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Bhubaneswar: The BJD on Thursday denounced the idea of Union Secretaries holding performance review of different central schemes being implemented in Odisha during BJP’s national executive meet here on April 15 and 16. “It is something unheard of that Union Secretaries, while accompanying their department ministers to attend the BJP’s national executive meeting, will undertake […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of BJP president Amit Shah’s proposed meeting with booth-level leaders of Odisha in April, BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is set to meet grass-root leaders as part of post-panchayat poll review. “The party president would meet grass-root level leaders starting from Sarpanch, Samiti members and Zilla Parishad members. The exercise would […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly today witnessed pandemonium as opposition Congress and BJP MLAs strongly opposed appointment of defeated BJD leaders as chairman of different college managing committees in the state. The issue was raised by members of both BJP and Congress. Congress legislator Chiranjib Biswal raised the issue seeking explanation from the government as to […]

Berhampur: Five persons were today arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of a BJD supporter at Rohigaon village, a police officer said today. Ashok Jena (38) younger brother of Sanyasi Jena, President of the ruling BJD s Kukudakhandi block unit, was killed on Friday night, subdivisional police officer of Berhampur Sadara, A K […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly witnessed ruckus for the second consecutive day today over the farmer suicide issue with both the opposition Congress and BJP members forcing Speaker Niranjan Pujari to adjourn the House twice. The issue was raised by the BJP members as soon as the House assembled for the question hour. The BJP members […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik today congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BJP’s landslide victory in the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Assembly elections. “Patnaik called Modi over telephone and conveyed his good wishes,” sources in the Chief Minister’s Office said.

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJP today demanded the dismissal of Odisha agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathy for “misleading” the Assembly with his statement on the death of a farmer in Bargarh district. BJP state president Basant Panda said the party would demonstrate in all district headquarters demanding Maharathy’s dismissal for taking the farmer’s suicide case lightly. “The […]

Bhubaneswar:The Opposition Congress in Odisha Assembly today submitted to the Speaker a censure motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark of “acute poverty and starvation” in the state. “I have received the notice for the motion. It is under examination,” Speaker Niranjan Pujari said before adjourning the House for the day in view of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Normalcy eluded the state Assembly for the fourth consecutive day today with the Congress members demanding an apology from the Prime Minister for his remarks on Odisha’s poverty even as two ruling BJD MLAs regretted their choice of words against Narendra Modi. The House witnessed noisy scenes as soon as it assembled for the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha assembly today witnessed repeated adjournments due to noisy protests by opposition BJP members demanding an apology from two BJD MLAs who made “derogatory” remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP members stormed into the well of the House during the Zero Hour as soon as BJD MLA Mahesh Sahoo made the […]

Bhubaneswar: Annoyed over no transaction of any business in the Odisha Assembly due to pandemonium by the Congress members, the opposition BJP today decided to boycott the all party meeting being convened by the Speaker. This was stated by BJP legislature party leader K V Singhdeo in a statement. “We doubt a conspiracy has been […]

Bhubaneswar: The BJP has emerged as the principal gainer by becoming the second largest party in rural Odisha pushing the Congress to the third position, even as the state’s ruling BJD won majority seats. According to results declared by the State Election Commission (SEC), of the 846 Zilla Parishad seats for which polls were held […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly today witnessed seven adjournments with both ruling BJD and the opposition Congress demanding apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remark about the state at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh. When the House assembled for the Question Hour at 10.30 AM, BJD’s Samir Ranjan Dash raised the issue and […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the fight over Mahanadi river water and Polavaram issue is for safeguarding the interests and rights of the people of the state. “Our fight for Mahanadi and Polavaram is beyond political or electoral gains. Since it is a fight for the rights of our people, the Government […]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD today claimed that the Odisha state BJP president and two of its union ministers have been rejected by the people of their respective districts in the three-tier panchayat elections. “BJP state president Basant Panda, union ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan, have been rejected by the people of Nuapada, Sundergarh and […]