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Bhubaneswar, March 2 – A high-level meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, was held on Monday evening to assess the safety and well-being of Odia citizens residing in the Middle East and West Asia amid the ongoing regional conflict.According to an official statement, the Odisha...

Bhubaneswar, March 2: In light of the intensifying US-Israel-Iran conflict, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the Union government to take immediate steps to ensure the safe evacuation of migrant workers, professionals, students...

Bhubaneswar, March 2 BJD president Naveen Patnaik urged the Centre on Monday to take immediate steps to safely evacuate Odias who were stranded in West Asia due to the disruption of air connectivity amid escalating conflict.A swift action will not only protect lives but also reassure countless...

Bhubaneswar, March 2 The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday announced that the 110th birth anniversary of former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik will be celebrated across the state on March 5.Addressing a press conference here, BJD senior vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra said that all...

Bhubaneswar, March 1 The ruling BJP in Odisha claimed on Sunday that the understanding between the opposition BJD and Congress for the Rajya Sabha elections would ultimately benefit it.Speaking to reporters, state BJP president Manmohan Samal said that the BJD and the Congress had previously...

Bhubaneswar, February 28 – The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announced senior party leader Dr. Santrupt Misra and renowned doctor Datteswar Hota as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, prompting the Congress to declare its support for the physician.This move significantly increases...

Bhubaneswar, February 28 – In a significant political development, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday expelled its senior leader and former MLA, Pravat Ranjan Biswal, from the party, citing indiscipline and anti-party activities.The expulsion, effective immediately, was announced through an...

Bhubaneswar, February 28 The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha expelled senior leader Pravat Ranjan Biswal on Saturday on charges of indiscipline and anti-party activities.The action came hours after Biswal, a former MLA, publicly opposed party president Naveen Patnaik's decision to...

Bhubaneswar, February 28 – Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik announced on Saturday that senior party leaders Santrupt Misra and Datteswar Hota would be the two candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.Addressing the media, Patnaik said, "For the Rajya Sabha election, our...

Bhubaneswar, February 28 BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced senior party leader Dr Santrupt Misra and doctor Datteswar Hota as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Saturday.Misra had unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Cuttack and currently serves...

Bhubaneswar, February 28 BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced senior party leader Dr Santrupt Misra and doctor Datteswar Hota as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Saturday.Patnaik made the announcement after discussions with the party MLAs."For the Rajya Sabha...

Bhubaneswar, February 28 As the race for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections intensifies, the Congress in Odisha has raised doubts over a possible "horse trading" for the fourth seat for which neither the ruling BJP nor the opposition BJD has the required numbers to win.The ruling BJP is set to...

Bhubaneswar, February 27 As the race for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections intensifies, the Congress in Odisha on Friday raised doubts over a possible horse trading for the fourth seat for which neither the ruling BJP nor the Opposition BJD has the required numbers to win.The ruling BJP is...

Bhubaneswar, February 27 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Friday alleged that women were not safe under the BJP rule in Odisha, and said the state government should take proactive steps to ensure their safety."While the government makes long speeches on women's safety and law and order, the...

Paradip (Odisha), February 27 A 23-year-old woman was raped twice in a day by her boyfriend and a stranger offering help, and then thrown off a four-story building, leading to her death, in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, police said on Friday.Police arrested both the accused and charged them...

Bhubaneswar, February 26 BJD MP Sasmit Patra collected six nomination forms for the elections to the four Rajya Sabha seats from the Odisha assembly as soon as the notification was issued, sparking speculation about the opposition party's strategy for the polls.According to the count in the...

Bhubaneswar, February 26 The Election Commission of India formally issued a notification on Thursday for the election of four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha, with polling scheduled for March 16.According to the notification, the last date for filing nominations is March 5, while scrutiny of...

Bhubaneswar, February 24 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday described the opposition BJD and Congress's agitation for farmers as "political drama" and "crocodile tears".The chief minister made this remark while replying to the 2026-27 debate on the state budget in the...

Bhubaneswar, February 24 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday alleged that the "non-performance" of the BJP government in Odisha has caused "misery" for farmers, women, and all other sections of society.Addressing the "Chasi Surakshya Samabesh” (Farmers' Protection Convention) here, he...

Bhubaneswar, February 24 – The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) held a massive demonstration of farmers at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, protesting against the state government's alleged anti-farmer policies and the deteriorating law-and-order situation in the state.Thousands of BJD...