Jagneswar's lawyer also handcuffed

Odisha Jana Morcha (OJM) president and Rajya Sabha member Pyarimohan Mohapatra on Sunday said the stock of the BJD will go down further and the party will be able to win only 30-plus seats if the next Assembly elections are held in time in 2014.

As the Naveen Patnaik government comes in for growing criticism from the Opposition political parties in Odisha over non-performance and corruption issues, the chit fund scam with allegations that senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders had helped the ...

Pyarimohan Mohapatra's formal entry to Odisha politics as head of a new political party which he announced on Tuesday has set off many speculations and fresh political manoeuvrings. First, Pyari gave clear indications that he is in touch with a ...

Report by Kishore Dash, Bhubaneswar: Ruling Biju Janata Dal receives first poll set back from MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra supported Odisha Jana Morcha after his suspension from the party. Along with OJM and Opposition Congress party candidates win maximum seats ...

The State witnessed hectic political activities last week with all the three major political parties, the BJD, the Congress and the BJP, getting into serious business of preparing for the 2014 polls. While Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inducted Ark ...

The New Indian Express reported that even as the State Government is all set to complete land acquisition for the stage one of the POSCO steel project, president of the Odisha Jana Morcha and Rajya Sabha member Mr Pyarimohan Mohapatra on Saturday ...

With Karnataka polls spelling success for the Congress, a wary BJD has stepped up efforts to stregnthen its organisation by identifying weak constituencies and despatching observers to the field. Sources said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has asked ...

The Milita Dalit Mahamancha, a federation of pro-dalit organisations in the State, on Thursday demanded strict implementation of laws to stop growing atrocities against dalit, tribals and women in the State. The members of Mahamancha took out a ...