Tag: Biju Janata Dal

BJD begins ‘Hak Pain Hartal’ against fuel price hike

Bhubaneswar: The 5-hour ‘Hak Pain Hartal’ agitation of  Biju Janata Dal against the hike in price of petrol and diesel caused more inconvenience to the general public than good in the capital city. Marked by vandalism, most important junctions were found to be barricaded with bamboo sticks and tyres burnt at others disallowing people take […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Paddy MSP hike: BJD stages protest across Odisha, alleges Centre’s apathy

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its protest over the Centre’s decision to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by a mere Rs 80 per quintal for the financial year 2017-18, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today staged demonstration across the State. Alleging sheer apathy of the BJP-led Central government towards the plight of the farmers in […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Baijayant urges Indian envoy to trace Odia engineer missing in Canada

Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda today sought the intervention of the Indian High Commissioner in Canada to trace the whereabouts an Odia engineer of his constituency, who has gone missing in the country

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Land Bill passed in LS; BJD stages walkout, Shiv Sena abstains

New Delhi: Members of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today staged walkout after the controversial Land Acquisition Bill was passed in Lok Sabha amid a heated debate in the Lower House even as the BJP government faced stiff resistance from not only the Opposition but also its key NDA allies. Union Rural Development minister Birender Singh […]

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
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BJD youth leader shot at, critical

Unidentified miscreants on Friday afternoon shot at Biju Janata Dal (BJD) youth leader Yashobant Parida, while he was inside his shop in Kamakhyanagar, sources said

  • Thursday, 15 July 2021
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Bill for permanent water tribunal moved in LS amid BJD's opposition

New Delhi: A bill to set up a single, permanent tribunal to adjudicate all inter-state river water disputes was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, amid opposition from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017, was introduced by Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti, who called it a “revolutionary […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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PM Modi's Ujjwala Yojana is a 'failure': BJD

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government at the Centre by terming the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana as a failure. Addressing a presser, BJD spokesperson Pratap Deb said that the BJP’s Ujjwala Yojana couldn’t achieve its objective and has failed miserably in […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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Odisha CM Patnaik dropped 44 ministers in 17 years

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has dropped as many as 44 ministers during his 17 years in office, party sources said. During the period, only two ministers had resigned while six of the 44 sacked ministers were able to make a comeback. They were Debi Prasad Mishra, Damodar Rout, Bijayshree Routray and Rabinarayan Nanda, […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Debashish Marandi joins BJD

Bhubaneswar: After yesterday’s visit to Mayurbhanj district, Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal supremo Naveen Patnaik today inducted a former student leader hailing from the district into the party. “I am very glad that Dr Debashish Marandi joined the Biju Janata Dal today. He had been the student leader of Cuttack SCB Medical College and […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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BJD moves motion of notice for election of Assembly Speaker

Bhubaneswar: Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today moved a motion of notice for the election to the post of Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The motion of notice was moved before the Assembly Secretary A K Sarangi. The BJD named former minister Pradip Kumar Amat as its candidate for the Speaker’s post. Chief Minister […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Biju Janata Dal has failed to develop Odisha: BJP

Bhubaneswar: With a focus to strengthen its base in Odisha ahead of 2019 polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said time has come for people to reject the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as it “failed” to develop the state despite flow of huge funds from the Centre. BJP’s Odisha unit which began its […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Rift surfaces in Khurda unit of BJD after party workers clash

Bhubaneswar: Rift in the Khurda district unit of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) came to the fore today after two groups of the party clashed with each other in full public view over local MLA’s intervention in an issue. According to sources, on Tuesday, two rival groups of the district unit of the party had decided […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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Star Power Cuts Both Ways

By Sandeep Sahu Come election time and suddenly, cine stars are in great demand. As per a well-established tradition, the most sought after among them invariably head for the party in power with the opposition having to make do with second and third rung stars and starlets from tinsel town. It was no different when […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Jay Panda refutes allegations of pending electricity bills, says “Biju Gunda Vahini” behind disturbances

Bhubaneswar: Refuting the allegations of pending electricity bills against him, former parliamentarian Baijayant Panda today stated that the Biju Janata Dal had already probed the allegations when he was in the party and found those untrue. Panda also said that former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik’s name is being misused for ‘Biju Gunda Vahini’ to physically […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Op-Ed: Congress In Odisha Stares At An Uncertain Future

Bhubaneswar: As elections draw closer the fluctuating fortunes of Congress, the main opposition party in the state, are being closely watched. The Grand Old party, which ruled the state for the longest period and was considered virtually invincible a few decades ago, seems to be in a freefall with both BJP and the Naveen Patnjaik-led […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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