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Bhubaneswar: A couple of days after Naveen Patnaik-led BJD's defeat in Odisha Assembly elections, several pictures and videos of BJD leader VK Pandian surfaced on social media where the IAS-turned-politician could be seen sitting inside a Vistara flight and walking with a trolley bag in...

Bhubaneswar: The process of the formation of a new government in Odisha began Thursday with election officials presenting the gazette notification declaring the poll results to Governor Raghubar Das at Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar, an official said. Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal presented...

Bhubaneswar: Two days after the out-of-the-blue defeat of Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal in the recently concluded Assembly elections in the state, Principal Secretary of Electronics and IT Department in Odisha government Manoj Kumar Mishra resigned from his position, an office order regarding the acceptance...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday assured that Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) cardholders will continue to receive treatment amid allegations that some private hospitals were denying cashless services to beneficiaries during the transition period. The confusion arose following the BJP's announcement that it would implement...

Bhubaneswar: A couple of days after the unforeseen defeat of Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal in recently concluded Odisha Assembly polls, two retired IAS officers Suresh Chandra Mahapatra and R Balakrishnan resigned as Chief Advisors to Chief Minister’s Office and Special Initiatives. The resignations of...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Ajoy Kumar Thursday said the party has humbly accepted the verdict of the people of Odisha in the recently concluded assembly election. The Congress won 14 seats in the 147-member Odisha Assembly. "We humbly accept the verdict of the people of...

Bhubaneswar: The World Environment Day was observed Wednesday by different organisations in the Capital city. The theme for this year was ‘Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience’ and the slogan ‘Our land, our future. We are Generation Restoration.’ The Orissa Environmental Society (OES) observed the...

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going to form government in the state as it pulled off a convincing victory in the Assembly by securing 78 seats out of 147, restricting the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to 51. Post the victory, Prime Minister Narendra...

Bhubaneswar: Several social media users shared their views following Naveen Patnaik’s resignation as chief minister, Wednesday. While many called it an end of an era, others remembered Patnaik as someone who put Odisha on the global map. The netizens thanked him for his work and...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Wednesday decided to form a committee to examine the cause of its defeat in the elections in Odisha, a party leader said. BJD's Kendrapara MLA Ganeswar Behera said the decision was taken at the meeting chaired by party president Naveen Patnaik with...