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Bhubaneswar: A delegation of opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by its senior Vice President and authorised representative of the party, Debi Prasad Mishra, on Tuesday met Chief Election Commissioner(CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi. The delegation has reportedly apprised the Election Commission of India (ECI) of the party’s objections concerning alleged voting [...]

Bhubaneswar: National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has chalked out a three-phase strategy to boost production, efficiency, and value addition with an estimated investment of around Rs 30,000 crore. Addressing the media, NALCO Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) Bijendra Pratap Singh on Tuesday said the company is committed to strengthening its operational base and expanding capacities to meet [...]

Bhubaneswar: A Special Vigilance Court in Balasore sentenced Kumuda Chandra Pradhan, a former Assistant Engineer (Estimator) of the Lift Irrigation Division, to three years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) on Tuesday for accepting a bribe. Pradhan was found guilty of demanding and accepting Rs 10,000 from a contractor to process agreement papers for a work order. [...]

New York: Presidents Donald Trump of the US and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said they had a good bilateral meeting as they moved to a meeting with European leaders on Monday at the White House. And, European leaders, who spoke before their meeting, expressed appreciation for one important step Trump has taken by agreeing to [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday directed the State Health Department to give priority to the appointment of more numbers of doctors in tribal-dominated areas of the state. Majhi gave the instructions during a high-level review meeting of the State Health and Family Welfare Department held under his chairmanship at the Lok [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders have slammed the Odisha government and the BJP-led Centre over their handling of ongoing farmer protests in Bargarh, alleging gross negligence toward agricultural issues and accusing the Election Commission of political bias. Addressing the media, veteran BJD leader Prasanna Acharya slammed the government’s alleged apathy toward farmers who, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Naveen Patnaik, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital here, expressed his gratitude to the people of Odisha for their good wishes and prayers. The BJD President also thanked the excellent care being provided by doctors and hospital staff. “Thank the people of Odisha [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance launched simultaneous searches today at eight locations linked to Surendra Behera, Superintending Engineer (SE) of the Irrigation Division, Angul, over allegations of possessing disproportionate assets (DA) beyond his known sources of income. The raids, authorized by search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Sundargarh, are being conducted by a team comprising [...]

Bhubaneswar: A controversy erupted on Sunday after an alleged video of the 16-year-old victim, who was set on fire in the Balanga area of Puri district on July 19 and later died while undergoing treatment at AIIMS, New Delhi, after 14-day battle for life, began circulating on social media platforms. Speaking to media persons, BJD [...]

New Delhi: Congress-led opposition parties hit back at the Election Commission on Sunday, over its appeal to authenticate their “vote chori” claims by filing a supporting affidavit and also termed its elaborate media address on the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) controversy a mere eyewash. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, flanked by senior EC [...]