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Bhubaneswar, March 15 – On the eve of the Rajya Sabha election polling, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) directed two suspended legislators to comply with the party whip and vote in favor of its authorized candidate.Chief Whip (Opposition) Pramila Mallik issued separate letters to Sanatan Mahakud...

Bhubaneswar, March 15 Ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha on March 16, the opposition BJD and Congress issued show cause notices to three MLAs on Sunday, who have remained absent and violated party instructions.While the BJD, led by Naveen Patnaik, issued show cause notices to two...

Bhubaneswar, March 14 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday accused the BJP of being involved in "horse trading" in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, and asserted that such a practice is an "offence" in a democratic process.His comments came amid fears of cross-voting during the...

Bhubaneswar, March 14 BJD president Naveen Patnaik accused the BJP of "horse trading" in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha on Saturday, and asserted that such a practice is an "offence" in a democratic process.His comments came amid concerns about cross-voting in the biennial...

Bhubaneswar, March 14 The state government has appointed former DGP of Jammu and Kashmir, Rashmi Ranjan Swain, as the first chairman of the newly formed Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission, an official said on Saturday.IPS officer Swain retired from service in 2024.In...

Bhubaneswar/ Bengaluru, March 13 The opposition Congress in Odisha has moved eight of its MLAs to Karnataka amid concerns about cross-voting in the March 16 Rajya Sabha elections, party leaders said on Friday.The state's main opposition BJD, on the other hand, has asked all its legislators to...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 A fire broke out at a railway workshop in Bhubaneswar on Thursday evening, officials said.The blaze erupted in the scrap deposit area of the coaching depot at the Mancheswar railway workshop around 8:30 pm, they said.The fire was promptly controlled using the internal...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 – The opposition Congress in Odisha issued a strict three-line whip to its party MLAs on Thursday, directing them to remain in Bhubaneswar and ensure their presence during the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.In an official notice released by the Chief Whip of the Congress...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 The ruling BJP in Odisha on Thursday described the alliance between the BJD and the Congress for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections as an "alliance of desperation" and "opportunism".State BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal made the remark after the Congress supported the BJD’s...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 – Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik launched a scathing attack on the state government on Wednesday, alleging that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is engaged in horse-trading ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls.Speaking to...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 Opposition parties in the Assembly on Wednesday accused the Odisha government of having no concern for the state's citizens stranded in the Gulf countries amidst the ongoing conflict.The issue was debated in the House through a motion for adjournment moved by Chief Whip...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 Demanding the reversal of the increase in LPG prices and smooth supply of cooking gas in Odisha, workers of the opposition BJD staged a protest in the busy Master Canteen area of the city on Wednesday.Hundreds of workers from the Biju Mahila Janata Dal, Biju Yuva Janata...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 A day after quitting the opposition BJD, former MP Rabindra Kumar Jena joined the ruling BJP in Odisha on Wednesday, citing the lack of a succession plan in the regional party.Jena, along with his supporters from Balasore, Bhadrak, and Mayurbhanj districts, joined the...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 Veteran Odia journalist Ashutosh Mishra died at a hospital here, his family said on Monday.He was 68 years old.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik expressed their grief over Mishra's death.Mishra, who is survived...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 Former MLA Mohammed Moquim announced that his new party will be named 'Odisha Janata Congress', and it will be formally launched on April 8.He was expelled from the Congress in December last year after questioning party president Mallikarjun Kharge's leadership due to his...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 Two Class-7 students who had run away from their homes here to avoid the annual examinations were rescued from the house of a relative of one of them in Angul district, Odisha, the police said on Sunday.The two girls had left their homes in the Maitri Vihar police station...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 The Odisha Vigilance arrested a government engineer on Sunday for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said.Pramod Kumar Ray, assistant executive engineer (AEE) in the Derabish irrigation sub-division under the Kendrapara...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan disbursed over Rs 5,100 crore to more than one crore women beneficiaries of the state's flagship Subhadra Yojana on Sunday, coinciding with International Women's Day.Charan disbursed the fourth installment of the scheme at a special event...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 – The Odisha Vigilance Department conducted coordinated searches at multiple locations linked to Pramod Ray, an assistant executive engineer of the Derabish Irrigation Sub-Division, on Saturday, following allegations that he possessed assets far beyond his known sources of...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Gopalan said that approximately 90 per cent of the voters in the state have been linked to the 2002 electoral roll.The CEO stated on Friday that this linking process is expected to be completed within the next 15 days, and the...