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Patnaik flags off maiden flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday flagged off the maiden flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here. A total of 174 travellers aboard the first…
- India
No possibility of third front: Naveen Patnaik
New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday ruled out the possibility of a ‘third front’ being formed to contest the next year’s Lok Sabha elections. The Chief Minister, who is…
- India
Odisha: 55.20 pc voting till 3 pm in Jharsuguda by-poll
Jharsuguda, A total of 55.20 per cent of the 2.21 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 3 pm on Wednesday in Odisha’s Jharsuguda assembly constituency, where a by-election is underway, an Election…
- India
Nitish Kumar to travel to Odisha, meet Naveen Patnaik on May 9
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will meet his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar on May 9, amid talks of regional parties coming together ahead of the 2024 general elections, officials said. Kumar…
- India
President Droupadi Murmu visits Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday visited Similipal Tiger Reserve and undertook a safari ride to see wild animals and the flora and fauna of the national park. Murmu, who is on…
- India
Nitish Kumar likely to meet CMs of Odisha, Jharkhand on May 5
Patna: In a bid to unite the opposition parties for the next year’s Lok Sabha polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to meet his Odisha and Jharkhand counterparts, Naveen Patnaik…
- India
BJP team blames Odisha’s BJD govt for Sambalpur violence, demands CBI probe
Sambalpur: The BJP MP’s team that visited Sambalpur, the scene of violence between two communities during Hanuman Jayanti processions last month, on Tuesday, “blamed” the BJD government in Odisha for it and…
- Business
Hyderabad: Odisha inks pact with ICRISAT to develop agri marketing network
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Agricultural Marketing Board (OSAM) under the cooperation department of Odisha government on Tuesday signed an agreement with International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, to…
- India
BJP, Cong attack Odisha govt over missing keys of Puri Jagannath temple Ratna Bhandar’
Bhubaneswar: The BJP and the Congress on Thursday separately demanded that the Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha open the Ratna Bhandar’ of the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri, and make public…
- India
Odisha: BJP accuses BJD of protecting perpetrators of Sambalpur violence
Bhubaneswar: Continuing the attack on the ruling BJD over the recent clashes in Sambalpur, senior Odisha BJP leader Samir Mohanty alleged on Tuesday that the ruling party is protecting the perpetrators of…
- World
UK’s first Jagannath Temple to be built in London, backed by Odisha diaspora
London: A UK-based charity working on a project to build Britain’s first temple dedicated to Lord Jagannatha in London has welcomed a pledge of GBP 25 million from an Odisha-origin entrepreneur and…
- India
BJP targets Odisha govt over Sambalpur violence
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday targeted the Odisha government over the recent clashes between two communities in Sambalpur. Holding a press conference in Jharsuguda, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal…
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UK-based Odisha woman goes viral with saree-clad marathon run
London: A UK-based woman from Odisha has gone viral since she was pictured running a marathon in the city of Manchester in north-west England clad in a traditional Sambalpuri saree from the…
- India
NHRC issues notice to Odisha chief secy over death of two workers in sewage tank
Bhubaneswar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued a show cause notice against Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena over the death of two workers in a sewage tank in Cuttack…
- India
Curfew imposed in Odisha’s Sambalpur amid fresh violence
Bhubaneswar: Amid fresh violence in Odisha’s Sambalpur town, the district administration has imposed a curfew for an indefinite period. Upon receiving input on the current prevailing situation, Sambalpur Sadar sub-collector Pravash Chandra…
