Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a major push toward clean and sustainable mobility, the Commerce & Transport Department and Energy Department, Government of Odisha, jointly held a high-level brainstorming session today to deliberate on the upcoming Odisha Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2.0. The meeting was co-chaired by Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, Commerce & Transport, and Vishal Kumar Dev, [...]

Mumbai: The senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders visited party President and Leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday, where he is currently undergoing treatment. The BJD leaders inquired about the Naveen’s health and conveyed their heartfelt wishes for his speedy recovery. During the visit, the senior [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik extended heartfelt congratulations to Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) team for their successful launch to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. “Heartiest congratulations to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and [...]

Bhubaneswar: The youth and student wings of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD organized widespread protests across Odisha, condemning the alarming rise in crimes against women. Members of the Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) staged demonstrations in major cities including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, and Sambalpur, demanding justice for recent victims [...]

Berhampur: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man posing as a doctor at a clinic in Berhampur. The accused, identified as Dr. Bhabani Shankar Das (47), who runs a clinic in the name of Vajpayee Arogyadam, has been arrested. Two women associates of the doctor – Priyanka Sahu (21), of VIP colony under [...]

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised concerns over the incident of inhumane treatment meted out to two Dalit youths in Dharakote area of Ganjam district over the suspicion of cattle smuggling. Gandhi demanded the immediate arrest of the accused persons involved in the crime and [...]

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sought a report from the Odisha government and state police within two weeks over the gang-rape of a 20-year-old college student in Ganjam district. Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the horrific gang-rape perpetrated by 10 men, the Commission observed that the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Prem Patnaik, the elder brother of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of the Opposition in Assembly Naveen Patnaik, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the people of Odisha for their prayers and well-wishes for Naveen’s swift recovery. In a warm message shared today, Prem Patnaik provided a reassuring update on Naveen’s health following [...]

Berhampur: In a horrific incident sparking statewide outrage, two Dalit men from Ganjam district were brutally tortured, forced to eat grass, and made to drink drain water after being falsely accused of cattle smuggling. The assault occurred in broad daylight in Kharigumma village, under Dharakote block, Ganjam district, as per reports. The victims, Bulu Nayak [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik has successfully undergone surgery for cervical arthritis at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. The two-hour procedure was performed under the supervision of eminent spine specialist Dr. Rajshekhar, with assistance from a medical team at the Asian Heart Institute, as per reports. [...]