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The state unit of BJP on Saturday demanded the removal of Sam Pitroda as technical advisor to the Odisha government for his alleged involvement in the National Herald scam.

The members of Chhatra Congress led by its president Itish Pradhan were detained while they were trying to barge into the Chief Minister’s residence on Saturday.

Yesteryear superstar Uttam Mohanty will be conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Odia film industry.

The death toll due to sunstroke has mounted to four in Odisha, said an official on Friday. According to the Special Relief Commissioner’s office, while two persons were killed in Angul district, two others were reported from Sonepur and Dhenkanal.

Senior Congress Leader Niranjan Patnaik has rejected Cabinet decision accepting a “sterile” Kalinga Nagar Commission Report and has demanded immediate tabling of the same in the State Assembly for a discussion.

Odisha Tourism has bagged the ‘Holiday IQ Best Heritage Destination Award for Konark’ at a glittering ceremony in New Delhi on Thursday.

A total 81.11 percent students successfully cleared this year’s plus two examinations in Science stream in Odisha, results of which were announced on Friday.

With resentment brewing within ruling BJD following ministry reshuffle, BJD supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said that it is impossible to accommodate all districts in a ministry reshuffle due to constitutional restrictions.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced party spokesperson Pratap Deb as BJD candidate for the Rajya Sabha by-polls scheduled to be held on May 25.

Bhubaneswar: After effecting a major ministry reshuffle, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday allocated portfolios among the ministers while he kept as many as …