Prasanna Acharya

BJD Rajya Sabha Member Prasanna Acharya Tests COVID-19 Positive

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Rajya Sabha member Prasanna Acharya has tested positive for COVID-19. Following this, BJD chief and…

October 17, 2020

After Bali Jatra, Demand For National Festival Tag To Odisha’s Dhanu Jatra

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Rajya Sabha member Prasanna Acharya has requested the Centre to accord National Festival status to…

December 13, 2019

Odisha MP Appointed RS Petitions Committee Chairman

New Delhi: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu reconstituted eight House committees on Thursday. RJD MP Manoj Jha replaced Narayan Lal…

October 31, 2019

Dharmendra Seeks Clarification On Odisha CM Vacating Bijepur Seat

Bargarh: BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday sought a clarification from the BJD on Chief Minister Naveen…

October 18, 2019

Seven Dance Bars In Bhubaneswar Asked To Obtain Fresh Fire NoC

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police, which had cancelled the Fire No-Objection Certificate (NoC) of seven dance bars in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday,…

October 2, 2019

Bijepur Bypoll: BJD Candidate To File Nominations On Sept 30

Bhubaneswar: Political parties are all braced up for the bypoll to the Bijepur Assembly scheduled on October 21. The BJD…

September 25, 2019

Puri Demolitions: Ex-BJD MP Flays Odisha Govt

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and former MP Tathagata Satpathy has criticised the Odisha government for undertaking demolitions around the Jagannath…

September 2, 2019

BJD MPs Don’t See Eye To Eye On Union Budget

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman opened her budget speech saying: "We have set the ball rolling for a…

July 5, 2019

Sambalpuri Saree Tied In Fake Tangle, Odisha MP Seeks Central Help

Bhubaneswar: The traditional Sambalpuri saree—and the pride of Odisha’s handlooms—has been making the right noises recently, be it on the…

June 26, 2019

Sunil Shetty, Mahima Chaudhry Campaign For BJD In Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda: In a bid to woo voters, the BJD has roped in Bollywood actors to campaign for its candidates. Two…

April 13, 2019