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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces he may change his seat for 2019 electionsSubscriber Only
March 17, 2019 12:44 IST
Naveen Patnaik said, “The leaders of western Odisha — the farmers, the women, the students — have requested that I stand from western Odisha. I am considering it very seriously."
Sun, Mar 17, 2019
Boost to BJP as 2 from BJD fold join partySubscriber Only
March 17, 2019 04:09 IST
Among the most recent ones to do so are Balabhadra Majhi, the BJD MP from Nabarangpur, and former Odisha minister Damodar Rout, who has vowed to “oust” BJD chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Both the leaders have joined the BJP.
Sun, Mar 17, 2019
Odisha: BJP, Congress allege BJD minister bribing voters, seek EC actionSubscriber Only
March 15, 2019 04:16 IST
The state unit of the Congress demanded that the BJD must not field Jena as a candidate and that the party will appeal to the poll panel to bar his candidacy.
Fri, Mar 15, 2019Elections 2019: BJD alleges BJP ‘influenced’ EC to hold polls in four phases in OdishaSubscriber Only
March 12, 2019 13:04 IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik is eyeing a fifth successive term in power. In 2014, BJD had won 20 out of 21 Lok Sabha seats and 117 of 148 assembly constituencies. At the time, simultaneous elections were held in two phases.
Tue, Mar 12, 2019
BJD takes first step, to give 33% Lok Sabha tickets to womenSubscriber Only
March 11, 2019 04:55 IST
The BJD, which won 20 of 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha in 2014, currently has three women MPs — Shakuntala Laguri (Keonjhar), Rita Tarai (Jajpur) and Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh (Kandhamal).
Mon, Mar 11, 2019
Explained: Naveen Patnaik’s announcement for 33 pct reservation for women in Lok Sabha tickets can be a game changerSubscriber Only
March 10, 2019 14:51 IST
BJD’s decision to give as many as seven Lok Sabha tickets (out of 21) can likely not be matched by its principal challengers, Congress and BJP.
Sun, Mar 10, 2019
Naveen Patnaik signals BJD will implement 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha ticket distributionSubscriber Only
March 10, 2019 13:28 IST
Patnaik while addressing an election rally said, “From this historic soil in Kendrapara, I announce that from Odisha 33 per cent women will go to Parliament”.
Sun, Mar 10, 2019
In Odisha, Rahul Gandhi reaches out to women with slew of promisesSubscriber Only
March 09, 2019 02:28 IST
Rahul’s pitch to women is a bid to woo the BJD’s core base. Over the last few elections, Patnaik has received significant support from women voters.
Sat, Mar 09, 2019
BJD MP Tathagata Satpathy quits active politics to refocus on journalismSubscriber Only
March 06, 2019 03:20 IST
The reason, he said, is his desire to go back to journalism. “There is a need for more fearless voices in journalism now,” Satpathy, owner and editor of Dharitri, a leading newspaper in Odiya language, told The Indian Express.
Wed, Mar 06, 2019
Good optics, but Panda gains more than the BJPSubscriber Only
March 05, 2019 01:15 IST
In 2014, he won the Kendrapara seat by a margin of over 2 lakh votes — however, that victory was on a BJD ticket, at a seat that sent Biju Patnaik to Lok Sabha thrice, and has voted Janata and its successor parties continuously since 1977.
Tue, Mar 05, 2019
Explained: What Jay Panda brings to BJP in OdishaSubscriber Only
March 04, 2019 18:52 IST
Panda, BJP workers in Kendrapara also said, has been a "fairly decent" MP, and would be able to help the party win some goodwill in the important seat in coastal Odisha.
Mon, Mar 04, 2019Ahead of polls, BJD shores up its ‘royal’ ranksSubscriber Only
February 28, 2019 00:52 IST
The BJD expects the induction will strengthen the party’s organisation in Gajapati district, which is seeing some anti-incumbency.
Thu, Feb 28, 2019
Asked to resign over remarks on Army: Odisha teacherSubscriber Only
February 27, 2019 02:53 IST
An assistant professor at Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) has claimed that she was asked to resign last week over her remarks on the Army during a TV news debate programme on the Pulwama attack. Madhumita Ray, who was teaching development studies and sociology at Bhubaneswar-based KIIT’s School of Rural Management since 2015, […]
Wed, Feb 27, 2019
Odisha farmer outfit calls bandh for ‘price, prestige and pension’Subscriber Only
February 22, 2019 03:14 IST
The bandh, supported “in principle” by both Congress and BJP, was observed in Bhubaneswar, Behrampur, Koraput and Bhadrak among other places
Fri, Feb 22, 2019
Up against a strong BJD, BJP answer: some courtroom dramaSubscriber Only
February 22, 2019 01:04 IST
In 2014, in the midst of the Modi wave, the BJD had won 20 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
Fri, Feb 22, 2019
Only Modi govt can respond to pro-Pakistan terrorists: Yogi AdityanathSubscriber Only
February 21, 2019 02:30 IST
Adityanath said that BJP governments both in the Centre and Odisha can act as a “double engine” and accelerate development in the state.
Thu, Feb 21, 2019
Cuttack BJD MLA manhandles man during last rites of CRPF jawan, apologises laterSubscriber Only
February 20, 2019 12:29 IST
Samantaray was seen in a video yanking an older man and shoving him down by the scruff of his neck near the casket carrying the body. The incident occurred as Behera, was about to be given a guard of honour by police and security personnel.
Wed, Feb 20, 2019
Village debates: do we tell visiting leaders of issues?Subscriber Only
February 17, 2019 04:21 IST
Behera, 32, and Prasanna Sahoo from Jagatsinghpur district are the two CRPF personnel from Odisha among the 40 killed in Thursday’s Pulwama terror attack.
Sun, Feb 17, 2019
Decision 2019: In Odisha, long-time incumbent BJD vs combative BJP vs resurgent CongressSubscriber Only
February 15, 2019 02:00 IST
BJD battles anti-incumbency with a series of schemes, BJP goes on attack over corruption and crime, Congress tries to tap in on farm distress. All eyes are on whether any post-poll formation in the Assembly will also dictate equations at the Centre.
Fri, Feb 15, 2019
Odisha: Hema Gamang’s potential return to Congress raises eyebrows among party leadersSubscriber Only
February 14, 2019 11:22 IST
On Tuesday, Hema Gamang had said in an interview to regional press that she had come to Delhi to “mingle” with senior Congress leaders because she was “once part of the Congress family”.
Thu, Feb 14, 2019
Tracking benefit schemes, KALIA, Odisha: ‘A welcome relief, but not a solution’Subscriber Only
February 11, 2019 00:08 IST
According to Sudhakar, KALIA is a welcome “relief”, but not a solution to their problems.
Mon, Feb 11, 2019
BJP’s vikas agenda against Opposition’s politics of fear in 2019 polls: GadkariSubscriber Only
February 07, 2019 19:11 IST
Gadkari said the BJP’s focus will be to appropriate economic policy, corruption-free system, and socio-economic reforms for the poor.
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
Water, jungle belong to tribals, not Modi, Patnaik: Rahul Gandhi in OdishaSubscriber Only
February 07, 2019 01:45 IST
He was accompanied by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in his rally at Kalahandi in southwestern Odisha. Following that, Rahul addressed another gathering in north Odisha’s Rourkela.
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
Unprofessional conduct: BJD on CBISubscriber Only
February 05, 2019 01:27 IST
“Even in Odisha, sudden action of CBI just before panchayat elections in the past, and now before general elections, smacks of unprofessional conduct, coloured with political motives,” the party said.
Tue, Feb 05, 2019
Odisha: Amit Shah woos tribals, compares UPA, NDA figuresSubscriber Only
February 04, 2019 02:22 IST
“Arunachal (Pradesh) and Assam have tribal chief ministers because of the BJP. Jual Oram, a leader from Odisha, is the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs. This ministry was created for the first time in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government,” Shah said.
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