Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday moved to the Election Commission (EC) accusing BJP nominee for Puri Lok Sabha constituency Sambit Patra of distributing clocks adorned with the saffron party symbol, and his photograph to shopkeepers ahead of the polls. A BJD delegation led...

Bhubaneswar/ Boudh: A woman teacher of a government school in Odisha's Boudh has been suspended by the district election officer-cum-district collector for allegedly attending an election rally and procession, an official notification said Saturday. The woman teacher of Government Nodal High School at Dahya had...

Bhubaneswar: Senior officers of Odisha and West Bengal police departments held a virtual inter-state coordination meeting to ensure free and fair elections in the districts located on the border of the two neighbouring states. Senior officials of both states including Odisha DGP Arun Kumar Sarangi,...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is gearing up for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, several stars of the Odia film industry were seen changing parties for tickets. Four actors quit the ruling BJD to join the BJP in less than a fortnight. Popular actor and two-time...

Bhubaneswar: To develop strategies and mitigate the negative effects of linear infrastructure on elephants and wildlife, the state government with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) hosted a consultative meeting, ‘Gaj Utsav’ with 20 representatives from the Odisha Forest Department (OFD), East Coast Railway (ECR), Electricity...

Development of education infra, affordable healthcare, enhanced job opportunities, environmental sustainability, rural development, et al. constitute the bulk of expectations of young voters from political parties and candidates in the fray. The 2024 general elections, scheduled from April 19 to June 1, will have 1.85...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Relief Commission (SRC) in Odisha Friday put several districts on alert in the wake of the IMD forecasting return of heatwave conditions in parts of the state from April 15, officials said. The SRC said the weather office has issued a ‘yellow...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD Friday moved Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) seeking removal of cover from the ‘revered conch' installed on the Grand Road in Puri. Conch is the election symbol of the BJD. A delegation of the BJD submitted a memorandum with the CEO...

Bhubaneswar: Former MLA and ex-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Kailash Chandra Kulesika on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here along with his supporters in the presence of state unit BJP president Manmohan Samal and other senior leaders. Kulesika had resigned from BJD after...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met various Odia movie actors, actresses, and singers at his residence, Naveen Niwas, here Friday. The party has reportedly convened the meeting to showcase the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government’s achievements during the last couple of years. Several popular...