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Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations to rest, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik today announced his party’s support to NDA-backed JD(U) candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh for the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman post, the election for which is scheduled to be held tomorrow. Patnaik announced the decision soon after arriving at Bhubaneswar from Mumbai. “Bihar […]

Bhubaneswar: The proceedings of the ongoing monsoon session of Odisha Legislative Assembly was once again disrupted following pandemonium by Congress and ruling BJD MLAs over fuel price hike here on Saturday. The last day of the session witnessed uproarious scenes with MLAs of both the parties creating ruckus in the House. Congress members targeted the […]

Even as polling for Odisha's twin polls was completed peacefully, the politically sensitive coastal region witnessed post-poll clashes resulting in one death, prompting the Kendrapara district administration to impose prohibitory order banning meetings, rallies and protest

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD on Friday claimed to secure at least 105 seats in the 147-member Odisha Assembly and 17 of the total 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state. “The BJD will win at least 105 seats in the Assembly elections while the party’s number of Lok Sabha seat is set to increase from […]

In a strategic move coinciding with the second and last phase of polling in Odisha tomorrow, the ruling BJD has planned a statewide observation of the 17th death anniversary of legendary leader Biju Patnaik

The Election Commission will issue show cause notices to the ruling BJD and opposition BJP in Odisha for publishing advertisements in newspapers after the end of the campaign for the second and last phase of polls, in violation of the model code

Asserting that national parties will lose ground in Odisha, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Monday claimed both BJP and Congress might face a debacle in the state after the 2014 elections

Accusing BJD government in Odisha of being 'neck-deep in corruption', Trinamool Congress leader Soumen Mahapatra on Monday said besides mining and other scams, the state suffered from misrule in the last 14 years as all promises on development turned out to be hollow

Terming Congress and BJP as "anti-Odisha", ruling BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Saturday ridiculed Congress for implementing Food Security Act just before expiry of the UPA government's tenure at the Centre

Refuting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's allegations of Centre's negligence towards the state, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday accused BJD government of rampant corruption and inefficiency, besides inability to contain rising crimes against women

BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Friday asked the people of Odisha not to believe in the 'tall talks' of Congress and BJP as they were only interested in votes while reminding that earlier the two parties had been rejected

Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Narendra Modi on Friday said that the ruling party had betrayed people by failing to keep its promise to check inflation within 100 days before the last Lok Sabha election

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday slammed opposition parties for highlighting the mining scam issue while campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections

CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Thursday said he was optimistic about BJD becoming part of a secular democratic alliance, alternative to Congress and BJP, after Lok Sabha elections

Targeting Congress-led UPA, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said stoppage of long term action plan for development of the KBK (Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput) region showed its apathetic attitude towards people of the backward area