Tag: BJD
Naveen Patnaik Set to become Odisha CM for 5th Consecutive Term
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik is all set to return to power for a fifth consecutive term...
BJD Names Three Candidates for Rajya Sabha Polls
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday named three candidates for the Feb 7 Rajya Sabha elections in the state.
Panchayati Raj Minister Kalpataru...
Opposition Comes Down on Patnaik Over Dowry Case
Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties Saturday increased pressure on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik by staging demonstrations to demand the immediate arrest of former minister Raghunath Mohanty...
BJD Elects Patnaik President for Fifth Time
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal Monday elected Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik its president for the fifth time in a row.
Patnaik was the only...
Naveen Patnaik Expels Mohapatra from BJD
Bhubaneswar: Less than six months after suspending him from the party, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday expelled Rajya Sabha member Pyari Mohan Mohapatra...
BJD to Vote against UPA Government on FDI in Retail in...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday said it would oppose the central government's policy on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail in...
Politics Hots Up as Naveen-Pyari Cold War Intensifies
Bhubaneswar: Striking back at suspended BJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra's accusation of illegally continuing as BJD President, violating the party's...
Negotiations to Secure Italian’s Release May Get Delayed: Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday said negotiations with the two Maoist-backed mediators to secure the release of an Italian still in captivity...
Pre-poll Violence in Athagarh: BJD Supporters Attacked Congress Sympathisers
Athagarh: Just a week prior to Athagarh by-election scheduled to be on March 18, supporters of BJD candidate Raja Swain attacked some Congress supporters...
Political Rivalry turned Gambhari into a Political Battlefield
Puri: Political clashes broke in Gambhari village of Puri district under Brahmagiri Police Station. More than 600 bombs and 150 rounds of bullets were...