Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Cashless treatment under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) has been extended to the polling personnel who might get affected due to heat stroke during ensuing simultaneous general elections 2024 in Odisha. This has been informed by the State Health and Family Welfare Department. In a letter to the all empanelled private hospitals (inside state) [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday moved the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha demanding action against BJP leader Prasant Jagdev for allegedly intimidating a police officer misusing the name of the Election Commission of India and physically assaulting a working journalist in Khurda district. The BJD alleged that BJP leader Prasant Jagdev has [...]

Bhubaneswar: Cementing his commitment to women empowerment in the real sense, Biju Janata Dal Supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has walked the talk and kept his promise of giving 33 percent tickets to women candidates for the ensuing General elections. The Biju Janata Dal has declared all the candidates for the 21 Lok [...]

Bhubaneswar: Former Minister and MLA from Bhogarai, Kamala Das has breathed her last today. She passed away today morning due to age related issues at a private hospital in Cuttack. She was 79 years old. Kamala was a there time MLA from Bhogarai Assembly Constituency. She was elected as MLA in 1990, 1995 and 2000 [...]

Bhubaneswar: The interior parts of Odisha recorded the lowest ever maximum day temperature in April on Thursday. The interior areas experienced the coldest day of April breaking all-time record because of significant fall in the day temperature under the impact of rain and cloudy sky, said the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar. Titilagarh : 24°C (Previous lowest: [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has fielded Dr. Lekhasri Samantsinghar as its candidate for the Balasore Lok Sabha seat for the ensuing general elections 2024. BJD President Naveen Patnaik has announced the candidature of Samantsinghar for the Balasore Parliamentary Constituency. With this, the BJD has completed the nomination of candidates for all 21 [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik today announced the fourth list of BJD candidates for the upcoming Assembly Elections in the State. Here is the list: Laxmipur: Prabhu Jani Paradip: Gitanjali Routray Sambalpur: Prasanna Acharya Rairakhol: Rohit Pujari Telkoi : Madhab Sardar Talcher: Braja Pradhan Narla: Manorama Mohanty Baliguda: Chakramani [...]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the increasing number of road hypnosis-related accidents, the State Transport Authority, Odisha has alerted the drivers and passengers to avoid road hypnosis while driving for a long time. Road hypnosis-related accidents have now emerged as a major problem. Hypnosis is a physical condition that most users are not aware of. Road [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will see rise in maximum day temperature by 6 degrees Celsius to 8 degrees Celsius during the subsequent four days across the State. As per the IMD forecast, there would be no large change in the maximum (day) temperature during the next 24 hours and there would be a gradual rise by 6°C [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday sought strong action against the Odisha BJP leaders and candidates for allegedly defaming, intimidating, harassing and character assassinating grassroots women of Odisha. A delegation of BJD has moved the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha alleging the State BJP leader are creating a fear psychosis among [...]