Tag: Bjd

Bhubaneswar: Days after Pradeep Maharathy’s wife Pratibha Maharathy expressed her willingness to contest Pipili bypolls, son of the seven time MLA, Rudra Maharathy on Thursday hinted at his desire to contest the byelection on a BJD ticket. Speaking to media Rudra said, “My mother or I, whoever gets the ticket, will contest in the election […]

Berhampur: Today on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, which is also observed as the Martyrs’ Day, the Congress has made arrangements for a huge public rally in the silk city to pay homage to the father of the nation, but the restrictions imposed by the government is allegedly posing a hindrance to the grand […]

Cuttack: State Law Minister and the BJD MLA from Mahanga, Pratap Jena faced strong opposition on Saturday during his visit to the area as hundreds of workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a sit-in outside Mahanga police station by covering their mouth with black cloth as a mark of protest. The protestors led […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has demanded that the Women’s Reservation Bill be passed in the Budget Session of Parliament. This was demanded by Pinaki Mishra, BJD Parliamentary Party leader in Lok Sabha in the All Party meeting held at New Delhi on Saturday for the Budget Session of Parliament On behalf of the […]

Puri: As Pipili Assembly Constituency is gearing up for a fierce electoral battle on April 17, the campaign trail heated up with the announcement that BJD supremo and CM Naveen…

Bhubaneswar: Following an announcement by the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh government regarding conduct of elections in three villages under Kotia Gram Panchayat on Odisha – Andhra border (OAB), senior Congress leaders criticised CM Naveen Patnaik for his alleged failure in providing security and amenities to the people of the region. Odisha Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader […]

Bhubaneswar: In a fresh development in the sensational Mahanaga double murder in January this year, the prime accused in the case, Prafulla Biswal, was found dead under mysterious circumstances near Govindpur area at Tangi in Cuttack district on Saturday morning. It is suspected that Biswal, who was absconding following the brutal killings was run over […]

Bhubaneswar: A war of words erupted between BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty and his parliament colleague from BJP Aparajita Sarangi on twitter over the draft notification issued by the National Monument Authority (NMA) on heritage bylaws for Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar. Mohanty, who represents Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency tweeted that he requested Sarangi to meet Union […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Congress calling for a State-wide bandh over the unabated rise in the prices of fuel tomorrow, the BJP and BJD too have jumped to the arena slinging allegations and counter-allegations over the situation. Holding BJP responsible for the skyrocketing fuel prices in the State and the country, the ruling BJD has targeted […]

Bhubaneswar: Holding Centre and State government accountable for rising petrol and diesel prices, the Odisha Congress workers on Monday observed a six-hour-long bandh from 7 AM to 1 PM and staged ‘rail roko’ agitation across the State demanding an immediate reduction in fuel rates. Claiming that the state-wide shutdown by the Congress was a big […]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice President and Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik on Tuesday triggered a row by openly admitting administrative negligence in the Kotia border dispute. Patnaik was out to get him tested for COVID-19 before the budget session of the Odisha Assembly beginning on February 18, when he spoke his mind on […]

Bhubaneswar: It is now more than two years that the elections to various urban local bodies (ULBs) in Odisha are still pending. After some legal confusion and subsequent Covid-19 lockdown, the fate of the civic polls still hangs in balance owing to the inordinate delay. However, Law Minister Pratap Jena on Thursday said that the […]

Bhubaneswar: The women wing of Odisha BJP on Saturday lashed out at the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over rising crimes against women and girls ahead of the women convention of the regional party. Coming down heavily on the BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, BJP Mahila Morcha president Smruti Patnaik posed five questions […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the State Cabinet approved creation of a separate Mission Shakti Department, Opposition BJP and Congress have lashed out at the ruling BJD while accusing it of playing women card ahead of the urban and panchayat elections. The Opposition parties have rubbished government’s claim that ‘Mission Shakti department would help strengthening the […]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Yuva Bahini (BYV) is no longer functioning in the State and no budgetary allocation has been made for it in 2021-22 fiscal, informed Minister Tusharkanti Behera in Odisha Assembly on Friday. The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, and Sports & Youth Services today clarified that presently no welfare activities are being undertaken […]