Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday paid his humble tributes to the architect of Indian Constitution, Bharat Ratna awardee Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on his birth anniversary. In a ‘X’ post, the Chief Minister expressed that Dr. Ambedkar was a visionary leader who worked towards the upliftment of the underprivileged and marginalised. Let’s [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress party on Saturday declared its second list of nine candidates for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections in Odisha. The list of candidates: Keonjhar : Mohan Hembram Balasore: Srikanta Kumar Jena Bhadrak: Anant Prasad Sethi Jajpur: Anchal Das Dhenkanal: Sashmita Behera Kendrapara: Sidharth Swarup Das Jagatsinghpur: Rabindra Kumar Sethy Puri: Sucharita Mohanty Bhubaneswar: [...]

Sambalpur: The consumption of paan and gutkha has been strictly prohibited in the premises of Maa Samalei temple in Sambalpur district. The ban will come into effect from April 14. A decision in this regard has been taken by the Samaleswari Temple Trust Board, as per reports. No person, including servants, police personnel, devotees etc [...]

Bhubaneswar: The first meeting of the Manifesto Committee of the Biju Janata Dal was held here on Saturday. Various issues were discussed in the committee meeting, which was held at Sankha Bhawan, Party office of the BJD. BJD President Naveen Patnaik has formed the 38-member Manifesto Committee for the ensuing General and State Assembly elections. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior officers of Odisha and West Bengal police departments have held a virtual inter-state coordination meeting to ensure free and fair elections in the districts located on the border of the two neighbouring states. Senior officials of both states including Odisha DGP Arun Kumar Sarangi, his West Bengal counterpart Sanjay Mukherjee, and Superintendents of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal on Saturday alleged that the Odisha BJP leaders and candidates continue to threaten and intimate government officials on elections duty in the State by misusing the name of the Election Commission of India (ECI). A delegation of BJD moved the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha seeking strong action against the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Today is the 76th Capital Foundation Day. On this day, in 1948, India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation for the modern capital city of Bhubaneswar. On this occasion, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has extended his greetings to all. Taking to X, Naveen wrote “Clean and green, beautiful capital Bhubaneswar. Keeping its [...]

Bhubaneswar: Various government buildings in Bhubaneswar have been illuminated with colorful lights on the eve of the 76th Capital Foundation Day. On its ‘X’ handle, the Information & Public Relations Department has shared the pictures of the well-decorated iconic buildings in Bhubaneswar for the Capital Foundation Day.

Bhubaneswar: An inter-state co-ordination meeting between the Odisha Police and West Bengal Police was held for the smooth and peaceful conduct of the ensuing general elections 2024. The virtual meeting was convened by Odisha DGP Arun Kumar Sarangi. The senior police officers of both the states have participated in the meeting. It was discussed that [...]

Bhubaneswar: A former Sarapanch in Gajapati district has been sentenced to 2 years rigorous imprisonment for allegedly misappropriation of government money. Dimidi Rama Rao, Ex-Sarapanch, Kidigaon GP under Kashinagar Block, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case for misappropriation of Govt. money by falsely showing expenditure under different heads in connection with [...]