Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday ordered the Crime Branch of Odisha Police to take over the investigation into the alleged disappearance of the Justice A.S. Naidu Commission report on the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and others from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) during the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) regime. The Chief Minister’s direction comes amid an ongoing investigation by the Commissionerate Police into the disappearance of …
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Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik on Monday demanded the resignation of Odisha School and Mass Education minister Nityananda Gond over the extensive publication errors found in new textbooks for Class I to VIII in the state.Speaking to media persons, Patnaik said, “As you know, there have been a number of mistakes in textbooks of the students in our state. He (Education Minister Nityananda Gond)…
Bhubaneswar, July 23 (IANS) Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday expressed satisfaction over Odisha securing the fifth rank in NITI Aayog’s latest Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) Report, attributing the achievement to reforms and governance initiatives undertaken during his tenure while accusing the present Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government of taking credit for the BJD’s accomplishments. In a post on his X handle, Patnaik said …
Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IANS) In a significant development, the Commissionerate Police has issued a notice to V. Karthikeya Pandian, former IAS officer and close aide of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik, directing him to appear before the investigating officer for examination in connection with the alleged disappearance of two inquiry commission reports from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) during the previous BJD government. Capital Police Station Case (460/26) was registered on …
Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IANS) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reiterated the demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and condemned the police assault on protesting students in New Delhi over the NEET paper leak issue. Speaking to reporters upon his arrival in Bhubaneswar, Patnaik said agitations were being organised across the country over the alleged police assault on young students and irregularities in compe…
Bhubaneswar, July 21 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the wake of violence and alleged police assault on students during a protest rally over the NEET paper leak issue in New Delhi on July 20 organised by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). Speaking to media persons, Patnaik said: “I have also been asked whether the education minister should resign. Many d…
Bhubaneswar, July 19 (IANS) Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former minister Bikram Keshari Arukha on Sunday dismissed rumours of leaving the regional party, asserting that he will continue to work under the leadership of party president Naveen Patnaik. In a video message shared on Sunday, Arukh said he is a founder member of the BJD and described Naveen Patnaik as his favourite leader and the BJD as his favourite party. He further asserted that he has been dedicatedly working for the reg…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Fresh off scripting history as the first Indian shuttler to conquer the prestigious Japan Open, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu expressed deep gratitude and spiritual joy, dedicating her monumental victory to Mahaprabhu Jagannath. Sindhu defeated home favourite Akane Yamaguchi to win the Japan Open 2026 badminton title, ending a two-year wait for a BWF World Tour crown in an emotional triumph for the Indian shuttler.The title win coincided with Odisha’s sacred Jagann…
Bhubaneswar, July 19 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Sunday demanded that the paper leak issue be debated in Parliament and also urged the Centre to engage in a meaningful dialogue with students protesting against the NEET paper leak case.Taking to his X handle, Patnaik on Sunday wrote, “For millions of children in our country, education remains the only path to a brighter future. Every developed nation is built upon a …
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday expressed profound grief over the reported death of a devotee in an alleged stampede-like situation during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri and urged the Odisha government to remain vigilant and properly manage crowds to ensure such incidents do not recur. Taking to his X handle, BJD president Naveen Patnaik said he was deeply saddened by the news of the loss of a devotee’s life among the heavy rush at Badadanda during R…