News from Odisha

BJP’s state president Manmohan Samal and Vice President Golak Mohapatra also joined Union Minister Dhermendra Pradhan in attacking BJD over its leader VK Pandian’s statement.

During his visit to Ghatagaon Maa Tarini temple on Tuesday, Patnaik told media persons, "I have received a proposal from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to contest from here. Besides, local people are pleading with me to contest elections.”

Local residents alleged that the money meant for stadium construction was siphoned off.

BJP leader Balabhadra Majhi said, “This shows the shallow attitude of the BJD. The allegation made against the Home Minister is fictitious. Such allegations based on a doctored video are meant to scare people and to extract votes from them.”

According to official reports, Sundargarh reported the highest number of heat-wave-related illness cases at 60, followed by Mayurbhanj with 50 cases.

While doctors claimed brain haemorrhage caused by high blood pressure to be the possible reason of the UTP's death, family members alleged torture inside jail to be the reason behind his death.  

Though a new building has been constructed for the school, plasters from the ceiling are falling off due to alleged poor construction work.

Odisha is currently witnessing intense heat wave conditions with the mercury touching the highest maximum temperature of 46 degrees on Tuesday.

The biggest corruption in Odisha is the chit fund scam. If a BJD leader is found involved in any crime, the party is giving ticket to his/her son/daughter, alleged BJP leader Sajjan Sharma.

BJP's Sanjay Rath accuses BJD and Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak of falsely claiming credit for the Haridaspur-Paradip railway project. Baijayant Panda, former MP, played a crucial role since 2009, from sanction to land acquisition. BJD has been criticized for inadequate infrastructure development in Kendrapara despite long tenure in power.

The IMD issued a red alert for severe heatwave conditions in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius. This extreme heat, persisting for over 17 days, poses significant challenges for residents of Odisha.

At Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport, Rs 75 lakh was confiscated from two passengers, with one arriving from Delhi and the other from Chennai. The Income Tax department has commenced an investigation during the election period in Odisha to determine the source of this substantial amount.

The cell will send quarterly reports of such cases and action taken thereon to the Health and Family Welfare department.

IMD has issued Red Warning to Khordha, Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Angul and Cuttack.

The villagers have moved Orissa High Court against the decision of the government to close the school. They have also threatened to boycott the upcoming election if the government’s decision is not changed soon.