The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), which is now the principal Opposition in Odisha, has reiterated its demand for special category state status. The BJD is likely to take up the issue in Parliament during the ...

asked BJD Rajya Sabha Member Sasmit Patra ahead of Budget Session of Parliament. Mr. Patra said the BJD would intensify its demand for the special category status for Odisha inside Parliament and ...

Akash Pathak alleges false cases were framed against him and his father, former IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak, by the previous BJD-led Odisha government for their association with Pradeep Panigrahi.

On the other hand, BJD leader Umakanta Samantaray targeted the state government on Tuesday over its alleged apathy towards the grim situation in Kanas block. Speaking at a press conference here, ...

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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 21 (ANI): The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has appointed MLA Pratap Keshari Deb as the Returning Officer for the party's organisational elections, as per an official ...

BERHAMPUR: Even as the internal conflict in BJD paralyses service delivery in the silk city, a fight between two corporators of Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) owing allegiance to the ...

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Odisha, ruled by the BJD till June 2024, was among the few Opposition-ruled states that didn’t implement the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme and launched its healthcare scheme instead, triggering a ...

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday demanded a comprehensive caste census in the country, calling the exercise crucial to understanding the socio-economic conditions of backward classes. The party ...

The leaders said the Socio-Economic and Caste Census in 2011 offered insights on the economic status of urban and rural households but lacked crucial caste data necessary for informed policy ...