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Odisha BJP chief denies any alliance with BJD for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls

India, March 2 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Odisha state president Manmohan Samal on Friday ruled out speculations over a possible alliance with the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the upc... Read More


With President Murmu's Odisha visit, BJP targets tribal votes ahead of polls

India, March 2 -- President Droupadi Murmu concluded her four-day visit to Odisha on Saturday with her visit to Madhupur in Sambalpur district where she paid tributes to Santha Kabi Bhima Bhoi at his ... Read More


Odisha's leopard estimate declines 25% since 2018

India, March 1 -- Odisha's leopard population declined by over 25% to 568 as compared to the 2018 estimate of 760, according to a leopard population estimation by the Union environment ministry. The ... Read More


PM Modi to visit Odisha on March 5 amid speculations of alliance with BJD

India, March 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on March 5 amid rising speculations of alliance between the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of ... Read More


Odisha sets up committee for preparing inventory of Jagannath temple's treasury

India, Feb. 29 -- The Odisha government on Thursday a 12-member high-level committee headed by former Supreme Court judge, justice Arijit Pasayat (retd) to supervise the process of preparing an invent... Read More


ECI issues notice to BJD over use of party symbol in government advertisements

India, Feb. 29 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a notice to the Odisha government and the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the alleged use of the party symbol in advertisements us... Read More


How SHGs helped Naveen Patnaik consolidate women supporters base

India, Feb. 26 -- Maa Samaleswari Producer Group, a self-help group (SHG) of 50 women in Suamal in Odisha's Sundargarh district, has come a long way over the last five years. From living in poverty, i... Read More


Debasis Nayak was out of Naveen's charmed circle long before quitting BJD

India, Feb. 26 -- When Debasis Nayak quit the Biju Janata Dal on Saturday and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), no one in Odisha's political circles was surprised about the former minister and ... Read More


Debasis Nayak, senior BJD leader and former Odisha minister, joins BJP

India, Feb. 25 -- Former Odisha minister and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Debasis Nayak, once among the trusted aides of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, resigned from the party on Sunday ahead o... Read More


Former Odisha minister and senior BJD leader Debasis Nayak quits party

India, Feb. 25 -- Former Odisha minister and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Debasis Nayak, once among the trusted aides of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, resigned from the party on Sunday ahead o... Read More