Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In an important development before the upcoming elections, Bhrugu Baxipatra, former Vice-president of Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party, who has resigned from the saffron party today morning, has joined the Biju Janata Dal. He joined the ruling party in presence of senior leaders Manas Mangaraj, Sasmit Patra, Chandrasekhar Sahu, Bikram Panda and others. Bhuru Baxipatra [...]

Bhubaneswar: Former Salipur MLA Prakash Behera today joined the Biju Janata Dal. He joined the BJD at a special program held at the Sankha Bhawan. He along with his thousands of supporters joined the party in the presence of senior party leaders Manas Mangaraj, Pratap Jena and others. The Biju Janata Dal is likely to [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal Supremo Naveen Patnaik has appointed Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Berhampur MP, as the party’s State Vice-President. He has also been appointed as the Chairman of Biju Janata Dal Manifesto Committee. The appointments will be effective immediately.

Bhubaneswar: In an important development before the upcoming elections, Bhrugu Baxipatra, Vice-president of Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party today resigned from the saffron Party. He has sent his resignation letter to Party President Manmohan Samal. Bhrugu is likely to join the ruling Biju Janata Dal. In his resignation letter, Bhrugu wrote that “With a heavy heart, [...]

New Delhi: Paradip Port Authority has clocked a record 145.38 million metric tonnes (MMT) cargo throughput in FY 2023-24 to nudge past Deendayal Port, Kandla and emerge as the highest cargo handling major port of the country, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Ports and Shipping And Waterways on Tuesday. For the [...]

Berhampur: In a blow to the Odisha unit of BJP, Debaraj Mohanty, a senior leader from Aska Assembly constituency in Ganjam district, has quit the party on Tuesday. Mohanty, who was a BJP candidate in the 2019 Assembly elections, resigned from the primary membership of the saffron party expressing his resentment over the nomination of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Tuesday announced its first list of 8 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Odisha. As per announcement, Sanjay Bhoi will contest from Bargarh constituency, Janardan Dehury from Sundargarh constituency, Manoj Mishra from Bolangir, Draupadi Majhi from Kalahandi, Bhujabal Majhi from Nabarangpur, Amir Chand Nayak from Kandhamal, Rashmi Ranjan Patnaik from [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Tuesday announced its first list of candidates for the ensuing Odisha Assembly elections 2024. The grand old party has nominated 49 candidates in the first list. Here is the list:

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday moved the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Odisha seeking proactive steps to prevent any instances of violence and ensure a free and fair electoral process in the State. The BJD has expressed its deep concern over the probable threats to the free and fair election by [...]

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has deployed Special Observers (General and Police) in six states – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. It has also deployed Special Expenditure Observers in five states – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. The Special Observers will provide critical feedback [...]