EC delaying bypoll in Odisha under pressure from Centre, alleges BJD EC will declare date for bypoll at appropriate time: BJP By Our Correspondent Bhubaneswar, Dec. 29: An intense war of words has started between the ruling BJD in Odisha and Opposition parties as there was no mention of Bijepur bypoll in the dates announced […]Continue Reading
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By Suryanarayan Panda Bhubaneswar, DEC. 22: Odisha chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday evening dismissed Odisha agriculture minister and party vice president Dr Damodar Rout for his ‘beggar’ remarks on Brahmins. Dr Rout was in his constituency when the CM announced his dismissal at reporters in Bhubaneswar. “I strongly disapprove of anyone who […]Continue Reading
Odisha CM begins exercises to check BJP rise in state By Suryanarayan Panda Bhubaneswar, Dec. 18: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has begun his exercises to hold the fort and retain power for the fifth consecutive term in 2019 general elections. In the last two weeks, Odisha chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik – […]Continue Reading
Odisha gets Rs 4,000-crore natural gas pipeline By Akshya Rout SUKINDA (ODISHA), DEC. 18: Marking another significant development in the spread of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga in Odisha, Union petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday laid the foundation stones for new Dhamra – Angul 36-inch main line and Bhubaneshwar-Cuttack-Paradip 12-inch Continue Reading
By A K SAHOO Bhubaneswar , Dec. 15: Institute of Life Sciences is once again in the news for discovery of a “culprit” enzyme that causes metastasis in smoking group people, mostly women, suffering from breast cancer. Metastasis is development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer. The culprit […]Continue Reading
By Ratikant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, Dec. 12: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s air travel expenses have dealt a bigger dent to the state exchequer as compared to previous years. In a written reply to a query by BJP’s Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray, state parliamentary affairs minister Bikram Keshari Arukha on Tuesday said, the state government has […]Continue Reading
To be held in January, the carnival aims to attract domestic, foreign tourists By Our Correspondent Bhubaneswar, Dec. 8: The Odisha government is planning to host bird festival in Chilika Laka, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon. The festival will be jointly organised by tourism and forest departments in January next year. The exact date for […]Continue Reading
By Nalini Sahu Bhubaneswar, Dec. 6: The Centre on Wednesday declined to form a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Centre said the Odisha government did not furnish to the required information, hence, there is no need to constitute a tribunal. […]Continue Reading
By Abhinandan Jain Bhawanipatna, Dec. 6: Not so long ago, the image of Dana Majhi, a tribal man of Odisha carrying the corpse of his wife on shoulders for miles, had shaken the conscience of humanity and defamed the state all over the world. But a recent picture of the ‘poor’ tribal hailing from Kalahandi […]Continue Reading
8 die since Nov 1, Odisha govt treats crop loss as natural calamity BY GOPAL ADHIKARI Rayagada. Dec. 3: A farmer in Rayagada district died on Sunday after battling for life at hospital for over a week in hospital. The deceased was identified as Narendra Hikaka. Haling from Malisiripur of Bissam-Cuttack block had consumed poison […]Continue Reading
