Himansu Shekhar Rout

BJP leader Durga Prasan Nayak defeated BJD veteran and former minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak by a margin of 33, 526 votes. The BJP leader polled 1,09,653 votes in the election. 

BJD leader Pranab Prakash Das said, “Naveen Babu had reviewed the poll defeat on Wednesday and did the same on Thursday. A committee is being formed to look into the poll debacle. He told everyone...

Amid speculations over who will be the BJP’s chief ministerial choice for Odisha, the saffron party has started the exercise in this direction as the state BJP leaders have departed for New Delhi to hold...

As per sources, Pandian is staying at a 5-star hotel in Delhi. He reportedly boarded a flight to Delhi last night, sources said. Soon after the reports, a purported video of Pandian at Delhi airport...

Some leaders and critics were of the view that it was due to the IAS officer-turned-politician, that the ruling BJD lost the trust of the people. Prior to and during the elections, Pandian was making...

The BJP stalwart held the massive Vijay Sobhayatra (victory procession) to express his gratitude to the people in Kendrapara.  

It was in 2023 when Pandian took voluntary retirement from the IAS job and started whirlwind tours across Odisha using helicopters. His power show was noticeable in the way he was holding meetings all over...

According to the census report, there are currently 2098 elephants in 38 forest divisions in the state while their number was 1976 in 2017. The report mentioned that 313 adult tuskers, 13 adult makhna, 748...

Manorama Mohanty, director of IMD Bhubaneswar said, “The Southwest Monsoon usually arrives in Odisha towards the second week of June – 12th or 13th. We expect the Monsoon to touch south Odisha in the next...

On May 29, the explosion happened during the ‘Chapa Khela' of the Holy Trinity in the Narendra pond as part of Chandan Yatra when sparkles from exploded crackers fell on a pile of crackers on...

The Kantabanji Assembly seat is now the most talked-about segment in Odisha where five-term Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was handed out a crushing defeat by Laxman Bag with a margin of 16,344 votes. 

A purported photograph taken inside Puri Srimandir premises went viral again. The photo was posted on the Facebook account of one Anil Swain, posing a question mark on the breach of protocol at Srimandir, where...

According to the State Emergency Operation Centre of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), six alleged sunstroke death cases were reported by the Collectors in the last 24 hours.

To ward off such tragic and untoward incidents, district and police administration restricted victory processions, the use of DJ music and bursting of crackers as part of preventive measures.

Dharmasala and Kuakhia police registered cases against over 100 people in two cases. Dharmasala Police arrested six persons while Kuakhia police arrested 14 persons. All the accused were produced in court.

CEO Nikunja Dhal said, "The overall turnout, (excluding postal ballots) in 2019 was recorded at 73.09 per cent while the polling per cent in 2024 was 74.44 per cent.”

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik presided over the Cabinet meeting and recommended the Governor for dissolution of the Legislative Assembly till the formation of a newly-elected legislature.

Hundreds of BJYM workers from various parts of the state converged in front of the DGP office, clamouring for action against the main accused. They alleged that Chandbali MLA Byomakesh Ray was behind the attack...

As per reports, the exit poll by India Today-Axis predicted that the BJP is expected to acquire 51 per cent of the votes in Lok Sabha elections. Many wonder about the factors responsible for the...

According to the CEO office, maintaining law and order and curbing post-poll violence is being given importance in the state. 70 more CAPF will be deployed across the state till June 6 as various...