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BJD suspends three party workers for draping martyr's body in party flag
Updated : 6 years, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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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Om Birla is all set to be next LS speaker, may elect unopposed
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 18 (ANI): With numbers clearly on the ruling combine's side, NDA candidate Om Birla, a two-time BJP member from Kota in Rajasthan, is all set to be the next Lok Sabha speaker and may be elected unopposed in the House on Wednesday.
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10 parties to support Birla's nomination as Lok Sabha speaker
Updated : 6 years, 9 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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BJD MLA forced PWD engineer to do sit-ups in Odisha
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Balangir (Odisha) [India], June 7 (ANI): In a purported video, a BJD MLA is seen forcing a PWD junior engineer to do sit-ups in public as punishment, allegedly for the poor quality of the road construction work in the area.
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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 leader Surjya Narayan Patro elected as Odisha Legislative Assembly Spe
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 1 (ANI): Senior BJD leader Surjya Narayan Patro was elected as the Speaker of 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly on Saturday.
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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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Odisha: Number of beneficiaries under Kalia scheme increased to 75 lakh
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], May 29 (ANI): Odisha government on Wednesday decided to increase the number of beneficiaries of its "Kalia" scheme to 75 lakh farm families as against 42 lakh at present.
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PM Modi congratulates Naveen Patnaik on taking oath as Odisha CM
Updated : 6 years, 10 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, 10 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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