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New Delhi: As a university in Odisha was celebrating its three-day annual fest, a student’s body was discovered in her hostel room. Within hours, the discovery led to embassy-level talks between two countries. The death of Prakriti Lamsal, a 20-year-old Nepali student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar set off a storm…
The delegation also highlighted discrepancies in backwater impact studies. (File) New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday said it is not satisfied with the Centre’s response over the potential submergence of Odisha’s Malkangiri district due to the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh. A delegation, comprising present and former MPs, senior leaders and MLAs met…
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BJD’s Pratap Keshari Deb termed the allegations ‘baseless and incorrect’. New Delhi: Responding to allegations that Odisha government officials took bribes for a power purchase agreement in 2021, when it was in power in the state, the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal has said the deal was between two government entities and no private parties,…
Odisha LoP Naveen Patnaik. | Photo Credit: PTI The Biju Janata Dal has lashed out at the Narendra Modi government accusing that Odisha’s demand for special category State status has been overlooked in the Union Budget while crores of funds have been allocated for Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Reacting to the Budget, former Chief Minister…
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Naveen Patnaik is a former five-time Chief Minister of Odisha (File). Bhubaneswar: Ex-Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal – which helped ex-ally Bharatiya Janata Party pass key bills in the Modi government’s first two terms, when it lacked numbers in the Rajya Sabha – seems to have firmly switched sides now and labelled itself…
Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are being held simultaneously in Odisha. Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s close aide and senior BJD leader VK Pandian on Tuesday claimed the opposition BJP has “committed nine self goals” during the ongoing Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly polls thus boosting the regional party’s electoral prospect. Mr Pandian claimed that…
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Amid the escalating backlash, Mr Patra took to social media to clarify his statement. New Delhi: BJP leader Sambit Patra found himself in the eye of a political storm following an unfortunate slip of the tongue. During an interaction with media after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in Odisha’s Puri yesterday, Mr Patra suggested that…
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The party plans to continue and expand initiatives like the KALIA scheme. Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday unveiled its manifesto for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls to make Odisha the No. 1 state in the country by 2036. Releasing the regional party’s manifesto, BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced the…
The Congress and BJP declared their candidatures on Tuesday. Bhubaneswar: Chikiti Assembly constituency in Odisha’s Ganjam district is all set to witness a contest between two brothers in the forthcoming elections to be held on May 13. The brothers facing each other in the electoral battlefield are sons of former Odisha Assembly Speaker Chintamani Dyan…
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Soumya Patnaik was earlier removed from the party’s vice-president post on September 12. (File) Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday expelled two MLAs including Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, also the owner-editor of Odiya daily Sambad, on charges of anti-people activities. “Two MLAs have been expelled from the BJD. They are Sudhansu Sekhar Parida from Remuna…
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