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Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal's Pramila Mallik became the first woman Speaker of Odisha Assembly, today. The BJD legislator was elected unopposed as Opposition BJP and Congress hadn’t fielded any candidate for the Speaker election. She…

Bhubaneswar: In a major development in the political scenario of Odisha, two MLAs have been expelled from BJD following anti-people activities on Thursday, said reliable reports. The detailed press release relating to the expulsion of…

New Delhi: Several parties in Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of Odisha on Sunday made a strong pitch for tabling and passage of the women's reservation bill during the five-day Parliament session beginning Monday. BRS was among other regional…

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has removed Soumya Ranjan Patnaik from the post of party vice-president with immediate effect. Notably, the Khandapada MLA, in his editorials, had questioned the rationale behind money spent on the 5T…

Bhubaneswar: After Arun Sahoo, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, senior BJD leader and Energy Minister Pratap Keshari Deb today launched a veiled attack on his own party MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik over his editorial piece targeting the office of Chief…

Bhubaneswar: Even as 15 years have elapsed since the killing of VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, Odisha government is yet to make public the judicial commission report of the assassination of the Hindu seer. The opposition BJP…

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha sacked Digapahandi ZP Member Bipin Chandra Pradhan from the party. By the order of BJD president Naveen Patnaik, the party expelled Bipin Chandra Pradhan, ZP Member of Digapahandi…

Bhubaneswar: Trouble mounted for BJD MLA from Polsara Shrikant Sahu after Sanjukta Mahala filed a petition seeking direction to police for action against the leader over harassment and cheating. She brought the allegations of mental and…

New Delhi: As many as five Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday demanded to move a Privilege Motion against Raghav Chadha after alleging that their “forged signatures” were added in the proposed select committee on Delhi Services Bill without their…

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday didn’t favour the No-confidence motion brought by the Opposition Block ‘INDIA’ in the Lok Sabha against BJP-led NDA government, saying the motion would be ‘resoundingly defeated’.…