Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 (PTI) Several organisations, including opposition BJD, on Thursday submitted memoranda to the parliamentary committee on welfare of other backward classes (OBCs) demanding a ...

Bhubaneswar: Several organisations, including opposition BJD, Thursday submitted memoranda to the parliamentary committee on welfare of other backward classes (OBCs) demanding a caste-based census in ...

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday demanded a comprehensive caste census in the country, calling the exercise crucial to understanding the socio-economic conditions of backward classes. The party ...

Bhubaneswar: The political landscape of Odisha, dominated by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for over two and a half decades, now stands at a crossroads.

Stating that the Chief Minister is the final authority to decide on further course of action by the government, the law minister added that when the BJP was in opposition, it had raised questions ...

The leaders said the Socio-Economic and Caste Census in 2011 offered insights on the economic status of urban and rural households but lacked crucial caste data necessary for informed policy ...

Bhubaneswar, Jan 14 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday slammed the previous Naveen Patnaik government for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat scheme in the state, alleging that ...

With the annual crocodile and migratory birds' headcount exercise getting underway, the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district would remain shut for nine days from Tuesday ...

He accused the BJD government of denying citizens the benefits of this health insurance programme for personal reasons. Majhi's comments came after attending a programme in New Delhi where a ...

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 14 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday took a potshot at the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), saying the party, which ruled Odisha for 24 years ...