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Presidential election: Yashwant Sinha gets a jolt from 8 opposition parties

NEW DELHI: Combined opposition candidate for the presidential election, Yashwant Sinha, who filed his nomination on Monday, received a setback when at least eight non-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parties did not send their representatives on the occasion.

The Times of India

Presidential polls | NDA’s Droupadi Murmu attributes her candidature to ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas aur Sabka Vishwas’

The ‘daughter and daughter-in-law of Odisha’ says she’s confident of securing the BJD’s support

The Hindu

17 Opposition parties to field a candidate for Presidential poll

Sharad Pawar declines offer; he will host next meeting on June 20 to finalise nominee

The Hindu

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BJD MLA Bikram Keshari Arukha elected speaker of Odisha legislative assembly

BHUBANESWAR: BJD MLA Bikram Keshari Arukha, who resigned from Naveen Patnaik's cabinet as a minister on June 4, was unanimously elected speaker of Odisha legislative assembly in Bhubaneswar on Monday. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik proposed Arukha's name, which was seconded by parliamentary affairs minister Niranjan Pujari during the one-day session…

The Times of India

New Speaker for Odisha Assembly

Bikram Keshari Arukha elected to the post after Surjya Narayan Patra stepped down citing health concerns

The Hindu

It is Naveen Patnaik all the way

By defeating the BJP in successive elections, the BJD continues to be the dominant party in Odisha

The Hindu

Indian Presidential Election 2022 on July 18, NDA very close to halfway mark

NEW DELHI: With the Election Commission announcing the presidential election on Thursday, the spotlight is on YSR Congress and Biju Janata Dal as the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is just short of the halfway mark.

The Times of India

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After resignation of Odisha Ministers, offices of advisers, corporation heads cease to exist

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the Ministers to step down for a complete revamp

The Hindu

Ministers of Naveen Patnaik government resign en masse ahead of reshuffle

New Ministers likely to take oath on June 5

The Hindu

Odisha: Niranjan Bishi has 16 criminal cases against him, BJD tells EC

BHUBANESWAR: BJD Rajya Sabha candidate Niranjan Bishi has 16 criminal cases pending against him and was acquitted in another case, the regional party declared on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Odisha: Niranjan Bishi has 16 criminal cases against him, declares BJD

BHUBANESWAR: BJD Rajya Sabha candidate Niranjan Bishi has 16 criminal cases pending against him and was acquitted in another case, the regional party declared on Tuesday.

The Times of India

BJD to win all four Rajya Sabha seats unopposed in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR: All the four BJD nominees, who filed their nomination papers on Tuesday, are set to win the seats unopposed as no opposition parties fielded any candidate due to lack of numbers.

The Times of India

Discussed issues concerning Odisha, no talk of presidential poll, says CM Naveen Patnaik

BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah separately in New Delhi and discussed various issues concerning Odisha.

The Times of India

BJD announces four Rajya Sabha candidates, chooses tribal leader over royals in western Odisha

The outgoing MPs are N. Bhaskar Rao, Prasanna Acharya, Sasmit Patra and Subash Singh. Patra has been renominated by the party

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Orissa high court restricts Biju Janta Dal MP Anubhav Mohanty from commenting against actress Varsha Priyadarshini

CUTTACK: The Orissa high court on Friday restricted actor turned BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty from making any video/comment against his wife and actress Varsha Priyadarshini in any media, including social media.

The Times of India

Bhubaneswar: 3 years into his fifth term, Naveen's stock keeps rising

BHUBANESWAR: Come Sunday, and Naveen Patnaik will complete three years in office in his fifth consecutive term as chief minister. In office for more than 22 years, Naveen has grown from strength to strength, evident from the BJD's recent sweep in the panchayat and urban local body elections.

The Times of India

DMK tops in income among state parties

NEW DELHI/ HYDERABAD: DMK, which is in office in Tamil Nadu, topped both the income and expenditure lists of 31 regional parties for the financial year 2020-21, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) released on Friday.

The Times of India

Bhubaneswar to resume work on caste census: Biju Janta Dal Rajya Sabha member Amar Patnaik

BHUBANESWAR: A day after Bihar BJP gave its consent to Nitish Kumar's call for an all-party meeting on proposed caste census on June 1 in Patna, BJD Rajya Sabha member Amar Patnaik said the party is keen to conduct caste census in Odisha but would prefer one by the Centre…

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News Analysis | BJD on temple development spree in Odisha

Move is widely seen as bid to beat BJP at its own game

The Times of India

Opposition targets Odisha govt on OBC quota

BHUBANESWAR: Opposition political parties on Thursday criticised the BJD government for holding urban local body and panchayat elections without OBC quota. The attack comes a day after the Supreme Court gave its nod for OBC quota in Madhya Pradesh.

The Hindu

BJP names former MLA Radharani Panda as candidate for Brajrajnagar bypoll in Odisha

Brajrajnagar bypoll was necessitated following BJD’s Kishore Mohanty’s demise last December

The Times of India

BJP & BJD face-off over death of minister’s cook

BHUBANESWAR: BJP and BJD workers faced off against each other at Jharsuguda town on Sunday over death of cook of health minister Naba Kishore Das. Police had to detain several of them to bring the situation under control.

The Times of India

Odisha cabinet rejig likely soon, young turks to get more space

BHUBANESWAR: Buoyed after winning the recently-held state local body polls, chief minister Naveen Patnaik is planning a major shake-up of his council of ministers and rewarding young MLAs with plum posts, top sources said.

The Times of India

BJD-BJP in ‘credit war’ over new Puri medical college inauguration

BHUBANESWAR: A war of words between the ruling BJD and the opposition BJP in Odisha over inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate a new medical college and hospital in Puri has taken centrestage with allegations of taking credit flying thick and fast.

The Times of India

Ministerial rejig imminent, but CM Naveen Patnaik in no hurry: BJD insiders

BHUBANESWAR: With Naveen Patnaik set to complete three years of his fifth term as chief minster next month, speculation is rife about a possible reshuffle of his council of ministers, which he has not done so far during this term.

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