Odisha politics heats up as BJD, BJP indulge in slugfest over law and order situation in state By Chitaranjan Beura BHUBANESWAR, FEB. 16: Jayanarayan Mishra, a BJP stalwart and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Legislative Assembly, on Thursday said he suspected a conspiracy by the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to kill him. […]Continue Reading
BJD counters saffron party’s move by holding demonstrations of ‘Central neglect’ By Swagatika Bhutia Bhubaneswar, Feb. 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday hit the streets in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar alleging deterioration in the law and order situation in the state. The saffron party also demanded resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Continue Reading
By Chandrabhanu Singh BHUBANESWAR, FEB. 11: There seems to be no end to the fight between Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatijaya Janata Party (BJP) over the recent announcement by the Union government to provide free rice to 3.25 crore people in state till December 2023. In fact, the announcement has triggered […]Continue Reading
By Sukanta Mohanty BHUBANESWAR, FEB. 8: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be unrelenting from its attack on the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha over the issue of murder of state health minister Naba Kishore Das. On Wednesday, BJP Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly and senior BJP leader Jayanarayan […]Continue Reading
By Ratikanta Mohanty BHUBANESWAR, JAN. 28: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday interacted with party’s Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members and advised them raise issues concerning the interests of the state very effectively in the forthcoming budget session of the Parliament. The CM, who chaired the BJD […]Continue Reading
By Prabhat Kumar Singh Bhubaneswar, Jan. 6: The spar between Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that began over Union government’s recent move to scrap the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) intensified on Friday as the former said such a step “harmed” the interests of lakhs […]Continue Reading
By A Iswar Rao Bhubaneswar, Dec. 28: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prasad Nadda on Wednesday fired salvos at Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik saying the latter had deprived over 60 lakh people in Odisha of the benefits of Ayushman Bharat Yojana and failed to check increasing human trafficking, especially women and […]Continue Reading
By Swagatika Bhutia BHUBANESWAR, DEC 10: Union minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said he heard about the possibility of Odisha going to an early assembly poll exercise, though the duration of the present Assembly expires in May 2024. “We are hearing about Odisha going to early assembly polls. If it happens, […]Continue Reading
BY MAHENDRA DARJEE BHUBANESWAR, DEC. 5: With just a few hours to go for the crucial Padampur bypoll, tension ran high at Sareikela village under Paikamal block in Odisha’s Bargarh district after two workers of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) were allegedly caught on Sunday while distributing money to woo voters ahead of the […]Continue Reading
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର,୧୭/୧୧: ପଦ୍ମପୁର ଉପନିର୍ବାଚନ ପାଇଁ ନାମାଙ୍କନ ଭରିଲେ ବିଜେଡି,ବିଜେପି ଓ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ସମେତ ୧୧ ଜଣ ପ୍ରର୍ଥୀ । ନାମାଙ୍କନ ଭରିବାର ଶେଷ ଦିନରେ ତିନି ପ୍ରମୁଖ ଦଳର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀ ନିଜ ନିଜ ସମର୍ଥକଙ୍କ ସାଥିରେ ଆସି ନାମାଙ୍କନ ପତ୍ର ଭରିଛନ୍ତି ।ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ (ବିଜେଡି) ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀ ବର୍ଷାରାଣୀ ସିଂ ବରିହା, ଭାରତୀୟ ଜନତା ପାର୍ଟି (ବିଜେପି) ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀ ବିଧାୟକ ପ୍ରଦୀପ ପୁରୋହିତ, କଂଗ୍ରେସର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀ ସତ୍ୟଭୂଷଣ ସାହୁ ଓ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଜନତା ପାର୍ଟି Continue Reading