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Bhubaneswar, March 11 Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly and BJD president Naveen Patnaik accused the ruling BJP on Wednesday of engaging in "horse trading" ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in the state.Patnaik made this statement after BJD's former MP Ravindra Kumar Jena quit...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 A day after quitting the opposition BJD, former MP Rabindra Kumar Jena joined the ruling BJP in Odisha on Wednesday, citing the lack of a succession plan in the regional party.Jena, along with his supporters from Balasore, Bhadrak, and Mayurbhanj districts, joined the...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 11 Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested five people for their alleged involvement in the attack on a BJD leader and the chairperson of the Sheragada panchayat samiti (block) in Ganjam district.Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik alleged that the...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 – In a major setback for the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD), senior party leader and former Member of Parliament Rabindra Kumar Jena resigned from the primary membership of the BJD on Tuesday.In a letter addressed to the BJD president and Leader of Opposition (LoP)...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik raised questions about the alleged "inaction" of the Odisha government, as hundreds of thousands of people from the state are stranded in West Asia due to the disruption of air connectivity amid escalating conflict.Patnaik, who had...

Bhubaneswar, March 10. Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday criticized the Odisha government, accusing it of failing to act quickly to rescue Odia people stranded in West Asian countries amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war.Expressing...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 Veteran Odia journalist Ashutosh Mishra died at a hospital here, his family said on Monday.He was 68 years old.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik expressed their grief over Mishra's death.Mishra, who is survived...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 The opposition BJD on Sunday strongly objected to the BJP-backed Independent Rajya Sabha candidate, Dilip Ray, claiming that former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik, an iconic figure in the state, was his mentor and seeking votes from all parties.The BJD alleged that...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Sunday criticized the BJP government in Odisha for the "total failure of leadership" in addressing the "increasing" number of crimes against women.Addressing the party's women leaders and members on the occasion of International Women's Day...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Sunday criticised the BJP government in Odisha for the "complete failure of leadership" in addressing the "increasing" number of crimes against women.Addressing the party's women leaders and members on the occasion of International Women's...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Sunday that his government is committed to empowering women in every field.Majhi said this while greeting all women of the state on the occasion of International Women's Day.In a post on X, the CM said, "Women's power is...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with BJP MLAs and Rajya Sabha election candidates from Odisha on Friday, ahead of the March 16 elections to the Upper House of Parliament.Shah, who undertook a day-long visit to Odisha and attended marathon official programmes...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday blamed the opposition BJD for the backwardness of Odisha, which has been ruled by the regional party for 24 years, and accused the Congress of indulging in "negative politics".Shah was addressing a public meeting here after launching...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 Odisha witnessed a rare political development on Thursday as the BJD ended its alliance with the NDA and jointly fielded a common candidate with the Congress and CPI(M) in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, aiming to prevent the BJP from securing an additional seat in the...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 BJD president and Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, on Thursday alleged that the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the state were in grave danger and needed to be strengthened.Patnaik made this statement while paying tribute to his father...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and the party's nominee, Santrupt Misra, along with the opposition parties' joint candidate, Dr. Datteswar Hota, filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections on Thursday.Former Chief Minister and BJD president, Naveen...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on his 110th birth anniversary, recalling his dedication to the progress of the eastern state.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Speaker Surama Padhy, Deputy Chief Ministers K V Singh...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 Two BJD candidates in Odisha – senior leader Santrupt Misra and prominent urologist Datteswar Hota – filed their nominations in the assembly secretariat here on Thursday.Misra and Hota submitted their nomination papers in the presence of BJD president and former chief...

New Delhi, March 5 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tribute to the late former Chief Minister of Odisha, Biju Patnaik, on the occasion of his 110th birth anniversary, recalling his contributions and commitment to the development and progress of the state.In a post on X, the...

Bhubaneswar, March 3 – BJP MLA Prakash Chandra Sethi expressed confidence on Tuesday that the BJP would secure the maximum number of seats in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Odisha.Sethi asserted that several MLAs from both the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Indian National Congress...