Odisha
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Naba Das, 2nd Odisha lawmaker to be assassinated
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s health and family welfare minister Naba Kishore Das became the first minister in the state to be assassinated in the state and the second lawmaker after the killing of BJD…
- India
Odisha minister Naba Kishore Das dies of bullet injuries: Hospital officials
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das died after battling bullet injuries for several hours after being shot by a policeman, Apollo Hospital officials said. A team of doctors…
- India
With Gamang joining the party, can BRS dent Odisha’s Fortress Patnaik?
Bhubaneswar: With several Odisha leaders, including former chief minister Giridhar Gamang, ex-MP Jayram Pangi and farmers’ leader Akshay Kumar, joining KCR’s Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), which is eyeing to expand its party…
- Hyderabad
Giridhar Gamang, several Odisha leaders join BRS
Hyderabad: Former chief minister of Odisha, Giridhar Gamang, who quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) two days ago, joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) here on Friday. Gamang, a nine-term Lok Sabha…
- India
Ex-Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang, son likely to join BRS after resigning from BJP
Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang and his son Sishir have resigned from the BJP and are likely to join Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). The…
- India
Row over Odisha guv’s suggestion allowing foreigners to Puri temple
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal has stoked a controversy by suggesting that foreigners should be allowed entry into the Jagannath temple of Puri, with several traditionalists and political leaders criticising the proposal…
- World
Another Russian found dead in Odisha, third in fortnight
Paradip: Another Russian was found dead in Odisha on Tuesday, the third such incident in a fortnight, police said. The Russian, identified as Milyakov Sergey, was found dead in a ship anchored at…
- Technology
5G service to be launched in Odisha by Jan 26: Vaishnaw
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that 5G internet services will be rolled out in Odisha before January 26 next year. Vaishnaw was addressing a programme organised to lay the…
- India
4 arrested for extorting trucks at Odisha-Andhra border after posing as GST officials
Berhampur: Four people were arrested in Odisha’s Ganjam district for allegedly posing as tax officials and extorting money from Andhra Pradesh-bound trucks, police said on Tuesday. Two cars, five mobile phones and…
- India
BJP stages state-wide protest against ‘criminalisation of politics’ in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJP on Monday staged sit-in demonstrations across Odisha to protest the “criminalisation of politics” in the state. The BJP legislature party also submitted a memorandum to Governor Ganeshi Lal…
- India
Union Minister urged to sanction a special package for Odisha’s Koraput
Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday urged Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy for sanctioning a special package for the development of tourism infrastructure and facilities in Koraput district of…
- Business
BJD MPs meet Sitharaman, demand withdrawal of 18pc GST on ‘Kendu’ leaf trade
Bhubaneswar: A delegation of BJD MPs on Wednesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and demanded withdrawal of 18 percent GST on trade of ‘Kendu’ leaves, considered as “green gold” of Odisha.…