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Bhubaneswar: TRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekar Rao, popularly known as KCR, is acting like a ‘B team’ of BJP-led NDA in the country, alleged AICC In-charge of Telangana and senior Congress leader Ram Chandra Khuntia today. “PM Narendra Modi has conspired to form the B-team in the name of Regional Federation and […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced support to NDA-backed JD(U) candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman, the party in a press statement issued today justified its stand citing ideological similarities with JD(U). “BJD has decided to support JD(U) since the JD(U) and […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Harivansh Narayan Singh won the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman election; Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over telephone and thanked him for supporting the NDA-backed JD (U) candidate. Singh was elected deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha yesterday after he won the election with 125 votes against […]

New Delhi: NDA- backed JD(U) candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh was elected deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha today after he won the election with 125 votes against UPA’s BK Hariprasad who got 105 votes. Earlier, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik had announced his party’s support to Singh for the Rajya Sabha deputy […]

Bhubaneswar: The noise over minimum support price (MSP) of paddy is yet to die down in Odisha even though Finance minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the Union Budget on Thursday promised farmers a MSP that will be 1.5 times the production cost of Kharif crops. The ruling-BJD and the Congress in Odisha expressed doubts over […]

Bhubaneswar: The NDA will gain 12 seats while the BJD seats will drop to 8 vs 20 in 2014 in Odisha if elections are held today, as per a poll survey conducted by Republic TV. The national approval ratings conducted by the channel with the help of C Voter said that BJP will gain by 39.0% […]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday intensified its ongoing agitation against Centre for rejecting Odisha’s demand for increasing the paddy minimum support price (MSP). The leaders and activists of the party today staged dharna in 17 districts including Bargarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Deogarh, Kalahandi, Koraput as part of their State-wide agitation against the […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The government is likely to come up with the decision to allow girl students to study at Sainik schools and girl cadets at the National Defence Academy (NDA) soon. While speaking during the Question Hour last week, the Minister of State for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre told the Lok Sabha that there is […]

New Delhi: The Opposition Vice presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi is scheduled to meet BJD MPs in New Delhi today. Gandhi will meet the BJD MPs at 9 am and seek their vote during the vice presidential poll. Earlier, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik had announced the party’s support to the Opposition vice presidential candidate Gandhi whereas […]

Bhubaneswar: After high drama in Bihar politics as Nitish Kumar returned to the NDA fold, the BJD on Thursday strongly denied rise of such situation in Odisha and ruled out any possible alliance with its former ally ahead of the 2019 polls. Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Panchayati Raj Minister Pradip Maharathy said […]

Bhubaneswar:  Clearing the air on upcoming Presidential polls, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday categorically ruled out possibilities of ‘cross voting’ by any leaders from his Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The statements of Patnaik came after his meeting with National Democratic Alliance (NDA’s) Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind at Bhubaneswar. Patnaik’s statements assume significance as […]

Bhubaneswar: NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind along with Union Health Minister JP Nadda today met BJD legislators and MPs at the State Assembly conference hall for around one hour. Kovind also addressed the BJD MLAs and MPs after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s short speech. Before the meeting started, Patnaik, Kovind and Nadda raised hands […]

Bhubaneswar: Ruling BJD has asked its legislators and MPs to remain present at the State Assembly conference hall at 11 am tomorrow for a meeting with NDA’s presidential candidate Ramnath Kovind, informed the party’s spokesperson Samir Das today. Das further stated as BJD has announced its support to Kovind, the MLAs and MPs should be […]

Bhubaneswar: Questioning BJD’s support to BJP nominee Ram Nath Kovind for President, the party MP Bhartruhari Mahatab on Sunday said Naveen Patnaik should have waited till UPA’s declaration of its candidate. In his editorial ‘President Election- Dalit vs Dalit’, Mahatab once again rattled the BJD and expressed displeasure over the party’s decision to support Kovind. […]

Bhubaneswar: Stating the charges framed by the Special CBI court against him in the Brahmadihi coal block allotment case today as an outcome of political vendetta by the Congress-led UPA government, Rourkela BJP legislator Dilip Ray stated he has complete faith in the country’s legal system and urged for a speedy trial in the court. […]