BJD expels senior leader Prafulla Ghadai from party"Prafulla Chandra Ghadai has been expelled from the party for anti-party activities with immediate effect," said BJD chief & Odisha CM Nave...
20 Sep, 2014, 03.19 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik names film actor Anubhav Mohanty as BJD's RS candidateThough Singhdeo was interested for renomination as a BJD candidate for the by-election, Patnaik named Mohanty as the party's RS candidate.
05 Jun, 2014, 04.28 PM IST
BJD, Congress MLAs compete to champion farmers cause in AssemblyMaharathy and Ghadai got support of many members from the treasury bench who alleged that farmers were left at the mercy of the nature.
04 Dec, 2013, 09.58 PM IST
- Ex-Odisha FM protests change in CCEA approved road project
The road passes through Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex and connects Paradip Port with mineral rich Keonjhar district.
13 Jul, 2013, 11.23 AM IST
- BJD stages dharna near Raj Bhavan, seeks Prez intervention
The ruling BJD today staged a dharna in front of Raj Bhavan here to highlight alleged negligence towards the state and demand of special ca...
22 Apr, 2013, 08.20 PM IST
- Uproar in Odisha Assembly over Nalco disinvestment
Ruling BJD and Opposition Congress members created ruckus in the Odisha Assembly today as they blamed each other for the sale of equity of ...
19 Mar, 2013, 11.13 PM IST
BJD not willing to demand 'special status' tag by putting conditionsClaiming that a special category status was Odisha’s right, BJD ridiculed Nitish Kumar’s formula of putting conditions.
19 Mar, 2013, 05.38 AM IST
- Pyari Mohan Mohapatra resigns as BJD Rajya Sabha leader
Suspended BJD MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra today resigned as the party's parliamentary group leader in Rajya Sabha.
04 Aug, 2012, 05.14 PM IST
- BJD sticks to stand, to back PA Sangma as President candidate
The BJD supremo was the first to moot the name of Sangma for the presidential poll. Sangma later received support from AIADMK president.
16 Jun, 2012, 04.17 PM IST
- Congress demands roll back of VAT rates in Odisha
Dubbing the Odisha government as "anti-poor", Opposition Congress demanded a roll-back on the decision to raise the minimum rate of VAT fro...
25 Feb, 2012, 09.18 PM IST
- Orissa govt to form expert committee for mineral pricing policy
Orissa govt will soon set up an expert committee to frame a 'pricing policy' on minerals to enable local steel makers compete with steel co...
27 Oct, 2011, 07.43 PM IST
- Nabard launches Rs 25,019 cr credit plan for Orissa
In a bid to facilitate agriculture and rural development in the backward state, Nabard today launched a Rs 25,019 crore credit plan for Ori...
07 Jan, 2011, 06.31 PM IST
- State govt asks Orissa Mining Co to reserve ore for local iron, steel units
OMC will now reserve 70% of the iron ore and 80% of the chromite ore it mines, for local companies and will also have the independence to p...
06 Jan, 2011, 01.10 AM IST
- After Vedanta, Polavaram, BJD rally to focus on Posco project
After slamming the Centre over Vedanta and Polavaram projects as part of its "Save Orissa Campaign", the BJD is preparing to focus on the p...
17 Sep, 2010, 05.30 PM IST
- Union budget lackluster, ignores interest of poor states : Naveen Patnaik
Orissa chief minister sharply reacted to the union budget 2009-10, stating that that it had once again ignored the interests of poor states...
06 Jul, 2009, 07.55 PM IST
- Sugyani sworn in as pro-tem speaker, Naveen allocates portfolios to ministers
Nine time MLA V Sugnana Kumari Deo was on Friday sworn-in as the pro-tem Speaker of the new Orissa assembly to be constituted on Saturday.
22 May, 2009, 10.16 PM IST
- Orissa spends only 32% of budgeted funds
Even as the global meltdown has started hitting the Orissa economy, the government officials have failed to spend the money earmarked for v...
29 Jan, 2009, 08.25 PM IST