Politics

Chaos continues in Odisha Assembly, BJD member smashes Speaker’s mike

July 23, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Opposition mounts pressure on Mohan Majhi glGovt for action against Guv’s son Bhubaneswar, July 23: Odisha Legislative Assembly (OLA) continued to witness pandemonium for the second day on Tuesday as the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members rushed to the well of the House and disrupted the proceedings, seeking legal action against governor Raghubar Das’s […]

This is a complete neglect of Odisha and her people, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Union Budget

July 23, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, July 23: BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that there is nothing in the Union Budget for Odisha. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha today. “BJP had put special category status in their manifesto as a promise to the people of Odisha, however, this promise has […]

Odisha: Challenges galore for Mohan Majhi Govt in 1st Assembly session

July 21, 2024July 23, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, July 21: For the newly formed Mohan Majhi government,, the first session of the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly beginning on Monday promises to be a challenging one as the opposition BJD and Congress have made elaborate plans to confront the treasury bench on many issues. CM Majhi, who among others holds the financial portfolio, […]

2-day State BJP executive meeting begins in Odisha

July 19, 2024July 23, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

– Party sees possibility of remaining in power in state for next 25 years – JP Nadda exhorts party workers to woo more people to strengthen vote bank Bhubaneswar, July 19: Buoyed by its astounding success in the recently held Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Odisha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has chalked out […]

Corporate leader Santrupt Misra’s appointment as Naveen Patnaik’s political secy surprises many

July 8, 2024July 19, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, July 8: Santrupt Mishra, a former corporate leader, has been appointed as political secretary to Biju Janata Dal president and ex-chief minister Naveen Patnaik. This move has come as a major surprise to many as Mishra has very little experience in politics. He had joined the BJD just a few days before the Lok […]

BJD leaders continue to remain muted after humiliating loss of power to BJP

July 5, 2024July 19, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, July 5: Silence rules the roost in Odisha’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Leaders of the regional party that ruled the state for an unstinted 24 years are maintaining a discreet silence since they lost power to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on June 4. So far, neither the BJD president Naveen Patnaik nor any […]

Is Naveen Patnaik apprehending a destructive disintegration of BJD?

June 24, 2024June 30, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, June 24: Speculations are doing the rounds that all is not well in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) headed by five-time chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Also, rumours have been coming thick and fast that might disintegrate if Naveen does not mend his behavior and trust someone, especially a person with political understanding, to run […]

Ex-CM Naveen Patnaik appointed LoP in Odisha Assembly

June 19, 2024June 21, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, June 16: Former Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik will be the Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly. The BJD Legislature Party Meeting which was held on Wednesday at the Sankha Bhawan elected the five-time Chief Minister as the leader of BJD Legislature Party leader. The meeting was chaired by Patnaik. Senior […]

CM Mohan Majhi, newly-elected MLAs take oath as maiden session of Odisha Assembly begins

June 18, 2024June 19, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, June 18: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and several newly elected MLAs took oath as member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday here. They were administered the oath by pro-tem Speaker Ranendra Pratap Swain. The Assembly has been put under a three-tier security system for the three-day oath-taking […]

3-day Special Session of Odisha Assembly to begin on Tuesday; new MLAs to take oath

June 17, 2024June 18, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, June 17: The Odisha Legislative Assembly has been put under a three-tier security system ahead of the three-day oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected MLAs scheduled to begin on Tuesday, June 18. All the newly elected MLAs will take oath between June 18 and 19, 2014. Later, the election for the Speaker will be […]