File picture of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. | Photo Credit: PTI Two days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik amidst speculations of strengthening opposition unity, Mr. Patnaik’s scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday indicated that chances of his party joining any national coalition were slim. … Read more
A purported video of a woman distributing cash among other women in Dhamnagar surfaced on social media A purported video of a woman distributing cash among other women in Dhamnagar surfaced on social media The opposition BJP has accused the BJD of distributing cash among voters through members of self-help groups (SHGs) in by-election-bound Dhamnagar … Read more
While the three-day Congress Chintan Shivir started in Udaipur on Friday with the AICC promising major rules for organisational restructure, limiting the hereditary right on the party ticket, promotions of youth at all levels of leadership and cooling off periods for office-bearers after a 5-year stint, simultaneously the leadership and delegates also started pushing for … Read more
Odisha prominent tribal youth leader Pradeep Majhi Saturday formally joined the ruling BJD at a special function in Nabarangpur. Majhi is considered to have influence among the tribal population of four south Odisha districts and his induction in BJD is expected to strengthen the party at the grassroot level in Nabarangpur district ahead of the … Read more
Over the past years, many parties such as BJD, TMC and JD(U) have given more tickets to women candidates, but AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s announcement to reserve 40% of the party tickets for women for the 2022 UP assembly elections is likely to raise the bar for national parties in gender inclusion, and … Read more
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced that the property details of all elected people’s representatives of the ruling BJD including him, besides government officials at all levels will be put in the public domain for scrutiny. Noting that corruption is the biggest hurdle to development, Patnaik, while addressing the BJD’s state council … Read more