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BJD president Naveen Patnaik accuses BJP of spreading false narratives in Odisha

India, April 19 -- Former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who was on Saturday unanimously re-elected as Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president for the ninth time in a row, accused the state's ruling Bh... Read More


Naveen Patnaik attacks Odisha BJP, says it's 'demeaning great sons of the soil'

India, April 17 -- Former Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government should focus on the state's growt... Read More


Woman recruited as peon, worked as cashier should get higher pay: Orissa HC

India, April 17 -- The Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed a cooperative bank to grant higher salary to a 54-year-old woman who was hired as a peon in 2001 but had been working as a cashier. Dispos... Read More


Graham Staines murder: Convict released for good prison behaviour, garlanded

India, April 17 -- On Thursday, Mahendra Hembram, 50, walked out of prison 25 years after he was convicted of his role in burning alive Australian missionary Graham Staines, 58, and his sons aged 10 a... Read More


Dismantle the Enforcement Directorate, says Akhilesh Yadav

India, April 16 -- Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) should be dismantled, arguing that several i... Read More


Man sets Biju Patnaik statue on fire in Odisha's Bolangir, one arrested

India, April 15 -- A statue of former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik was set ablaze in Bolangir district's Patnagarh town on Tuesday, drawing strong condemnation from the opposition Biju Janata Da... Read More


Senior BJD MLA urges Naveen Patnaik to demand caste census in Odisha

India, April 14 -- Amid the escalating tension in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over its volte-face on the Waqf Bill voting in Rajya Sabha, eight-time MLA and former minister Ranendra Pratap Swain has dem... Read More


Olive Ridley population in Indian ocean oldest in world: WII study

India, April 11 -- A 16-year-long study of the Olive Ridley turtles has revealed that the population in the Indian ocean is among the oldest in the world and that nesting in Odisha is genetically dist... Read More


Odisha: How dissidence over the Waqf Bill will impact the once-infallible BJD

India, April 11 -- The passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has triggered political turbulence within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, forcing the regional political party to grapple with internal... Read More


'Exceptional depravity' plea must for seekingdivorce within a yr: HC

Bhubaneswar, April 11 -- Couples seeking divorce within a year of their wedding must file a separate application citing "exceptional hardship" or "exceptional depravity" in order to waive the mandator... Read More