The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) voiced sharp criticism on Thursday regarding the alleged non-payment of financial aid to over 50,000 children who lost their parents to the COVID-19 pandemic, stating payments have been frozen since March. In a press...
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has declared a week-long, statewide 'Save Education Campaign' from July 9 to 15, demanding stringent action for those accountable for widespread mistakes in school textbooks from classes 1 to 8. The state's opposition party slammed...
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has raised serious concerns regarding newly released draft electoral roll in Odisha, alleging that the names more than 20 lakh voters were left off the list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. After...
As the statewide medical strike stretched into its third day and further crippled healthcare operations across Odisha, the state government extended an invitation to the protesting physicians for talks on Saturday while appealing them to immediately return to work. The...
Launching a scathing attack on the Odisha government over a series of recent shootings in Puri, Balasore and Cuttack, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) alleged that the state’s public safety and order have deteriorated under the BJP-led government. Speaking at...
Former bureaucrat Sujata Rout Karthikeyan, the wife of VK Pandian, who served as a close aide to former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, formally joined the BJD on Thursday. BJD President Naveen Patnaik stated during the event that he remains...
Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy has dismissed petitions filed by the opposition BJD and Congress that sought the disqualification of membership of 11 of their MLAs. The lawmakers were accused of engaging in anti-party activities and cross-voting during the Rajya...
Devi Prasad Mishra, a prominent leader of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), launched a sharp critique against the two-year rule of the Odisha BJP government led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, asserting that people across sections are unhappy with...
The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday voiced strong disapproval over recent remarks made by senior BJP leader and Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari regarding the ideological foundations of political parties, calling his statements as "highly inappropriate" and "childish." During...
Former BJD MP Debashish Samantaray, who has been nominated by the BJP for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in Odisha, stated that he was expecting the move since four years of his original parliamentary tenure were still remaining. Samantaray was...
