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Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha on Tuesday asserted it was not under pressure over seat-sharing for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, even as the BJP said it will field candidates for the elections to the Upper House of Parliament. The BJD had last year supported BJP candidate Ashwini Vaishnav in the Rajya Sabha elections, […]

Bhubaneswar: A total of 22 departments have come under the ambit of the ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative of the Odisha government, said an official on Monday. The objective of the ‘Mo Sarkar’ programme is to provide service with dignity to people who are coming to government offices. It mandates that anyone visiting these offices would have […]

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition parties in Odisha are irked over Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s decision to identify and distribute ‘eligibility cards’ and ‘land right certificates’ to all the beneficiaries of Biju Pucca Ghar in rural and Jaga Mission in urban areas respectively. As per reports, the eligibility cards will be given to the beneficiaries on the […]

Bhubaneswar: A notification for holding elections to four Rajya Sabha seats scheduled on March 26 was issued by Odisha Secretariat on Friday. The election is necessitated as the term of RS members – Ranjib Biswal, Sarojini Hembram, Narendra Swain and Anubhav Mohanty from Odisha will end in April. As per the notification issued by Returning […]

Bhubaneswar: Four BJD candidates on Wednesday filed their nomination papers for the March 26 Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha. Subhas Singh, Munna Khan, Sujit Kumar and Mamata Mahanta submitted their nomination papers to the returning officer in the presence of BJD chief and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Several state ministers, MLAs and senior party leaders […]

Bhubaneswar: As expected, the second phase of the Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly began Wednesday on a stormy note. While Opposition BJP moved adjournment notice over Odisha government’s decision to park funds of Lord Jagannath in crisis-hit Yes Bank, Congress too created ruckus seeking an explanation from the Naveen-led BJD government over the issue. […]

Bhubaneswar: Speaking about the Congress party’s prospects in the Pipili bypoll that has been postponed till May 13 after the demise of Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj, veteran leader and MLA…

Bhubaneswar: President of the Biju Janata Dal Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday appointed 18 senior leaders as new office-bearers of the party. Eight senior vice-presidents, nine vice-presidents and one general secretary are among the new office-bearers, a press note signed by Manas Ranjan Mangaraj, general secretary (media affairs) said. For the first time since inception of […]

Bhubaneswar: Former State minister & Tirtol MLA Bishnu Das passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday. He was 66. A six-time MLA, Bishnu Das was elected to Odisha Assembly five times from Jagatsinghpur and once from Tirtol Assembly constituency. He also had a brief stint as a Rajya Sabha member in 2016. […]

Bhubaneswar: Political activities in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) camp have fuelled speculations of a major Cabinet reshuffle in Odisha much ahead of the upcoming polls in the State. It is believed that the BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will effect the reorganisation in portfolio soon. The buzz in some quarters is that […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst speculations regarding a possible rejig in the cabinet, the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has expanded its organisation by creating senior vice-president and senior general secretary posts for the first time in the party. Several senior and heavyweight leaders have been given key assignments in the party organisation through these senior vice-president and senior […]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is reportedly planning to strengthen itself as a cadre-based party with the involvement of all leaders and hence, it is expanding its organisation by creating senior vice-president and senior general secretary posts for the first time in the party. The ruling party recently appointed eight leaders as senior vice-presidents, […]

Bhubaneswar: A BJP delegation led by party national spokesperson Sambit Patra met the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha on Wednesday to lodge a complaint against the Tehsildar of Delang alleging…

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday asked its party rank and file to observe the 23rd death anniversary of legendary leader and former Odisha chief minister Biju…

Bhubaneswar: Taking the fight in Pipili by-election up a notch, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday asked five questions to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, a day after he addressed…