Slain Odisha Minister Naba Kishore Das's daughter Dipali Das, who the Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) fielded in the constituency of her father, emerged victorious with a margin of 48,721 votes in the Jharsuguda by-election.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday ruled out the possibility of a 'third front' being formed to contest the next year's Lok Sabha elections
Addressing a joint press conference after the meeting, Patnaik said, "Ours is a known friendship and we were colleagues many years ago. No discussion was held on any alliances today. Land in Puri is being given free of cost to the Bihar government to build a Bihar Bhawan there."
Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janta Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik on Sunday addressed a public meeting in Jharsuguda for BJD candidate Deepali Das ahead of the By-election for assembly seat on May 10th.
Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan slammed the Odisha government for the alleged lawlessness that has developed in the state. Pradhan alleged police personnel behind the murder of state minister Naba Kishore Das and sought a government
On the occasion of Akshay Tritiya, Biju Janta Dal President and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated the newly built party head office "Shankh Bhavan" in Bhubaneswar.
A statement from the Vigilance director said, "A 3000-page chargesheet has been filed in the Special Court, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar documenting detailed evidence against the accused persons for standing their trial in the Court of law for possession of assets disproportionate to known sources
Hundreds of farmers, under the banner of Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS), on Monday took out a rally and held a demonstration against the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government seeking roll back electricity privatization and providing free electricity to famers in the State.
The ongoing budget session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly witnessed uproarious scenes on Friday with the Opposition BJP launching a scathing attack on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government over the appointment of some retired officers at the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
BJD also staged a demonstration against Bhartiya Janta Party MLA and leader of opposition in Odisha Assembly Jaynarayan Mishra for his alleged physical assault.