By Mahendra Darjee Bhubaneswar, Oct. 10: In a sharp political move, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the launch of the BJD’s membership drive on Wednesday. Patnaik took aim at the BJP’s practice of collecting memberships through missed calls, emphasizing that the […]Continue Reading
By C.R.Beura Bhubaneswar, June 6: After serious drubbing in the recently concluded general elections, senior leaders of the party have started opening up about the reasons behind the party’s poor performance. After former minister and veteran BJD leader Arun Kumar Sahoo, another senior leader of the party – Shashi Bhusan Behera on Thursday gave an […]Continue Reading
By Dr Rama Chandra Behera Bhubaneswar, June 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to form the new government, replacing the 24-year-old Naveen Patnaik government that has been in power since 2000. This is for the first time the BJP is going to form a government of its own in the eastern Indian […]Continue Reading
CM Naveen Patnaik, who contested from 2 seats, lost from Kantabanji By Sukant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, June 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to form the new government in Odisha, bringing an end to the 24 years of rule of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by chief minister Naveen Patnaik. This is for […]Continue Reading
Bhubaneswar, May 4 : The BJP has established early leads in assembly elections with its candidates ahead of their BJD rivals in at least 76 seats. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), BJP candidates are leading in 76 seats while BJD nominees are ahead in 53 constituencies out of 144 seats trends from […]Continue Reading
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର,୧୬/୫: ବିଜେଡି ଉପରେ ଭାଜପା ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀ ତଥା ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ଏମ୍ପି ଅପରାଜିତା ଷଢଙ୍ଗୀ ବର୍ଷିଛନ୍ତି। ସେ କହିଛନ୍ତି, ବିଜେଡି ଆଉ ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ ହୋଇ ରହି ନାହିଁ। ତାହା ଏବେ ପାଣ୍ଡୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ। ଆପଣ ଯଦି ବିଜେଡିକୁ ଭୋଟ ଦେଉଛନ୍ତି, ଜାଣନ୍ତୁ ନବୀନ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ହେବେନି। ପାଣ୍ଡୁଜୀ ହେବେ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ। ଆଜି ପ୍ରଭୁ ଲିଙ୍ଗରାଜଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନ ପରେ ଏଭଳି କିଛି କହିଛନ୍ତି ଅପରାଜିତା ।ଅପରାଜିତା କହିଛନ୍ତି, ପାଣ୍ଡୁଜୀ ମୁଁ କହୁନି, ଲୋକ ମାନେ Continue Reading
By Swagatika Das Bhubaneswar, April 18: Ollywood actor Varsha Priyadarshini on Thursday joined Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The actress joined BJD in the presence of Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra at a programme at Shankha Bhawan, the party’s state headquarters, here in the city. Varsha, who recently parted ways from her Lok Sabha […]Continue Reading
By Sukant Kumar Mohanty Bhubaneswar, April 9: Prospective ticket aspirants in Odisha are now passing tense moments as their party bosses adopt a dilatory approach to release full lists of candidates. Delay in release of the full lists of candidates has made the aspirants sit at their homes with fingers crossed. Odisha, which has got […]Continue Reading
BJP threatening state govt. officials with transfers, counters BJD By Sukant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, April 8: The Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer DS Kutey of working for the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Kutey is currently posted in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) as special […]Continue Reading
Misra appointed regional party’s national president By Sukant Mohanty BHUBANESWAR, FEB. 9: Amid the buzz that he might get elected to Rajya Sabha or contest Lok Sabha elections, Santrupt Misra, one of India’s top corporate administrators, on Friday joined Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Misra formally joined the regional party after meeting Chief Minister […]Continue Reading