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Is Jajpur calling the shots in Dhamnagar? The question surfaced in a recent BJD meeting in Bhadrak where a party member expressed his dissatisfaction over excess meddling of party leaders from Jajpur in the by-election.

Five-time MLA and the sitting legislator from Padampur constituency, Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha (65) passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar late Sunday night. Bariha was undergoing treatment at the hospital for quite some time due to illness, his son Brajraj Singh said.

BJP organised the two-day meeting to plan its southern expansion with a focus on the states with regional party-ruled governments.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been relentless in cornering the Odisha government over allegations of sexual harassment on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA from Jharigaon, Prakash Majhi.

Moreover, the MLA's kin made the voters swear that they would be punished by the God if they didn't vote for the selected candidates.

BJD MLA from Kantamal constituency in Boudh district, Mahidhar Rana, today expressed his displeasure at the existing paddy procurement policy of the government.

Several BJP workers along with the woman Sarpanch cornered Das and allegedly humiliated him. The supporters of the Sarpanch surrounded Das while the duo (MLA and Sarpanch) were engaged in banter. 

The scribe-cum-politician has whiffed the prevalence of 'double standards' in CM Naveen Patnaik's political approach. Writing his editorial column 'Ama Ghara Halchal' in his vernacular daily, the Sambad, Soumya terms Dibya Shankar's clarification after nearly three weeks of the ghastly murder as the one that seeds more confusion.

Jagdev appeared before the Khordha court on Friday and applied for bail. However, the lower court too rejected his plea. Following the rejection of the bail plea, Jagdev was taken into custody and later underwent a health examination before he was sent to jail.

BJD Legislator Purna Chandra Swain was booked on Tuesday for organising community feast flouting COVID guidelines in his village

In the viral video, a large crowd is seen in the lunch venue at Amrutula village, native of Swain, in Ganjam district. The villagers are seen queueing up at the venue while no Covid norms including social distancing and use of mask were followed. 

Bhubaneswar: Expressing serious concerns over BJD MLA Byomakesh Ray’s ‘threat to a police officer over phone’, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday demanded a fair inquiry into the incident and appropriate action against the legislator. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Odisha Assembly, Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik demanded a ruling from […]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling-BJD MLA Umashankar Samantaray on Sunday admitted that the COVID-19 mismanagement allegations of the opposition parties in Odisha are not totally wrong. “I admit, the opposition parties are not totally wrong,” said Samantaray. “Considering the surge in the Covid-19 patients in the State, we require more ICU beds. The hospitals in the State […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Badamba MLA Debi Prasad Mishra has tested positive for COVID-19. Mishra confirmed the news though a facebook post. “The official communication of my test report revealed that I have been tested positive for the virus. The test reports of my family members and other employees have come […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing fight against coronavirus, another ruling-BJD MLA in Odisha tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. With this, the total number of legislators infected by the virus jumped to seven in the State. Bhubaneswar (Central) MLA Ananta Narayan Jena today announced that he has tested positive for the virus and is on home […]

Khordha: Controversy and Biju Janta Dal MLA Prashant Jagdev seem to get along quite well quite frequently. A fresh allegation against the BJD leader has put him in soup again. Jagabandhu Sahu, a Junior Engineer working with the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) has filed a complaint against Jagdev for alleged misbehaviour. As per his written […]

Bhubaneswar: Sprinkling a few drops of 5T in the House, Odisha CM and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has directed party legislators to be punctual in attending proceedings of the Odisha Assembly and take active part in the discussions. As per the directive, by 11:30 AM everyday during Assembly sessions, party chief whip would inform Naveen […]

Kandhamal: “What facilities do we have that we will raise slogans for Naveen Patnaik?”- such a question by a woman in Kandhamal seems to have silenced the hubbub of the ruling-BJD regime over its tall claims of development in the 20-year of governance in Odisha. Reportedly after organising a Jana Sampark Padyatra at Baliguda in […]

Jajpur: A girl from Jajpur district has knocked the doors of police to file a complaint against a youth leader of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for allegedly cheating her on false promise of marriage. The accused Jitendra Pradhan, happens to be the president of Biju Chhatra Janata Dal of Binjharpur block in the district. According […]

Bhubaneswar: A legislator of the ruling BJD on Tuesday urged the Odisha government to raise the upper age limit for job application by 10 years, on par with Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand. Currently, the upper age limit for government job application in Odisha is 32. BJD MLA S R Patnaik, during the Zero […]