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Recently the Odisha government made an announcement to regularise more than 57,000 contractual employees at an expense of staggering 1300 crore rupees per annum to support this employment drive.

Slamming the ruling BJD, the Parliamentarian said, “There are two types of solution – a temporary and a permanent one. Even after reigning for over 20 years, the Odisha government has miserably failed to make a permanent solution. They are only interested in temporary solutions."

The recent Srimandir heritage corridor row has landed the Odisha government in soup and has raised the eyebrows of many. 

BJP leader Bibhu Prasad Tarai said the chain of events raises doubts if Dusmanta was actually left to die by the state government as he had alleged that he was denied treatment under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana.

Resolution for caste-based census and removal of 50 per cent cap on reservation was tabled in the Odisha Assembly today amid ruckus by Opposition parties.

Bhubaneswar: With 2019 elections round the corner, political parties here are leaving no stones unturned to woo the voters with Odisha Congress and BJP recently announcing waiver of farm loans if voted to power. This announcement of the Opposition has put the ruling-BJD in a dilemma as any decision in this regard will have a […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to encourage inter-caste marriage among the Hindu community in the State, the Odisha government has increased the incentive from the present Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh. The SC and ST Development Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi said the hiked incentives would be implemented with retrospective effect from September 14, 2017 […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as the largest party in Karnataka Assembly elections, political leaders in Odisha have engaged themselves in war of words over its possible impact on the eastern State’s politics. Even though the saffron party today failed to achieve the magical figure to form the government, its leaders in […]

Bhubaneswar: A seven-member BJP delegation led by Odisha in-charge Arun Singh, on Friday, filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against Bargarh district Collector and Superintendent of Police (SP) alleging them as agents of ruling-BJD. Demanding transfer of the duo, the BJP said that a free and fair Bijepur bypoll cannot be […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties including the BJP and the Congress on Sunday targeted BJD over its failure in employment generation through industrial policies in Odisha. Speaking on OTV’s discussion on Fourth Test, 3rd innings of Naveen Patnaik led BJD government, senior BJP leader Prithviraj Harichandan alleged that major industrial units have started to backtrack in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating its vehement protest against the Centre on Polavaram and Mahanadi issues, the ruling BJD government today made it clear that it will not make any compromise on these issues. Speaking at a preparatory meeting at the Idcol auditorium here to kickstart a signature campaign and a mega human chain on Mahanadi issue,  chief […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said Odisha’s development and creation of job opportunities for youth is not a political issue, but a collective responsibility. “I appeal to the state government to set politics aside and augment efforts being taken by the Central government in creating employment opportunities for the youth in Odisha,” […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the 2014 general elections two Odisha Congress heavyweights Anup Sai and Bhupinder Singh, the then Legislature Party secretary and Leader of Opposition respectively, had joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Well, the ghost of exodus is back and it already seems to be haunting the party, threatening to derail its plans. Speculations […]

Bhubaneswar: Arguably, the political landscape of Odisha has never been so fermented before the general elections because a tougher fight is expected among the three major political parties and the campaign rhetoric is likely to reach deafening levels. Many believe that for the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, the 2019 polls will definitely […]

Bhubaneswar: Dismissing notions that he was soft towards BJD government in Odisha, BJP president Amit Shah today said his party has stepped up its attack against Naveen Patnaik regime over chitfund and other scams and is confident of capturing power in the state after next polls.