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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has suspended Ganeswar Baral, Vice President of Zilla Parishad, Jajpur district, from the party for his alleged involvement in anti-party activities. The suspension has been imposed by the direction of party supremo Naveen Patnaik, the BJD informed through a press release. “Ganeswar Baral, Vice President, Zilla Parisad, Jajpur District [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has suspended two of its MLAs Arvind Mohapatra and Sanatan Mahakud from the party. According to an official order issued today by BJD President Naveen Patnaik, the MLAs have been suspended due to their alleged involvement in anti-party activities. “Arvind Mohapatra, MLA and Sanatan Mahakud, MLA are hereby suspended [...]

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of candidates preparing for the Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission’s Combined Graduate Level Recruitment Examination (CGLRE-2025) have appealed to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Secretary Anu Garg, and OSSC authorities to extend the online application deadline. Persistent technical glitches on the official OSSC portal have severely disrupted the registration and form submission [...]

Puri: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty today visited the revered Jagannath Temple in Puri along with her family and offered prayers to deities. She arrived at the Singhadwar in the morning amid tight security arrangements, where she was received by her hereditary panda and officials of the temple administration. The actress entered the shrine through the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik has launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Odisha government, accusing it of presiding over a complete collapse of the state’s paddy procurement system. Amid biting cold winds, farmers are being forced to spend nights in mandis guarding their hard-earned paddy. Many [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik has strongly criticized the BJP government’s handling of the Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate enforcement, calling it a case of “gross mismanagement and repeated policy flip-flops” that has caused immense hardship to the common people. LoP Naveen said the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik has strongly criticized the BJP government’s handling of the Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate enforcement, calling it a case of “gross mismanagement and repeated policy flip-flops” that has caused immense hardship to the common people. LoP Naveen said the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep concern over bomb threat emails received by district courts in Sambalpur, Cuttack and Deogarh. Emphasizing that the safety of judicial institutions is of paramount importance, LoP Naveen said the security of judges, lawyers, litigants, court staff [...]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted persistent cold wave conditions and dense fog across several districts of Odisha from January 7 to 9, issuing a yellow warning for affected areas. According to the latest IMD bulletin, dense fog is expected in isolated pockets over Boudh, Nayagarh, Koraput, and Kandhamal districts on January 7. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths arrested Ashok Kumar Nayak, a Forester posted in the Gulumi Section under Muribahal Range in Balangir district, for allegedly accepting a ₹10,000 bribe from a local farmer. The incident stems from a complaint filed by the farmer, who had felled a Teak and a Sal tree on his private land without [...]