Newdelhi:4/4/25:The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued notices to two of its prominent MPs from Odisha, Aparajita Sarangi and Union Minister Jual Oram, seeking explanations for their absence during the voting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha. The bill, a contentious piece of legislation aimed at reforming the management of Waqf properties, was passed in the ...

Bhubaneswar: 27/3/25:An angry face-off ensued between the Congress workers and the police during the protest rally over women’s safety in the Lower PMG area in Odisha on Thursday. Some Congress workers and media personnel also sustained injuries during the scuffle with the police. The clashes ensued when police tried to stop the Congress workers’ march towards the Odisha Assembly. Meanwhile, ...

Bhubaneswar:3/3/25: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday demanded immediate intervention of the state government for the observance of Panchayati Raj Dibas on March 5, the birth anniversary of former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik. The birth anniversary of the legendary leader has been observed as Panchayati Raj Diwas every year in the state. The Opposition BJD on Monday also expressed ...

Bhubaneswar:1/3/25: The Odisha Congress today staged a massive protest against the Odisha state government over the increasing incidents of atrocities against women. Hundreds of Congress workers led by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das, attempted to gherao the Chief Minister’s official residence in Bhubaneswar, resulting in clashes with the police. The Congress organized the rally to demand ...

New Delhi:19/2/25: The BJP has announced the name of Rekha Gupta as the new Chief Minister of Delhi. She would be sworn in on Thursday at Ramlila Maidan at a mega ceremony to be attended by partners of NDA and many other dignitaries. This announcement has led to celebrations both inside the meeting hall of the legislative party and outside ...

Newdelhi:11/2/25:In a significant leadership change within the Indian National Congress in Odisha, senior party leader Bhakta Charan Das, has been appointed as the new President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC). According to a statement released today by the All India Congress Committee, Congress party President Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed Das as the chief of OPCC with immediate effect. ...

Bhubaneswar:1/2/25: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the State Assembly Naveen Patnaik held a discussion with the senior leaders of the Biju Janata Dal regarding the submission of a memorandum to the 16th Finance Commission. LoP Naveen discussed a range of issues about the interests of the people of the State. Earlier today, the BJD supremo came down heavily on the ...

Bhubaneswar:26/1/25: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has announced the immediate dissolution of all its state-level frontal organisations. These include the Biju Mahila Janata Dal, Biju Yuva Janata Dal, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal, Biju Shramika Samukhya, Legal Cell, and Apravasi Cell. The decision marks a strategic step towards restructuring and reorganising the party’s framework. This move is expected to pave the ...

Bhubaneswar:26/12/24: On the occasion of the Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD) foundation day, party president and Odisha’s LoP Minister Naveen Patnaik addressed party workers, reflecting on the recent Assembly election results. Patnaik stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power by making “false promises” and running a “negative campaign,” which the BJD was unable to counter effectively. However, Patnaik ...

Bhubaneswar: 9/12/24:BJP leader Sujeet Kumar filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha by-election on Monday. Kumar filed his nomination in the presence of prominent leaders, including Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP state unit president Manmohan Samal, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo, and other senior party members. Expressing his gratitude, Kumar thanked the BJP leadership and the party’s parliamentary ...