisha Chief Minister, Biju Patnaik, prompting BJD MP Sasmit Patra to resign from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT in protest.The controversy began...

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...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that BJP MP Nishikant Dubey needs the attention of a "mental health professional" for making "outrageous" remarks against freedom fighter and former chief minister Biju Patnaik.Condemning Dubey's remarks, the BJD chief said, "I...

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 26 Amid widespread public outrage, the Odisha government moved on Thursday to withdraw four bills passed in the Assembly, but pending the Governor's assent on a three-fold increase in the salaries, allowances, and pensions of MLAs, ministers, chief minister, speaker, and...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 – The Secretariat of the Odisha Legislative Assembly has formally notified members about the withdrawal of the controversial amendment bills that proposed a threefold increase in the salaries and allowances of legislators and ministers.In an official communication...

Bhubaneswar, March 25 Former minister Raghunath Mohanty and former MLA Jiban Pradeep Dash returned to the BJD on Wednesday after severing their ties with the ruling BJP.BJD president Naveen Patnaik welcomed the two leaders at his residence after they formally joined the regional outfit at...

Bhubaneswar, March 25 Opposition MLAs demonstrated wearing black T-shirts in the Odisha assembly on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack.The demonstration by the opposition MLAs over...