Bhubaneswar:29/3/25: A delegation of the Congress party today met Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati in the capital city here and raised the issue of suspension of party MLAs from the Assembly. The delegation also raised the issue of ‘rise’ in crimes against women in the state. “All 14 MLAs of the Congress party were suspended from the Assembly in an ...

Bhubaneswar:11/3/25:In a significant political development, Naveen Patnaik, Leader of Opposition and president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), has decided to join national politics against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This marks the first time the BJD will participate in a national-level meeting against the BJP government. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has extended an invitation to Naveen Patnaik ...

Bhubaneswar:1/3/25: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Friday made a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central government for supporting the Polavaram project, which would adversely affect the lives and livelihoods of the tribals of Odisha. The Polavaram project is against the interests of Odisha. The Central Government is acting against the interests ...

Bhubaneswar:18/2/25: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) launched the Sankalpa Padayatra from Bhubaneswar to Puri on Tuesday. The march aims to reconnect with old party leaders and workers and strengthen the party’s presence at the grassroots level.OPCC President Bhakta Charan Das has formed a special committee for this, led by former MLA Debasis Patnaik He stated that the Sankalpa Padayatra ...

Bhubaneswar:3/2/25: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Odisha’s main opposition party, is set to conclude its organizational elections by the first week of April, according to a senior party leader. The announcement was made following a crucial meeting of the party’s coordination committee held at Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Monday. BJD leader Pradip Kumar Amat disclosed the details after the ...

Bhubaneswar: 31/1/25:The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has assigned the senior leaders with the constituencies to expedite the current organizational activities. Under the direction of Party President Naveen Patnaik, the Chairman of Coordination Committee Debiprasad Mishra has assigned party leaders with constituencies for expediting current organizational activities, the party informed through X”. Former Minister Niranjan Pujari has been assigned the charge ...

Bhuaneswar:23/1/25:The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to announce a new Odisha state president by the end of this month, according to state in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar. This decision follows a key meeting of Odisha BJP in Bhubaneswar, which focused on aligning party activities with government initiatives. The meeting was attended by incumbent state president Manmohan Samal, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, ...

Bhubaneswar:26/12/24: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has appointed his cabinet colleagues as ‘ministers in-charge’ of various districts in Odisha. The ministers will be designated as ‘Prabhari Mantri’, said the state government in a statement. Almost all members of the Council of Ministers in Odisha have been made as the Prabhari Mantri. The ministers have been given the charge of ...

Newdelhi:12/12/24:The Union Cabinet has approved bills to implement the ‘One Nation, One Election’, with draft legislation expected to be introduced during the ongoing Winter session of Parliament, sources told PTI. The decision came during a Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government is planning extensive consultations on these bills, which are likely to be referred to ...

Bhubaneswar:7/11/24: Mounting a scathing attack on the BJP government in Odisha, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday held it responsible for the death of two tribal women after consuming mango kernel gruel in Kandhamal district recently. Accusing the BJP government of halting rice supplies to poor tribal families, the former Chief Minister said the women were forced ...