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...
The process for the by-election to fill a vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha started on Monday, following an official notification issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Briefing the media at a press conference, Odisha Assembly Secretary Satyabrata...
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin landed at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar late Sunday night, kicking off his two-day official tour of Odisha. This is Nabin's first visit to the state since taking over the...
BJP president Nitin Nabin is set to reach Bhubaneswar on Sunday night for his first official two-day tour of Odisha, according to a senior party official. His arrival, which was originally scheduled for Monday morning, has been rescheduled to Sunday...
The BJD reached out to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday, requesting a transparent and error-free special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha this July. The regional party emphasised that the process must be conducted with such...
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das on Tuesday strongly condemned the Union Government regarding the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. He categorised the incident as an “organised crime” embedded within the national education system and called for rigorous...
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik has provided financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to the three-year-old daughter of a pregnant woman who was brutally murdered in his Hinjili assembly constituency in Odisha's Ganjam district. Patnaik had expressed deep...
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday said that the BJP's impressive performance in West Bengal, where the saffron party appeared to be heading toward a significant victory, represents a shift from "bhay" (fear) to "bharosa" (trust). In a...
The Odisha Legislative Assembly has scheduled a one-day special session for April 30 to discuss the critical issue of women's participation in Indian democracy. This move follows the recent rejection of the Constitution Amendment Bill by Opposition parties in the...
