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Ahead of panchayat polls in Odisha next year, Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has played an altogether different ball game by including several party hoppers in the list of party office bearers announced yesterday, political expert opine

Kendrapara: A Vigilance Monitoring Committee meeting was held on Wednesday at Aul panchayat samiti office here under the chairmanship of senior BJD leader and Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda. Issues like construction of anganwadi buildings, distribution of loans to self help groups, completion of half constructed RD roads and provision of clean drinking water were discussed […]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday announced the list of the party’s State office-bearers, heads of its frontal organisations and the presidents of three districts. According to a release issued by the party this evening, the three new district presidents are: Debaraj Mohanty (Ganjam), Kalikesh Narayan Singhdeo (Balangir) and Pramod Rath (Sambalpur). Internal wrangling […]

Bhubaneswar: After showering praise for Rail Budget; the ruling BJD today said it will protest the cut in tax devolution to States in the Parliament. Citing that Odisha stands to lose around Rs 4600 crore due the announced provisions of the budget, the BJD has trained its guns at the Central government and said that […]

Bhubaneswar: After being re-elected as the president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the seventh time in a row, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday pledged to further strengthen the party in Odisha. “It is due to the blessings of the people of my state and the wholehearted support of my party men that […]

Sundargarh: In an attempt to highlight the failure of BJD government in probing the chit fund scam, stopping farmer suicides and implementing National Food Security Act (NFSA) properly in the state, the Opposition Congress launched its ‘Jagaran Yatra’ from here today. Besides, the Opposition party also cornered the ruling BJD over the alleged links of […]

Cuttack: The first State level convention of BJD Legal Front will be held at the Baliyatra ground here on Sunday. According to sources, more than 10,000 lawyers from across the state will attend the convention. The state level convention, to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, will be attended by ministers, ruling party MLAs […]

Intra-party rift in ruling BJD has come to the fore following a demand raised by Kantabanjhi MLA Ayub Khan on Saturday for a change of guard in Balangir district president during the party organizational polls. At present, party MP Kalikesh Singhdeo is holding the Balangir district president's post

Bhubaneswar: Gearing up for the Panchayat Elections, which are almost a year away, the State Election Commission (SEC) has asked the Panchayatiraj department to reconstitute the Panchayats and submit a detailed list of panchayats after their reconstitution by May. After the reconstitution, the current number of 6336 panchayats is expected to rise by 700. “We […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb has sought a clarification from Union Petroleum minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan over the latter’s ‘donkey’ remark at the farmers rally addressed by the Prime Minister on Sunday. “If the Petroleum minister didn’t aim the donkey remark at the people of Odisha, then he has to clarify […]

A war of words ensued between BJD spokesperson Pratap Jena and Minister Damodar Rout on Monday over the birth centenary celebrations of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik at Paradip on March 5

The Congress on Sunday reiterated that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government has a tacit understanding with the BJD

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will reiterate its demand for special category status (SCS) to Odisha during the budget session of the Parliament which will begin tomorrow. This was decided at the BJD Parliamentary Party meeting which was presided over by the party supremo and chief minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas here this […]

Bhubaneswar: With just a day to go before the Budget session of Parliament begins, the Parliamentary party meeting of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is scheduled to be held today at Chief Minister Patnaik’s residence- Naveen Nivas here on Sunday. According to sources, the meeting, to be chaired by party supremo Naveen Patnaik, will discuss the […]

Senior BJD leader and Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda has urged the Indian Embassy to follow up his request to rescue a harassed and tortured Odia youth in Kinshasa, the capital city of Congo in South Africa