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Odisha: More people died from snakebites than in natural calamities, says
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 28 (ANI): Most fatalities occurred due to snakebites in Odisha between 2016 and 2019, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) minister Sudam Marndi claimed on Friday.
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BJD suspends three party workers for draping martyr's body in party flag
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 21 (ANI): The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday suspended three members, Binod Kumar Majhi, Santosh Kumar Sahu and Govardhan Das of Cuttack district after an enquiry into the incident of placing the party flag on the body of the martyr Ajit Sahu.
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BJD announces its Rajya Sabha candidates, extends support to BJP candidate
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 21 (ANI): The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced the names of Amar Patnaik and Sasmit Patra as Party's Rajya Sabha candidates while extending support to BJP candidate Ashwani Baishnab.
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BJD issues clarification over mortal remains of jawan wrapped in party's f
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], June 21 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal issued a clarification on Friday after reports surfaced that mortal remains of Naik Ajit Kumar Sahoo, the soldier who lost his life in Pulwama Improvised explosive device (IED) blast, were found covered in the party's flag.
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10 parties to support Birla's nomination as Lok Sabha speaker
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The NDA candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post, Om Birla from Rajasthan's Kota constituency, has got the support ten political parties including Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) for his candidature.
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Pinaki Misra appointed as BJD Parliamentary party leader
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 2 (ANI): Pinaki Misra, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP from Puri has been appointed as BJD's Parliamentary Party Leader, while Kandhamal MP Dr Achyuta Samanta as Chief Whip and Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty as Deputy Chief Whip.
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BJD welcomes Centre's decision to extend PM-KISAN benefits to all farmers'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 1 (ANI): Leaders of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday welcomed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's decision of extending the benefits of PM-KISAN Yojana to all 14.5 crore farmers in the country.
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PM Modi congratulates Naveen Patnaik on taking oath as Odisha CM
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naveen Patnaik on taking oath as the chief minister of Odisha for the fifth consecutive term.
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Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for fifth-consecutive term
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], May 29 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday took oath for the fifth consecutive term as the Chief Minister of the state in the presence of Governor Ganeshi Lal on Wednesday.
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Newly elected BJD MPs meet Naveen Patnaik
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], May 26 (ANI): Newly elected Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislators on Sunday met incumbent Odisha Chief Minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, who is set to form the government for a fifth consecutive term.
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Naveen Patnaik to be sworn-in as Odisha CM on May 29
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 25 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik will be sworn-in as Odisha Chief Minister on May 29 for a fifth consecutive term after an emphatic win in the state Assembly elections, the party said on Saturday.
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Congress needs to 'reinvent' itself: Pinaki Misra
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], May 25 (ANI): Congress needs to "reinvent" itself, otherwise its future in the Indian politics is bleak, said Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Pinaki Misra on Saturday.
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