In letter to Naveen Patnaik, BJD veteran flags attempt to 'hijack party', dent on secular credentialsSenior BJD leader Ranendra Pratap Swain has cautioned Naveen Patnaik about potential attempts to hijack the party, citing concerns over the...
14 Apr, 2025, 08.27 PM IST
- Ex-Odisha MLA Bijaya Mohanty no more
Bijaya Kumar Mohanty, a former Odisha MLA, passed away. He was 60. Mohanty represented Bhubaneswar Central constituency twice. He served as...
22 Dec, 2024, 08.42 PM IST
BJD announces nine candidates for Odisha assembly polls, one for Lok Sabha electionsOdisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik announced the fourth list of 9 candidates for the Odisha Assembly Elec...
11 Apr, 2024, 08.24 PM IST
BJD got Rs 944.5 cr donations through electoral bonds in six years; Congress seeks clarificationBiju Janata Dal, under Naveen Patnaik, amassed Rs 944.5 crore through electoral bonds from 2018-19 to 2023-24. Significant contributions ca...
23 Mar, 2024, 06.37 PM IST
Odisha: Jayadev MLA Arabinda Dhali quits BJD, to join BJPArabinda Dhali, the sitting MLA of Jayadev Assembly seat in Odisha, resigned from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and announced his decision to j...
03 Mar, 2024, 06.18 AM IST
INDIA bloc to stage protests in Odisha against 'anti-people' policies of state, central government's next monthOpposition parties in the state of Odisha, India, including the Congress, will hold protests against the "anti-people" policies of the stat...
15 Oct, 2023, 09.29 PM IST
BJP chalks out strategies to target Odisha govt over inter- state border disputes, political violenceOdisha's principal opposition party, during its state executive meeting on Sunday, called upon its members to put in additional efforts to ...
08 Mar, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
Naveen Patnaik: Yes to CAA and no to NRC“The Citizenship Amendment Act has nothing to do with Indian citizens, It only deals with foreigners. The Biju Janata Dal MPs, both in the ...
18 Dec, 2019, 10.24 PM IST
BJP woos rival members to boost its RS numbersSpeculation has been rife that more opposition MPs can switch over to the BJP.
21 Jul, 2019, 06.41 PM IST
Tathagat Satpathy, Debi Prasad Mishra meet Naveen Patnaik in show of unityStating that he has much respect and affection for Debi Mishra, Satpathy said what he had stated (about Mishra) was a slip of tongue.
18 Jun, 2017, 06.41 PM IST
Pranab Mukherjee urged to intervene in Mahanadi issue all non-BJD political parties in OdishaThe all party delegation also drew attention of the President to the dispute that Odisha was not consulted by the Central Water Commission.
10 Aug, 2016, 04.45 PM IST
UPA must explain money lost in coal allocations: PM Narendra ModiTerming the recent Rs 2-lakh crore coal auction as a major success, PM Modi said the previous UPA govt should explain where did the money g...
01 Apr, 2015, 06.05 PM IST
CBI arrests BJD MLA Pravat Tripathy, party suspends himCBI arrested senior MLA Pravat Tripathy for alleged link with the Artha Tatwa Group, a ponzi company involved in the multi-crore chit fund ...
31 Oct, 2014, 08.22 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik to raise Polavaram project with Narendra ModiOdisha has opposed the Polavaram multi-purpose irrigation project as it threatens to submerge about 130-odd villages in the state's Malkang...
30 May, 2014, 08.58 PM IST
- BJD accuses Congress of double standard on eco clearances
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party on Sunday accused the Congress-led UPA government of double standards on its stand on environment cl...
12 Sep, 2010, 08.59 PM IST
- Naveen elected as BJD legislature party leader
Mr Naveen Patnaik was on Tuesday unanimously elected as the BJD Legislative Party leader at a meeting held at BJD party office.
19 May, 2009, 08.43 PM IST
- Strike against Nalco disinvestment begins in Orissa
The statewide strike by all political parties barring the Congress and seven central trade unions to protest the Centre's decision to disin...
30 Jun, 2006, 11.40 AM IST