
BJP MPs Jayant Sinha, PP Choudhary replace Congress leaders as heads of parliamentary panels on finance, external affairs
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who was a member of the panel on external affairs has now been moved to the parliamentary panel on defence, which is headed by Jual Oram

BJP MP Jual Oram appointed chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Defence, Rahul Gandhi named as member
BJP MP from Sundargarh, Jual Oram is appointed as the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence, the Lok Sabha secretariat said in a bulletin on Friday

Amit Shah to chair meeting of BJP national office-bearers, state presidents at party headquarters today
BJP president Amit Shah will preside over a meeting happening at national headquarters, of party's national office bearers and state presidents in New Delhi.

From Sushma Swaraj, Radha Mohan Singh, Maneka Gandhi to Rajyavardhan Rathore, NDA 2 drops big guns from Modi Cabinet
Modi can have as many as 80 ministers in the 543-member Lok Sabha. As per the Constitution, the total number of Union ministers, including the Prime Minister shall not exceed 15 per cent of the number of members in the Lok Sabha.

Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Assembly Election Results 2019 Updates: BJP breaches half-way mark in Arunachal Pradesh
Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Assembly Election Results 2019 LIVE Updates|Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday thanked the people, particularly women, for their overwhelming support to BJD in the assembly polls.

Lok Sabha election: In Odisha, 'human error' delays polling at many places; Maoists gun down polling officer in Kandhamal
The second phase of polling in Odisha did not turn out to be as smooth as as the first phase.

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Odisha profile: BJD prepares to battle dual-pronged Congress, BJP attack; Puri, Cuttack key seats
While endowed with an abundance of natural resources, Odisha continues to suffer from “resource curse”.

BJD ignoring national interest to oppose BJP, says Baijayant Panda; claims Naveen Patnaik govt supporting goons
Baijayant Panda was suspended from the BJD for alleged anti-party activities in January last year. Later on 28 May, 2018, Panda ended his 18 years of association with BJD by quitting the party. He has now joined the BJP.

Jay Panda joining BJP won't harm BJD, but MP can be one more saffron face in Odisha after Dharmendra Pradhan
Although Jay Panda joining the BJP is unlikely to make much impact on the BJD's prospects in Odisha, the saffron party and the businessman are more than likely of making use of each other for their own gains.

Centre to promote nutrition, provide safe drinking water for students in tribal schools across India
Health Minister JP Nadda and Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram presided over the MoU signing ceremony to improve the health and well-being of students in tribal schools.

Jual Oram promised to include five tribes in ST list, says Arunachal Pradesh MP Ninong Ering
Union minister Jual Oram has given an assurance of including five tribes of Arunachal Pradesh in the list of Schedule Tribes (ST), Member of Parliament Ninong Ering claimed.

Tripura polls: Central observers to meet BJP, IPFT MLAs in Agartala today, finalise details of govt formation
The newly-elected MLAs of BJP-IPFT alliance are scheduled to meet in Agartala in the presence of central observers to deliberate and decide on various aspects of govt formation

Narendra Modi begins final Mann Ki Baat address of 2017; BJP targets bypoll-bound Odisha's Bijepur through speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun his final radio address to his countrymen Mann Ki Baat on Sunday.

RSS does not play politics, it is committed to Hindutva, says Mohan Bhagwat at Odisha rally
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said his organisation is committed to "Hindutva" and does not play politics

Narendra Modi wishes Odiya people a prosperous 'Nuakhai Juhar' on occasion of crop festival
People across western Odisha celebrated the Nuakhai festival with religious fervor, devotion and enthusiasm on Saturday, a day after the Ganesha Chaturthi

Jual Oram says he will step down if BJD's allegations of discrepancies in poll expenditure is true
Jual Oram said he was ready to step down if the allegations of discrepancies in poll expenditure statement levelled by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) were found to be true.

Indian Railways launches new train services from Bhubaneswar and Bhopal
Indian Railways launched two train services from Bhubaneswar and Bhopal to cater to growing demand of passengers from the region

BJP to launch silent protest in Odisha against egg attacks on ministers
The party activists would also protest the egg attack earlier on Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh's vehicle in Bhubaneswar.

Eggs thrown at Jual Oram's car: Tribal affairs minister writes to Rajnath Singh, wants Odisha govt probe
Two days after BJD workers allegedly hurled eggs at his vehicle, Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram on Friday requested Rajnath Singh to direct the state government to order a probe into the incident

Eggs hurled at Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram's vehicle in Odisha; BJP accuses BJD, Congress
The BJD activists in Odisha on Wednesday allegedly hurled eggs at Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram's vehicle and waved black flags in Odisha's Kendrapara district.