Tensions flared at Naveen Niwas, the residence of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, ...

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is experiencing internal discord following the voting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya ...

In a startling revelation that could send tremors through Odisha’s political landscape, senior BJD MP Debashish Samantaray on ...

Senior Odisha cadre IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan, known for her impactful contributions like Mamata Yojana and Mission ...

The central government on Friday approved Sujata Karthikeyan’s application of voluntary retirement and asked the Odisha ...

Sujata R Karthikeyan, an Odisha cadre IAS officer and wife of VK Pandian, has been granted voluntary retirement effective ...

In response to growing internal unrest within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the party’s ambiguous stance during the Rajya ...

Karthikeyan, who last served as special secretary in the finance department, cited personal reasons for her exit from the ...

Sujata Karthikeyan, an IAS officer and wife of BJD associate VK Pandian, has received approval for voluntary retirement. The approval came from the Ministry of Personnel and was conveyed to the Odisha ...

Sujata is seen as an ideal candidate due to her deep local roots. Unlike her husband, who was seen as an outsider despite his ...

Senior IAS officer Sujata Rout Karthikeyan has taken voluntary retirement, sparking rumors of her entry into politics. Sujata, who was serving in the ...

Sujata Karthikeyan's husband, a bureaucrat-turned-politican VK Pandian, had also taken voluntary retirement in October 2023 before joining the Biju Janata Dal.