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BJD announces four Rajya Sabha candidates, chooses tribal leader over royals in western Odisha

The outgoing MPs are N. Bhaskar Rao, Prasanna Acharya, Sasmit Patra and Subash Singh. Patra has been renominated by the party

The Hindu

Orissa high court restricts Biju Janta Dal MP Anubhav Mohanty from commenting against actress Varsha Priyadarshini

CUTTACK: The Orissa high court on Friday restricted actor turned BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty from making any video/comment against his wife and actress Varsha Priyadarshini in any media, including social media.

The Times of India

Bhubaneswar: 3 years into his fifth term, Naveen's stock keeps rising

BHUBANESWAR: Come Sunday, and Naveen Patnaik will complete three years in office in his fifth consecutive term as chief minister. In office for more than 22 years, Naveen has grown from strength to strength, evident from the BJD's recent sweep in the panchayat and urban local body elections.

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DMK tops in income among state parties

NEW DELHI/ HYDERABAD: DMK, which is in office in Tamil Nadu, topped both the income and expenditure lists of 31 regional parties for the financial year 2020-21, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) released on Friday.

The Times of India

Bhubaneswar to resume work on caste census: Biju Janta Dal Rajya Sabha member Amar Patnaik

BHUBANESWAR: A day after Bihar BJP gave its consent to Nitish Kumar's call for an all-party meeting on proposed caste census on June 1 in Patna, BJD Rajya Sabha member Amar Patnaik said the party is keen to conduct caste census in Odisha but would prefer one by the Centre…

The Times of India

News Analysis | BJD on temple development spree in Odisha

Move is widely seen as bid to beat BJP at its own game

The Hindu

Opposition targets Odisha govt on OBC quota

BHUBANESWAR: Opposition political parties on Thursday criticised the BJD government for holding urban local body and panchayat elections without OBC quota. The attack comes a day after the Supreme Court gave its nod for OBC quota in Madhya Pradesh.

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BJP names former MLA Radharani Panda as candidate for Brajrajnagar bypoll in Odisha

Brajrajnagar bypoll was necessitated following BJD’s Kishore Mohanty’s demise last December

The Hindu

BJP & BJD face-off over death of minister’s cook

BHUBANESWAR: BJP and BJD workers faced off against each other at Jharsuguda town on Sunday over death of cook of health minister Naba Kishore Das. Police had to detain several of them to bring the situation under control.

The Times of India

Odisha cabinet rejig likely soon, young turks to get more space

BHUBANESWAR: Buoyed after winning the recently-held state local body polls, chief minister Naveen Patnaik is planning a major shake-up of his council of ministers and rewarding young MLAs with plum posts, top sources said.

The Times of India

BJD-BJP in ‘credit war’ over new Puri medical college inauguration

BHUBANESWAR: A war of words between the ruling BJD and the opposition BJP in Odisha over inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate a new medical college and hospital in Puri has taken centrestage with allegations of taking credit flying thick and fast.

The Times of India

Ministerial rejig imminent, but CM Naveen Patnaik in no hurry: BJD insiders

BHUBANESWAR: With Naveen Patnaik set to complete three years of his fifth term as chief minster next month, speculation is rife about a possible reshuffle of his council of ministers, which he has not done so far during this term.

The Times of India

Assembly committee formed to check impact of digging on Puri Jagannath temple

The House Committee comprises two Ministers, two members each of the BJD and the BJP, a Congress MLA and the Speaker

The Hindu

Odisha MP Prasanna Acharya demands censorship of OTT platforms

BHUBANESWAR: BJD MP Prasanna Acharya on Wednesday demanded a law to censor contents on the OTT platforms and web channels.

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No thought at the moment on prez poll, says Naveen Patnaik

BHUBANESWAR: BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that his party has not thought anything now about the forthcoming Presidential election due in July as there is still time for it.

The Hindu

Presidential election: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik says neither Opposition nor govt. approached him

The Odisha CM is not planning to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Home Minister Amit Shah and has not scheduled any meetings with senior Opposition leaders.

The Hindu

Opposition claims breakdown of neutrality in Odisha bureaucracy

Parties cry foul after IAS, IPS officers congratulate the Chief Minister for BJD’s victory in local polls

The Times of India

BJD’s Sulochana to become Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation’s first woman mayor

BHUBANESWAR: BJD’s Sulochana Das is all set to become the first woman mayor of the state capital after she defeated her nearest rival, Suniti Mund of the BJP, by more than 61,000 votes in the urban local body election, the results of which was declared on Thursday.

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Odisha: BJD set to sweep municipal polls

BHUBANESWAR: The early trends of counting of votes on Saturday shows the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is heading for a landslide victory in the municipal elections held on March 24, repeating its feat in rural polls held last month.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha updates March 25, 2022

House passes Finance Bill 2022.

The Hindu

Naveen Patnaik to visit Delhi

Odisha CM will be looking to weigh the BJD’s options with Presidential Elections due in July

The Times of India

Urban election campaign reaches crescendo

BERHAMPUR: With just a day left for campaigning to end for the urban polls, electioneering has reached fever pitch in Ganjam, the home district of chief minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, with senior leaders and cine artists joining the campaign trail for different parties.

The Times of India

Six arrested for Jagannath Temple servitor’s murder

BHUBANESWAR: A decade-old grudge over the 2012 killing of Guna Singhari, a servitor of the Puri Jagannath temple and a former BJD councillor, triggered the revenge murder of servitor Krushna Chandra Pratihari in the pilgrim town on March 16, said police after arresting six persons in this connection on Monday.

The Times of India

Odisha: Puri police arrests six for 'revenge killing' of Jagannath temple servitor

The Hindu

All eyes on Bhubaneswar mayoral election in Odisha

Biju Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party are locked in a prestigious battle in the first–ever direct poll

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