Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating the claim that chief minister Naveen Patnaik was being held captive by BJD leader VK Pandian, former Odisha president of BJP Samir Mohanty on Thursday appealed to chief...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of third round of simultaneous elections in Odisha, senior BJD leader Jyotirindra Nath Mitra resigned from the party and joined BJP on Thursday. Soon after coming back to...

Bhubaneswar: Ghasipura in Keonjhar district is witnessing a faceoff between the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik. Soumya Ranjan is an independent candidate for the...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD on Thursday moved the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO),Odisha, seeking immediate action against BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Sambalpur while accusing him of distributing money among voters. The...

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai has questioned the role of V K Pandian in Odisha's politics and criticised CM Naveen Patnaik for allowing the former bureaucrat to...

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader and 5T Chairman V K Pandian on Thursday said that Chief Minister wants to build a new and empowered Odisha through the youth by 2034. "He is...

Sambalpur: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is campaigning for BJP in Odisha, on Thursday alleged that a hostage-like situation exists in the state, suggesting that Chief Minister Naveen...

Bhubaneswar: Repolling is underway at two polling booths in Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency amid tight security arrangements on Thursday. The voting, which commenced peacefully at 7 am at booth Nos...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD on Thursday appointed former minister and Simulia MLA Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi as the president of its Balasore unit.  This came a day after Panigrahi resigned from the...

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday expelled Bhojpuri actor and singer-turned-politician Pawan Singh for his ‘anti-party’ act. The 38-year-old Pawan, who joined the saffron party in 2014, was pulled up...