Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday declared a six-hour bandh in Bhubaneswar on September 24 in protest against the alleged police assault on an Army officer and his fiance at Bharatpur police station of the city during the wee hours on September 15. Taking a jibe at the ruling BJP government, senior [...]

Bhubaneswar: Women workers of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged a protest here on Saturday against the alleged assault of an army officer and his fiancee, who was also sexually molested, at a police station in the Odisha capital. Carrying placards and banners, hundreds of BJD women members demonstrated outside the Governor’s residence, accusing the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik has released ‘‘Mo Jibana Mo Samaya’, a book written by senior BJD leader Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak. Speaking on the occasion, Naveen said that Atanu Babu has very beautifully presented many incidents of his life from journalist to political leader. The book will awaken the readers to the sense [...]

New Delhi: Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo has been elected as the president of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) after securing a 36-21 victory over VK Dhall in the polls held at the Constitution Club of India in Delhi on Saturday. Kalikesh, a former Member of Parliament from Odisha, had been managing the day-to-day [...]

Bhubaneswar: Two farmers from Odisha have been conferred with the Best Achievers’ Award during the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Central Silk Board at Mysore. The farmers are Madan Champia, Tasar Farmer from Harichandanpur block and Kuni Dehuri, Tasar Farmer cum Reeler of Bhagamunda Tasar Silk Park. Madan Champia and Kuni Dehuri were conferred with the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Friday demanded a court monitored SIT probe and judicial inquiry into the heinous act against an Army Major and a lady in Bharatpur Police Station. Strongly condemning the incident, LoP Naveen said the way an Army Major and a lady were treated [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Friday conducted simultaneous house searches of N V Harihara Rao, Chief Engineer at office of Chief Construction Engineer, Rural works Circle, Balasore due to allegation of possession of disproportionate assets. The simultaneous house searches are being conducted by Vigilance officers comprising 11 DSPs, 7 Inspectors, 11 ASIs, and other supporting staff [...]

Bhubaneswar; Taking suo motu cognisance of the allegations of police assault on an Army major and his woman friend at Bharatpur Police station in Bhubaneswar on September 15, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Director General of Police, Yogesh Bahadur Khurania. The DGP has been asked [...]

Bhubaneswar: Taking suo motu cognisance of the allegations of police assault on an Army major and his woman friend at Bharatpur Police station in Bhubaneswar on September 15, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Director General of Police, Yogesh Bahadur Khurania. The DGP has been asked [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has issued a comprehensive set of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of monkeypox (Mpox) in the state. The precautionary measures have been issued in response to the rising cases of Mpox globally and the recent detection of first case in the country. Dr. Nilakantha Mishra, Director of Public Health, has [...]