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A day after the convoys of two Union ministers were attacked allegedly by BJD workers at Bargarh, BJP today criticised the Odisha government over the incident even as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was shown black flags during an event in Dhenkanal

Accusing Naveen Patnaik regime in Odisha of being highly inefficient and corrupt, BJP today alleged that the state received adequate central funds but BJD always levelled allegation of negligence by NDA government in order to hide its inabilities

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha today staged demonstrations in all the districts to protest against fuel price hike on June 15 by the Centre. The BJP, on the other hand, attacked the state government for imposing high tax on petrol and diesel leading to price rise of essential commodities. Congress, meanwhile, held both the […]

As the Modi dispensation nears completion of two years in office, an opposition MP foresees failure of both BJP and Congress in the next Lok Sabha polls as he claimed that the future of regional parties is "bright" and the upcoming assembly elections will be a "litmus test for regionalisation of Indian politics"

Terming the NDA Government at the Centre and BJD dispensation in Odisha as "anti-people", Left parties today claimed that both are adopting policies aimed to benefit capitalists and corporates while jeopardising the interest of working class and farmers

An AI flight to Bhubaneswar from New Delhi was delayed by eight hours allegedly due to some "VIPs" forcing the govt-owned carrier to reassign aircraft and its crew for Bhopal

Observing the previous Congress government's agreement with the DFID as a hurdle in providing jobs to the youth during its 15-year regime in Odisha, the BJD government today said its commitments to people should not be suspected

A day after chief minister Naveen Patnaik terming the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's allocation of just Rs 1,000 for the proposed wagon factory at Sitapalli as 'diasppointing', the Ganjam district unit of the ruling BJD today staged dharna at the railway station here

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly today witnessed pandemonium and was adjourned several times with the Congress MLAs protesting police action against students and youth leaders of the party for their alleged involvement in the egg hurling and black flag demonstration before the chief minister’s cavalcade. The issue was raised by the opposition chief whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati […]

The Congress today dubbed Odisha budget as regressive and hollow, claiming that BJD government's claim about 5.15 per cent increase in budgetary outlay is misleading as there is no hike in real terms

Hitting out at the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre for bringing in ordinance to amend the Land acquisition Act, JMM leader and former chief minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren today said the party would strongly oppose the ordinance in Jharkhand and Odisha

Dubbing the BJD government in Odisha as a failure on all fronts in 2014 when a series of scams rocked the state, Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik today claimed the ongoing CBI probe into the chitfund scandal appeared to have slowed down during last one month

Just a day after Kandhamal BJD MP Pratyusha Rajeswari Singh was issued a notice on a quo warranto writ petition, the Orissa High Court issued yet another notice to her on Thursday on an election petition filed by BJP leader and former MP Rudra Madhav Ray challenging her election as an MP

Prior to the polls to the three-tier panchayat system and the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has restructured its office bearers in the women wing of the party, Biju Mahila Janata Dal.

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Saturday appointed senior observers for all 30 districts, apparently signalling its preparations for the three-tier panchayat polls in the State. The party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appointed six party veterans as senior observers.