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odisha politics news

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

BJD eyes an opportunity in federal politics

That Patnaik, at 78, remains the party’s choice for leadership underlines the failure to let the second rung of leadership evolve (PTI)
Published on Apr 21, 2025 05:56 am IST

Odisha: How dissidence over the Waqf Bill will impact the once-infallible BJD

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Initially, the BJD, under the leadership of former chief minister Naveen Patnaik, had opposed the Bill, aligning itself with minority communities and opposition parties who viewed it as a potential encroachment on Muslim autonomy (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
Published on Apr 11, 2025 06:27 pm IST

Naveen Patnaik: Politician who beat all odds to lead Odisha faces a setback

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik didn’t read the state’s mood in time and lost the plot, and with it, power. (Sonu Mehta/HT FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 04:50 pm IST

Dress code debate: Statue of 1st Odisha CM redone 2 times

Odisha’s first-elected chief minister Nabakrushna Choudhuri
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:59 am IST

Odisha: Opposition says OBC survey bid to create vote bank by Naveen Patnaik

Naveen Patnaik government is starting an OBC survey to study their social and educational status in the state. The last such survey is 90-years old.
Published on Mar 03, 2021 11:10 am IST

Protest in Odisha assembly against fuel price hike

A petrol pump attendant filling fuel into a vehicle.
Published on Feb 23, 2021 08:43 pm IST

Lingaraj temple priests cite threat to Shivratri as Odisha temple war escalates

Lingaraj Temple in Odisha
Updated on Feb 17, 2021 01:53 pm IST

Ahead of 2022 panchayat polls, BJD gets its electoral machinery moving

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is leaving nothing to chance for the panchayat polls in the state.
Updated on Feb 12, 2021 03:59 pm IST

BJP aims to halt BJD's temple run amid Bhubaneswar heritage demolition row

The Archaeological Survey of India found the remnants of a 10th century temple near the famous Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, (HT PHOTO).
Published on Feb 04, 2021 12:02 pm IST

BJD may corner all Odisha RS seats after Congress says it won’t vote

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has announced party candidates for all four RS seats.
Updated on Mar 08, 2020 10:27 pm IST

Why did Naveen Patnaik government pass the OBC Bill in a hurry |Opinion

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recently stumped the opposition with the OBC Bill.
Updated on Feb 21, 2020 05:01 pm IST

Orissa High Court Amicus Curiae says Odisha police biased in favour of ruling BJD

A report by an Amicus Curiae of Orissa High Court says the state police is biased in favour of the ruling BJD
Updated on Jan 03, 2020 10:47 pm IST

Naveen Patnaik triggers succession talks on BJD’s 23rd anniversary

Some BJD leaders believe it is only a matter of time before Patnaik names Pandian his successor.
Updated on Dec 27, 2019 12:46 pm IST

Naveen Patnaik defends police probe in women panchayat officer’s death

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik hit out at the opposition for ‘doing’ politics over the death of a woman panchayat officer
Updated on Nov 22, 2019 10:46 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Family ties influence Odisha politics

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik is the son of former CM Biju Patnaik, and while he is a bachelor with no family members in politics, his party depends on a number of other influential families.
Updated on Apr 16, 2019 07:11 am IST