President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and leaders across political lines mourned Odisha Health Minister Naba Das' demise who succumbed to his bullet injuries after being shot at near Brajarajnagar in the Jharsuguda district on Sunday.
The Rajya Sabha MP of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Amar Patnaik on Thursday said that the rural tele-density in Odisha is only 62.73 per cent and hence the benefits of the Centre-launched 5G services will only reach to the urban areas and the rural will be deprived of it.
Odisha Chief Minister and ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik on Sunday hit out at the Opposition, many of which are national parties, saying that only his regional party can safeguard the state's interests.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday cautioned the Bharatiya Janata Party that people in his state will never support disrespect towards women.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been attempting to destroy the peaceful atmosphere in Odisha by importing its electoral violence tactics from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday protested against the Odisha government for the seventh consecutive day demanding the fulfilment of the farmer's demands.
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar interacted with chairpersons of department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees at Parliament House Complex in the national capital.
Biju Janta Dal accused BJP of doing politics over the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and claimed that the farmers' insurance money was released only after pressure from the farmers and continuous follow-up by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Earlier on Saturday, Bharatiya Janata Party decided to field Pradip Purohit as its candidate for Padampur seat located in Bargarh district and Congress announced Satya Bhusan Sahu's name as its candidate.