Over a hundred years after his birth, the legendary Odisha politician Biju Patnaik's birthday has become a political flashpoint between the ruling BJP and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik's ...

Biju Patnaik birth anniversary: The BJP government in Odisha announced on Monday that it will celebrate 'Panchayati Raj Divas' on April 24, and March 5 will be observed as the birth anniversary ...

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday staged a peaceful demonstration protesting against the decision of the Mohan Majhi government to shift the Panchayati Raj Diwas celebration from March 5 to ...

BHUBANESWAR : In a move that has ruffled feathers in state politics, the BJP government on Monday announced that March 5, the birthday of former chief minister Biju Patnaik, will not be celebrated ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government’s recent decision to delink Biju Patnaik Jayanti from Panchayati Raj Divas and discontinue the public holiday on March 5 has sparked sharp political reactions.

The Odisha Assembly turned chaotic as BJD MLAs protested the government's decision to change Panchayati Raj Day from Biju Patnaik’s birth anniversary to April 24. Congress MLAs also expressed ...

New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal MP Sasmit Patra came out heavily against the Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha, accusing it of indulging in a "systematic conspiracy" to eliminate ...

There seems to be a conscious effort on the part of Odisha’s maiden BJP government to erase the legacy of Biju Patnaik. A larger-than-life figure who dominated state politics for over three decades, ...

The BJP government in Odisha on Monday announced that it will celebrate Panchayati Raj Divas on April 24, in a departure from the previous practice in the state of marking it on March 5 – the birth ...

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 4 (ANI): The Odisha government will celebrate the Panchayati Raj Diwas on April 24 instead of observing the same on March 5, the birth anniversary of former chief ...

Thodupuzha: The body of Biju Joseph, who had been missing from Chungam for three days, was recovered from a manhole at a catering warehouse near Chethimattam in Kalayanthani. It is reported that a ...

Bhubaneswar, Mar 3 (PTI) The BJP government in Odisha on Monday said it would observe March 5 as the birth anniversary of former chief minister Biju Patnaik and not as ‘Panchayati Raj Day,’ as has ...