Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), led by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has received Rs 944.5 crore through electoral bonds over the last six years from 2018-19 to 2023-24 (up to September). Data submitted by the BJD to the Election Commission, now available on...
Puri: A Polish woman was detained Saturday for allegedly entering the Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri unauthorisedly, police said. She was detained after a servitor spotted her near 'Baishipahacha' in the temple and informed the police, they said. She was detained for violating the Shree...
New Delhi: The BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting will be held Saturday evening to discuss party candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. According to a source, the meeting may finalise 150 candidates from Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka...
Cuttack/ Keonjhar: An undertrial prisoner, lodged at Keonjhar district jail, died at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack Saturday, police said. The undertrial prisoner identified as Ajay Das, 25, of Bhodabahali village was lodged at the jail on charges of misbehaving with a minor...
Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited Business Eminence Awards ceremony organised jointly by OrissaPOST and Odia daily Dharitri is being held at Hotel Swosti Premium in Bhubaneswar, Saturday. Editor of OrissaPOST and Dharitri Tathagata Satpathy, CEO of OrissaPOST and Dharitri Adyasha Satpathy, Managing Director of Atmosphere Core Salil Panigrahi,...
Bhubaneswar: As many as 22 hikers from several states of the country recently participated in a 3-days, 2-nights hiking expedition at the Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary near the Hirakud Dam organised by the sanctuary authorities in collaboration with trekking group India Hikes. The hikers joined from different...
Bhubaneswar: AIIMS, Bhubaneswar has been providing genetic counselling to parents of babies with Down syndrome and other such genetic disorders, said Manisha R Gaikwad, head of the department of anatomy at an outreach programme on Down Syndrome organised by the department of the City AIIMS...
Bhubaneswar: Urging people to use water judiciously and help recharge groundwater level with recycling, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reaffirmed his government’s commitment to ensure equitable access to drinking water for all groups on World Water Day here Friday. Taking to the social media platform ‘X,’...
Bhubaneswar: The two-week-long talks over the possible pre-poll alliance between the ruling BJD and the opposition BJP in Odisha broke down, with both parties separately announcing decisions to go solo in the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. The deliberations on stitching a tie-up between...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday announced that it will field candidates in all 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly seats in the state. The declaration came hours after the opposition BJP said that it would go solo in the upcoming elections, which...
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The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping turned out to be a rather tame...
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After remaining deafeningly silent on a media report casting serious doubts about the fairness and functioning of the Election Commission...
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By Aakar Patel Corruption and bribery are two words that are interchangeable. Or are they? Bribery, in the way that...
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