Bhubaneswar: Amid a walkout by the opposition BJD and in the absence of suspended Congress MLAs, the Assembly Saturday passed ...

Amid a walkout by the opposition BJD and in the absence of suspended Congress MLAs, the Odisha Assembly on Saturday passed the Appropriation Bill, 2025, allowing the state government to spend Rs 2.90 ...

The Odisha Assembly passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, approving a budget of Rs 2.90 lakh crore for 2025-26 amidst political tensions. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi stressed fiscal discipline, ...

Opposition BJD on Wednesday urged the Odisha government to accord second language status to Sambalpuri, popularly known as Kosali, and push for its inclusion in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution ...

Bhubaneswar: While Congress staged a massive protest outside the assembly, BJD MLAs sprinkled Gangajal (holy water from river Ganga) inside the assembly to "purify" the premises, which they said ...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD on Saturday organised an iftar party at its office, Sankha Bhawan, here on Saturday, ahead of Eid. Party supremo and leader of the opposition, Naveen Patnaik ...

Led by opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik, the BJD lawmakers were seen sprinkling 'Ganga Jal' from earthen pots with mango leaves in every nook and corner of the House. "We sprinkled 'Ganga Jal ...

“When the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government lost power, the number of missing women and children in the State stood at 44,823. Over the past nine months, this figure has surged by 20,00 ...

Known for her influence in policy and interventions in higher education and sports during the erstwhile BJD government in Odisha, Ms Karthikeyan opted for voluntary retirement (VRS) two weeks ago.

BJD MLA and ex-IT minister Tusharkanti Behera, however, told reporters: "My friend has been using my trading account and lost the money to cyber fraud. I have no such direct knowledge regarding ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) treatment choices were shaped by past experiences, healthcare provider recommendations, and patient beliefs in the United Kingdom; a new study emphasised the need for ...

Though caste matrix is not seen to be a major factor in Odisha’s electoral politics, the Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD’s) recent push for an increase in quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) is indicative ...