Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which observed a 12-hour bandh in Dhenkanal protesting the murder of party activist Salman Rout, on …
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Panchayat polls: BJP Chief Ministers ready to campaign in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: With barely nine days left for the panchayat polls to begin across Odisha, BJP on Saturday announced the campaign schedule of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister …
Read More »Rose Valley chit fund scam: TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s bail plea rejected
Bhubaneswar: A local court here on Saturday rejected the bail plea of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who has been arrested over his alleged …
Read More »Odisha Congress seeks PM’s intervention to resolve Mahanadi water dispute
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Prasad Harichandan on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh. Harichandan, …
Read More »Former Odisha CM Hemananda Biswal’s two brothers join BJD
Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister and Congress veteran Hemananda Biswal’s two brothers joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in presence of party president Naveen Patnaik here …
Read More »Odisha Chief Minister creating farce over Mahanadi water dispute: Pradhan
Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik rejected center’s negotiation committee to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute, union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on …
Read More »Odisha panchayat polls: 36779 candidates won uncontested
Bhubaneswar: As many as 36779 candidates have won uncontested in the Odisha panchayat polls, said State Election Commission (SEC) on Saturday. SEC secretary Rabindranath Sahu …
Read More »Congress promises to strengthen Panchayati Raj system
Bhubaneswar: Claiming that Odisha and its people suffered a lot due to corruption, misrule and inefficiency in last 16 years, the Odisha unit of Congress …
Read More »Film actors Uttam Mohanty, Asit Pati join BJD
Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odia film actors Uttam Mohanty and Asit Pati on Friday joined BJD in presence of party president Naveen Patnaik here. Both the actors …
Read More »High Court allows holding panchayat samiti elections in four blocks in Odisha
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday lifted its interim stay on holding of polls in four panchayat samitis in the state. The High Court …
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