Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Arun Kumar Sarangi on Monday reviewed the law and order situation in Nuapada district. The DGP visited Nuapada to take stock of the prevailing LWE scenario for violence free and smooth conduct of the upcoming general elections in the district. Sarangi has chaired a review meeting with the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Many parts of Odisha are under the grip of a sizzling heatwave condition on Monday with day temperature soaring above 40 degrees Celsius in 32 places. As per the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, Baripada was the hottest place in the state recording 44.8°C. Angul and Boudh recorded 44.3°C and 44.1°C respectively. The temperature touched 44°C [...]

Chatrapur: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik will file his nomination from Hinjili Assembly seat in home turf Ganjam district tomorrow. Before filing the nomination paper, the BJD supremo is scheduled to visit Maa Taratarini Temple to offer his prayers to the deity. Naveen will be filing his nomination from Hinjili [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health & Family Welfare Minister Niranjan Pujari on Monday urged the Centre to expatiate the supply of 1.5 crore insecticidal nets to the State. The State Health Minister wrote a letter to Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya over delay in supply of 1.5 crore insecticidal nets to Odisha. “The [...]

Malkangiri: Amid the campaigning for the ensuing Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections gaining momentum in the state, senior Biju Janata Dal leader Kartik Pandian today visited Kalimela and addressed a huge gathering of people. Addressing the people at the public meeting, Kartik Pandian said that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik very much loves the tribal [...]

Bhubaneswar: Many parts of Odisha are under the grip of a sizzling heat wave condition. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued red warning for severe heat wave condition in fifteen districts for two days including Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Nuapada, Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khurda, Jajpur including the twin cities. Temperatures [...]

Dhenkanal: Dreaded criminal Subash Khuntia sustained bullet injuries in a police encounter last night. According to reports, Khuntia was injured in the encounter when he was trying to flee away from the Dhenkanal police personnel. He was first shifted to the Kamakhyanagar Hospital and then to the SCB Medical College Hospital. Popularly known as the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India has issued the notification for third phase elections in Odisha. Six Lok Sabha Constituencies and 42 Assembly constituencies under them will go for voting in the third phase elections. The six Lok Sabha constituencies include Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri and Bhubaneswar. The last date for filling of nominations [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress party on Sunday declared its candidates for two Lok Sabha and eight Assembly seats for the ensuing simultaneous elections in Odisha. The AICC (All India Congress Committee) informed it through a press release. Here is the Candidates List: Lok Sabha Constituency: Sambalpur: Nagendra Pradhan Cuttack: Suresh Mohapatra Assembly Constituency: Baripada: Pramod Kumar [...]

Cuttack: Today is the birth anniversary of Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das. On the occasion, 5T Chairman Kartik Pandian visited the birthplace of Madhu Babu this afternoon at Satyabhamapur in Cuttack district. The 5T Chairman paid his humble tributes to the great son of the soil. Then, he visited the museum of Madhusudan Das built at [...]