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The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today said it would oppose the land acquisition bill proposed by the Centre during the monsoon session of the Parliament beginning from Tuesday

CPI leader D. Raja today took a dig at the BJP-led central government and BJD-led Odisha government, alleging they had a tacit understanding to slow down the CBI probe into chit fund scam in the state

Bhubaneswar: The mining operations at Talcher coalfields were hit today as supporters of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged protests against Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd (MCL) for refusing to support a subsidised meal scheme, an official said. “There was no production and dispatch of coal from the mines of Talcher coalfields. Workers did not […]

The Lok Sabha today passed the coal allocation bill providing for vesting mining leases to successful bidders through a transparent bidding process

As the major political parties of the country have joined the high-tech election campaign, Biju Janata Dal has also decided to use latest technology and state-of-the-art equipment to solicit votes for its candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha

The ruling BJD in Odisha today denied ticket to eight sitting MLAs including former Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadai....

In yet another blow to Congress in Odisha, former Assembly Speaker Sarat Kar and OPCC secretary Alekh Choudhury on Saturday joined ruling Biju Janata Dal

The ruling BJD on Thursday denied tickets to nine sitting MLAs and re-nominated all ministers to contest the second phase of polling for Odisha Assembly on April 17 while five party hoppers were among the 41 candidates announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

Barely a month after election of senior BJD leader A U Singhdeo to Rajya Sabha, party supremo and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced his candidature from Bolangir assembly seat replacing party's earlier nominee in the face of protest by party workers

A day after being suspended from CPI on disciplinacy grounds, MLA from Chhatrapur, Adikanda Sethi today joined the ruling BJD in Odisha

) Bhubaneswar: First list of BJD candidates released today for Lok Sabha and assembly polls includes name of three royal family members, a cinestar and a hockey player while Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would contest from his home turf Hinjili in Ganjam district. Announcing the first list of candidates for five Lok Sabha and 30 […]

Bhubaneswar: Ruling BJD, which is witnessing a continuous inflow of leaders from rival parties, today indicated that it may not re-nominate all sitting legislators for the Assembly and Parliamentary elections even as some party leaders announced unwillingness to contest the polls. BJD Vice-President Kalpataru Das said the party was all set to announce the first […]

Poll fever is yet to grip politically-sensitive Ganjam district as the ruling BJD is yet to declare its candidates for constituencies falling in the region

Union minister Srikant Jena on Saturday challenged Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik to a public debate on issues affecting the state including mining scam, central assistance to the state and chit fund scam

The BJP on Wednesday rejected Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's allegation that Gujarat did not extend any help for the victims of cyclone Phailin