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 ...

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 ...

BHUBANESWAR: AS BJD battles factionalism and desertion from the party after its defeat in the 2024 elections, several senior leaders of the party had a closed door meeting at the residence of ...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha and main opposition Biju Janata Dal on Monday engaged in a war of words over the alleged conversion of 'Sankha Bhawan', the BJD party ...

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) criticised the University Grants Commission's (UGC) draft regulations for 2025, claiming they undermine state autonomy and federalism. Amar Patnaik called them ...

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 ...

BJD's coordination & activities committee chairman Debi Prasad Mishra said the AAP losing polls in Delhi is 'not the end of state-centric parties'. PTI Last Updated : 09 February 2025, 00:58 IST ...

As a tribal himself, his remark that tribal women are not fair has deeply hurt our sentiments,” senior BJD leader and former Rajya Sabha member Sarojini Hembram. Addressing a press conference ...

As the exact reason behind such a meeting remains unknown, it has triggered speculations with experts indicating a possible show of strength ahead of BJD’s organisation elections. A closed-door ...

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 ...

Terming every life precious, LoP Patnaik urged everyone to work together and cooperate with the administration to bring the situation under control. On the other hand, BJD leader Umakanta Samantaray ...

Lodging “strong objections” to the draft University Grants Commission Regulations 2025, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday sought its reconsideration. The party claims that the move “undermines the ...