Another setback for BJD as Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray quits, likely to join BJPBJD Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray has resigned from the party. He cited systematic belittlement as the reason for his departure. This...
25 May, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
Statement: Midnight mining claims shake politics in Uttarakhand, IAS officer Sujata, wife of Pandian, takes VRS, and A new chapter in Kerala: Private UnivsFormer Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat raised concerns about illegal mining in the state, which the state government denied, citing hi...
29 Mar, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
"Pandian not my successor... people of Odisha will decide on this": Naveen PatnaikDays after the results of the Odisha assembly polls, state outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that Biju Janata Dal (BJ...
08 Jun, 2024, 02.23 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik seeks to boost morale of BJD leaders, assures them of leading from frontIn a bid to uplift the spirits of the defeated party leaders, BJD president Naveen Patnaik reassured them of his unwavering leadership duri...
06 Jun, 2024, 11.18 PM IST
VK Pandian claims BJD to win 115 Odisha assembly seats, 15 Lok Sabha constituenciesThe bureaucrat-turned-BJD leader also said that the party will form the government in the state with more than a three-fourth majority.
01 Jun, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
Centre 'grabbing' benefits from Odisha's minerals: BJP leader V K PandianSenior BJD leader V K Pandian criticized the Centre for exploiting Odisha's mineral wealth, claiming that the state is denied its rightful ...
29 May, 2024, 02.35 PM IST
Why Election Commission has suspended Naveen Patnaik's special secretary DS KuteyNaveen Patnaik: The Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended D S Kutey, special secretary to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, for election int...
29 May, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
BJP's 9 'self-goals' will boost BJD's electoral prospect: VK PandianVK Pandian, a close aide of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, claimed that BJP's self-goals in Odisha elections will benefit BJD, ensuring the...
28 May, 2024, 02.14 PM IST
BJP telling lies about my health, I am fine: Odisha CM Naveen PatnaikOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik refuted claims by BJP leaders about his health and campaign tactics, asserting he is in good health an...
24 May, 2024, 06.07 PM IST
Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: BJP's CM face to be decided by party's parliamentary committee, says Manmohan SamalAmid speculation over BJP's chief ministerial candidate in Odisha, party's state chief Manmohan Samal said the parliamentary committee will...
13 May, 2024, 05.47 PM IST
Will quit politics if Naveen Patnaik fails to become Odisha CM again: PandianBureaucrat-turned-BJD leader VK Pandian, a close aide of Patnaik, challenged union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to announce that t...
10 May, 2024, 08.30 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik has concrete plan to take Odisha to top; BJD to sweep polls: V K Pandian"People are so much in love with him and they appreciate his work. They know the state is in safe hands and their progress is guaranteed wi...
03 May, 2024, 03.18 PM IST
"I will be heir, successor to all values of CM Naveen Patnaik:" BJD leader VK PandianIn an interview with ANI, VK Pandian said that Naveen Patnaik is contesting from two constituencies in the assembly polls even as people of...
03 May, 2024, 09.40 AM IST
Odisha CM Patnaik files nomination from Kantabanji assembly seatNaveen Patnaik filed nomination from Kantabanji after Hinjili, impacting BJD's stake. Chose Kantabanji strategically, connected to LS seats...
02 May, 2024, 01.35 PM IST
Odisha's first vaccine manufacturing plant to start production by MayAccording to the Odisha chief minister's office, the plant, at full capacity, will be the biggest vaccine-producing plant in the country. I...
18 Feb, 2024, 08.57 PM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's close aide, Pandian will not contest upcoming elections in 2024BJD senior vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra said that there was a misinformation campaign regarding Pandian contesting the elections. He h...
15 Dec, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
Odisha hikes stipend of house surgeons by 50 per centThe Odisha government has increased the stipend of house surgeons in medical colleges. The stipend will now be 50% of the remuneration paid...
29 Aug, 2023, 08.34 PM IST