Mr Pradhan's understanding of realpolitik and organisational dynamics makes him the ultimate party man, notes Aditi Phadnis.

Bhubaneswar, A day after Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi announced a ₹30,000 monthly honorarium for Padma awardees in the state, the Opposition BJD on Sunday said the Naveen Patnaik-led ...

Former Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik attacked the recently elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for undoing his administration’s efforts to provide ...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt on Friday downgraded leader of opposition Naveen Patnaik’s security cover for the second time since the BJP came to power, following the recommendation of a high-level ...

Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik has criticised the Mohan Majhi government in Odisha, holding it responsible for the mango kernel deaths in Kandhamal district. Alleging that the government had ...

BHUBANESWAR: In a democracy, ‘people first’ should be the motto of all institutions, said former chief minister and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik at the two-day function marking the 92nd ...

Odisha BJP government fast-tracks National Education Policy-2020 implementation in higher education sector, addressing ...

BHUBANESWAR: BJD supremo and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik’s security has been revised from Z-plus to Y-plus category, sources in the government said amidst controversy over the downgrading.

The Odisha government downgraded former CM Naveen Patnaik's security from Z to Y category, withdrawing most of his security personnel. Following a high-level committee's recommendation ...

Bhubaneswar: Just days after Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha member Muzibulla Khan, popularly known as Munna Khan, claimed that the BJD might not have to wait five years to return to power ...

These consecutive statements from senior BJD leaders have created a political stir in Odisha. Speaking at a public meeting in Mahakalpara, Kendrapara, on Sunday, Nayak declared, “I want to ...