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

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 […]

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

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, […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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Is Naveen Patnaik apprehending a destructive disintegration of BJD?

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 […]

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Ex-CM Naveen Patnaik appointed LoP in Odisha Assembly

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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Odisha: CM Mohan Majhi appears firm on shaking shackles of Naveen’s bureaucratic legacy

Bhubaneswar, June 14: As it appears, Odisha’s new CM Mohan Charan Majhi is bent on shaking the shackles of bureaucratic legacy of his predecessor Naveen Patnaik. The excessive “excessive bureaucratic influence” on the governance system is beginning to crumble if the indications of Majhi’s two-day works are any indication. The CM, who took oath of […]

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