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Odisha hartal: BJD MP Baijayant Jay Panda slams own party workers for violence, halting ambulance
National | Sep 18, 2017, 05:44 PM ISTBJD MP Baijayant Jay Panda took to Twitter to condemn the violence and vandalism by the party workers during a protest against the hike in petrol and diesel prices.
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Naveen Patnaik is like a 'defunct transformer': Amit Shah
National | Sep 08, 2017, 10:26 PM ISTAmit Shah expressed confidence that the BJP's 120-plus seat mission in Odisha would certainly fructify as "the people have made up their mind to throw out the BJD government."
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BJD to support Gopalkrishna Gandhi in vice-presidential election, says Naveen Patnaik
National | Jul 18, 2017, 01:16 PM IST"The Biju Janata Dal will support Sri Gopalkrishna Gandhi," Naveen Patnaik said.
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Will be impartial as President: Kovind assures BJD MLAs, MPs
National | Jul 14, 2017, 06:19 PM ISTThe BJD had announced its support for Kovind even though the party's president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had in the past dubbed the BJP as "communal" and even severed his party's ties with it prior to the 2009 general elections.
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BJD supports NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind in Presidential polls
National | Jun 19, 2017, 09:35 PM ISTElaborating the reasons behind BJD's support to the NDA candidate, Patnaik said Ram Nath Kovind is an eminent lawyer belonging to the scheduled caste community.
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Odisha: BJP MLA criticises NDA govt, BJD MP praises Modi
National | May 23, 2017, 08:01 AM ISTA BJP MLA in Odisha on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of neglecting Rourkela while an MP from the rival BJD praised the Modi government for staying scam-free in the last three years.
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Many BJD leaders in touch with BJP leadership: Jual Oram
National | May 16, 2017, 10:37 PM ISTUnion Minister Jual Oram today claimed the ruling BJD in Odisha is facing a situation, which the Janata Dal had encountered in the mid-90s. Claiming that a number of BJD leaders are in touch with the BJP leadership to join the saffron party, the Unio
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Dharmendra Pradhan meets HM Rajnath Singh, demands action against BJD
National | May 01, 2017, 02:48 PM ISTUnion Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with a delegation, demanding security of people being allegedly tortured by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers in Odisha.
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Odisha: BJD workers thrash woman who met PM Modi and aired her grievances
India | Apr 28, 2017, 04:29 PM ISTAngered by the act, the BJD workers stormed into the woman’s residence here and brutally thrashed her. The victim hails from a village in Jagatsinghpur district.
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Odisha’s ruling BJD on verge of split? Party MPs go to war on Twitter
National | Mar 28, 2017, 01:58 PM ISTSatpathy said that rumours were rife that one BJD MP was helping the BJP to create a rift in the ruling party, triggering a response from another BJD MP.
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Odisha Panchayat elections: BJP, BJD trade poll code violation charges
National | Jan 04, 2017, 02:32 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal have registered complaints against each other at the State Election Commission (SEC) over violation of model code of conduct ahead of Panchayat polls in Odisha. A BJD
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BJD MP Panda to return salary proportional for logjam
National | Dec 18, 2016, 06:23 PM ISTAmid widespread condemnation of winter session’s near washout, Lok Sabha member Baijayant Jay Panda made a significant impression this week saying he will be returning part of his salary and daily allowance proportional to the
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Union Minister Santosh Gangwar’s car attacked in Odisha’s Bargarh, BJD MLA among those arrested
National | Jun 24, 2016, 06:40 PM ISTHundreds of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers in Odisha today pelted stone at the vehicle of Union Textiles Minister Santosh Gangwar in Bargarh.
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Naveen files nomination for BJD president's post
National | Feb 26, 2016, 04:21 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today filed nomination paper for the election to the post of president of BJD of which he is the founder.Senior BJD leader and minister Bikram Keshari Arukha filed two
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'80 temples vanished in J&K since 1989'
National | Dec 12, 2015, 07:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: Biju Janta Dal on Friday raised the issue of demolition of large number of temples in Jammu and Kashmir and asked centre why it has provided security to separatist elements who are propagating
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BJD accuses central governments of neglecting Odisha
National | Dec 04, 2015, 10:10 AM ISTBhubaneswar: BJD yesterday accused successive central governments of neglecting Odisha in times of disasters while opposition Congress and BJP dubbed this as an effort by the ruling party to hide its inefficiency to tackle the
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Rahul Gandhi to lead a 'Save Farmer March' in Odisha
National | Sep 01, 2015, 05:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will lead a 'Save Farmer March' in Bargarh district during his two-day visit to Odisha to highlight alleged failure of both the Centre and BJD regime in the state
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BJD MP Kalpataru Das dies
National | Jul 25, 2015, 07:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sitting Rajya Sabha Member from Odisha and vice president of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Kalpataru Das passed away here today after a prolonged battle with cancer. He (65) is survived by his wife and
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Will oppose land bill in parliament, raise Posco issue: BJD
National | Jul 19, 2015, 06:08 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Sunday said it would oppose the land acquisition bill proposed by the Centre during the monsoon session of parliament beginning from Tuesday.The party said it
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Remove food subsidy extended to parliamentarians: BJD MP Baijayant Panda
National | Jul 17, 2015, 08:14 AM ISTNew Delhi: BJD leader and Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara in Odisha Baijayant Panda yesterday demanded removal of food subsidy extended to the Parliamentarians in Parliament canteen to raise public trust and confidence in lawmakers."I