Top BJP leaders to visit Odisha to boost party’s poll prospects

Bhubaneswar, February 12: The battle line in Odisha is slowly getting drawn with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slowly upping its ante against its arch rival – the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). With some pre-poll surveys predicting “better performances” by the BJP in Odisha in the forthcoming Lok Sabha and State Assembly polls, the saffron […]

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BJD opposes non-confidence motion against rival BJP-led NDA Govt in Lok Sabha

Bhubaneswar, August 8: Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday opposed the no-confidence motion brought by the Congress-led opposition bloc. The regional party headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also expressed gratitude for the Centre’s “support” to the State. Participating in the debate on the no-confidence motion, BJD’s Puri Lok Sabha member Pinaki Misra […]

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Budget Session of Parliament begins today

New Delhi, January 29: The Budget Session of Parliament will commence today with the President’s Address. However, 16 Opposition political parties have decided to boycott President Ram Nath Kovind’s customary address to the joint sitting of the Parliament over farm laws. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget at 11 am on February […]

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CM initiates transfer of KALIA assistance to 4.80 lakh more farmers

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday initiated transfer of KALIA assistance to the account of additional 4.80 lakh farmers at the State Council of Ministers’ meeting here. So far, a total of 37,02,922 farmers have received financial assistance to the tune of Rs 1,600 crore under the KALIA scheme in the State, informed Agriculture […]

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