Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Three persons died while several others sustained severe injuries in separate road accidents in different parts of Odisha on Monday. In the first incident, three friends from the Raikia area in Kandhamal district were returning home on a scooter after attending a religious festival at a village under Sarangada police limits on Monday when [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed IPS officer Dr. Sarthak Sarangi as the SP of Berhampur. The Commission has also appointed IPS officer Awinash Kumar as the SP of Khurda. The ECI has written a letter to Odisha Chief Secretary in this regard on Monday.

Bhubaneswar: Central expenditure observer Himalini Kashyap has chaired a meeting with the enforcement agencies to review the preparedness for expenditure management for the ensuing general elections 2024 in Odisha. Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal and other senior officers were also present in the meeting. The central expenditure observer held discussions with the officials regarding [...]

Malkangiri: Six Maoists have been arrested in Malkangiri district bordering Chhattisgarh on Monday. The Sukma district police and CRPF Cobra jawans nabbed the Maoists in Malkangiri district bordering Chhattisgarh. The Maoists were involved in many criminal activities. They were wanted in several cases. The joint team has also recovered 19 BGM bombs and a huge [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough for the Odisha Forest Department, 5 leopard skins, 1 fishing cat skin and 1 leopard cat skin along with huge quantities of pangolin scales have been seized in Gajapati district. Seven criminals associated with the inter-state gang have also been arrested and court forwarded. The inter-state wildlife smuggling racket was [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior leader from Kendrapada and former Congress MLA Ganeswar Behera has joined the Biju Janata Dal. He along with his thousands of supporters joined the ruling party at a program held at the Sankha Bhawan. Ganeswar had resigned from the Congress a few days back. Ganeswar’s BJD joining will further strengthen the party in [...]

Bhubaneswar: Dr Lekhasri Samantsinghar today joined the Biju Janata Dal. She joined the ruling party in a program held at the Sankha Bhawan. She had quit the BJP earlier today. Lekhasri was the Vice-president of Odisha BJP. In her resignation letter, she had written that her desire to serve the people of Odisha was being [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal Supremo Naveen Patnaik has appointed senior leaders as Parliamentary Constituency Coordinators for five constituencies. Chandra Sekhar Sahu has been appointed as the Parliamentary Constituency Coordinator for Berhampur. Likewise, Debasish Samantaray and Pratap Jena have been appointed as the Coordinators for Bhadrak and Kendrapara Lok Sabha Constituencies respectively. Sujit Kumar and Subash [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a major blow to the Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party days before the coming elections, Dr Lekhasri Samantsinghar, Vice-president of state BJP, has quit the party. She informed about her resignation in a social media post on X. In her resignation letter, Lekhasri has written that, despite her hard work and sincerity for the [...]

Sonepur: Odisha Police on Saturday seized huge cash worth Rs 55.20 lakh from a car in Sonepur district. While conducting vehicle checks, the police seized the cash from the car on the Dunguripalli-Sonepur main road near Binika College Chowk. As per the preliminary investigation, six people, all hailing from Andhra Pradesh, were en route to [...]