BJD president Naveen Patnaik, on Wednesday, stood by his party's decision to suspend first-time MLA Arvind Mohapatra, claiming the legislator obstructed development in the Patkura constituency in Kendrapara district and caused significant distress to local residents. Patnaik held a meeting...
The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday called for the immediate dismissal of Mines Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena from the Council of Ministers, alleging his complicity in the theft of minor minerals. During a press conference held in Bhubaneswar,...
The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) criticised Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday for his remarks made during an event in Khordha, where he alleged widespread corruption regarding the "5T schools" initiative under the previous administration. In an...
In a disturbing incident, a woman Block Development Officer (BDO) was allegedly attacked by a BJP leader inside her office in Odisha’s Kendrapada district, an official said on Saturday. The incident took place around 12 noon on Friday at the...
Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi led the state in paying rich tributes to former Chief Minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik on his 99th birth anniversary on Saturday. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, widely known as JB, held...
Many members of Odisha Youth Congress, who were staging a protest against the state government over the alleged gang rape of a minor girl in Dhauli area of Bhubaneswar on December 10, were detained by the Odisha Police on Saturday....
Odisha Police in Jajpur district have arrested four people in connection with the December 14 attack on the farmhouse of BJD leader Pranab Balabantaray, an officer said on Monday. The clash, which reportedly involved supporters of BJP-backed Independent MLA Himanshu...
The conflict between opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and ruling BJP, on Friday, escalated as the former urged Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to expel MLA Santosh Khatua from the legislative Assembly. The BJD alleged that the Nilgiri legislator has...
BJD leader Manmath Routray, who contested the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Bhubaneswar, lodged two separate police complaints against Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at the Capital Police Station in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, officials said. The action comes while...
The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Sunday said that it has taken a decision to lodge a formal complaint with the Election Commission (EC), alleging "large-scale state-sponsored manipulation" in the recent concluded Nuapada bypoll. The party's Political...
