Pradeep Pattanayak

In Dharamgarh NAC in Kalahandi district as well as Jagatsinghpur and Bhadrak Municipalities, the majority of councillors belong to the ruling BJD party.

The arrested persons were quietly produced in the Judicial Magistrate First Class court, Banpur for remand. 

Expressing their gratitude to the PM for his farsighted decision to extend the PMGKY, the Saffron party legislatures in the letter urged Speaker Surya Narayan Patro to pass a resolution.

As the name suggests, Toshali National Crafts Mela is a once-a-year confluence of exquisite products of master craftsmen and artisans from across the nation at the capital city of Odisha. 

In the municipal elections, the BJD, BJP and Congress have secured 73, 16 and seven municipality chairman posts respectively.

Cameraman Manas Swain, a resident of Nayagarh district, was allegedly tortured and beaten to death in the Dayal Ashram.  

In the video which was captured in a CCTV footage, the man could be seen stealing some cash from the donation plate placed inside the temple before leaving the shrine.

The BJD on the other hand has also prepared itself to counter the offensive. 

In her post in Odia language, Dutee Chand said that the State government is busy developing sports infrastructure spending by crores of rupees. However, on the other hand, it is neglecting sportspersons. 

As low as 50 per cent voters turned out in Bhubaneswar while the figure was 48 percent in Berhampur. The trend has left political analyst worried, and political parties putting an accusing finger at one...

Referring to the incidents of violence reported from various parts of the State during the conduct of voting for the urban local bodies on Thursday, the State president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samir Mohanty...

Four members of the Sarpanch’s family suffered grievous injuries in the attack.

Governor Ganeshi Lal will address the House on the first business day of the session.

In rural areas, consumers who use their power through correct meter and pay bill in time will be given a rebate of 10 paisa per unit.

Tension ran high at Booth no-III set up at Jhankarpada School in Kantabanjhi NAC, Bolangir where polling for Ward no-14 and 15 was underway.

The decision was taken on the basis of a tender process where UBI emerged as the top bidder promising a 5.21 per cent interest rate in comparison to other participants. 

It was alleged that the BJD activists were found distributing Rs2,000 per voter in Keonjhar.

The fire spread quickly as the hostel roofs were made from highly inflammable thatch.

The deceased, Sumati Parida, was a resident of Padmapur area under Basudevpur block in Bhadrak district. Her husband Ramakant Parida had hanged himself to death on March 13. 

The incident came to the fore after the family lodged a complaint against the authorities of the DHH at the Rayagada police station.