Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday slammed BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, urging him to "stop spreading falsehoods" regarding the alleged reduction of Odisha's political representation in Parliament should the delimitation bill be passed. The senior BJP leader said this in...
Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday stated that the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has consistently championed women's empowerment. He slammed the BJP-led government for tying the proposed women's quota bill to the delimitation process, asserting that the BJD...
BJD President Naveen Patnaik appealed to Odisha's Members of Parliament on Thursday, calling for a unified front to protect the state's political and economic interests against perceived "threats" from the Delimitation Bill. While reaffirming his party's unwavering support for women's...
Ahead of a special three-day sitting of Parliament to amend the Women’s Reservation Act, the BJP and BJD in Odisha engaged in a heated exchange on Sunday, each asserting itself as the primary architect of women's empowerment. While the ruling...
Campaign posters written in Bengali and directed at West Bengal voters have surfaced throughout the coastal pilgrimage town of Puri, triggering a wave of criticism regarding the alleged politicisation of the sacred site. The posters, prominently featuring the ruling BJP’s...
The Odisha government has directed all district collectors to complete seat reservations for SC, ST, OBC, and women categories across various positions within Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) ahead of the upcoming rural polls, officials said on Friday. This directive, issued...
The opposition BJD and Congress parties, on Thursday, issued a strong condemnation of alleged police brutality against tribal protesters in Odisha's Rayagada district. The outcry follows a violent confrontation regarding the construction of a road leading to the Sijimali bauxite...
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday offered an unconditional apology for his previous claims that former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik served as a liaison between Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the CIA during the 1960s war with China. Dubey...
Normal life in Odisha’s Malkangiri district came to a standstill on Wednesday following a 12-hour bandh called by the Congress party on several critical grievances, most notably significant delays in paddy procurement and persistent constraints in the supply of LPG....
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today suspended six of its MLAs on Saturday following allegations of cross-voting during the recent elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha. The suspended lawmakers include Chakramani Kanhar (Baliguda), Naba Kishor Mallick (Jayadev), Souvic...
