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 ...

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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 ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday remembered former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on his 109th birth anniversary. The PM recalled Biju Patnaik’s contribution to Odisha’s development and ...

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 4 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi has invited the Leader of Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, to join the state-level celebrations marking the birth anniversary ...

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.

Politics in Odisha intensifies as the government delinks Biju Patnaik Jayanti from Panchayati Raj Divas, sparking backlash from the Opposition. BJD and Congress criticise the move, while BJP defends ...

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 ...

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 ...

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BJD, however, alleged a political motive since March 5 is the birth anniversary of party ideologue Biju Patnaik. Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi approved the proposal, which also includes the ...