Having suffered a shock defeat in the last assembly election in the state, held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is pressing for reforms in the electoral ...

“When the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government lost power, the number of missing women and children in the State stood at 44,823. Over the past nine months, this figure has surged by 20,00 ...

Led by opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik, the BJD lawmakers were seen sprinkling 'Ganga Jal' from earthen pots with mango leaves in every nook and corner of the House. "We sprinkled 'Ganga Jal ...

In a distinctive protest at the Odisha Legislative Assembly, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislators sprinkled holy Ganga water (Gangajal) in the Vidhan Sabha to express their dissatisfaction with the ...

Both Congress and BJD alleged that the BJP-led state government's action was a retaliatory move in response to the recent suspension of 18 BJP legislators in Congress-governed Karnataka.

In Odisha, BJD MLAs staged a protest following Congress's disruption. Arun Sahoo likened the situation to international conflicts. Opposition demanded clarity from the Speaker. A day after Congress ...

BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Sunday asked the state government to put pressure on Chhattisgarh to stop construction of barrages on its side of Mahanadi river so that the two states can resolve the ...

Books about writers’ dogs and cats are a literary staple. Now there’s a booming subset of memoirs about writers’ relationships with less domestic creatures. By Alexandra Alter Alexandra ...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik Saturday said that population should not be the only criterion to determine the number of seats in Parliament and Assemblies and sought a ...

Listen to Story Sasmit Patra calls Odisha's demand a rightful recognition BJD MP urged Union government to acknowledge Odisha's contribution Patra backed his demand by the recurring cyclone ...

Julie Maggert spent four long days trying to snap the perfect picture of a snowy owl in Michigan whose unusual orange colouring has left scientists baffled. The amateur wildlife photographer was ...