Former CM and LOP Naveen Patnaik attended the meeting and slammed the BJP government for changing the Panchayat Raj Diwas date from March 5 to some other date.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra on Wednesday reiterated the party's demand for a caste census, emphasizing that both the general census and caste-based enumeration should be conducted at the earliest.
Speaking to ANI, Das said, "...They did not respect Odisha's founder Madhu Babu and they are disrespecting Biju Patnaik ji. The BJP government will further interfere in Odisha's culture...BJD is behaving like a slave of the ruling BJP. Why are they afraid of the BJP?... This is the sad state
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi has invited the Leader of Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, to join the state-level celebrations marking the birth anniversary of legendary leader Biju Patnaik, scheduled to take place at Jayadev Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has initiated a probe into the death of a Nepali student at KIIT University in Odisha following allegations of assault on protesting students.
Odisha Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Women and Child Development Pravati Parida asserted that more than 98 lakh women received benefits from the Subhadra Scheme, and further assistance will be given on March 6 and International Women's Day on March 8.
The director of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Manorma Mohanty, said on Monday that Odisha recorded a maximum temperature of 38.2 degrees Celsius in the last 24 hours, indicating a temperature rise above normal levels.
The owner of the tattoo shop and his assistant were arrested by police in Bhubaneswar on Monday after a row erupted over allegedly hurting the sentiments of Hindus after the accused created Lord Jagannath's tattoo on an unsuitable body part of a foreign national.
The state BJP government on Monday said it will observe March 5 as the former CM's birth anniversary and not as 'Panchayati Raj Day,' as has been celebrated for decades. Further, no Government holiday on March 5, a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said.
Manjhi said that 1,000 people's grievances were heard and further stated that success had been recorded in disposing of the cases and providing justice to the people.