Pradeep Pattanayak

The Capital city’s traffic problem finds space in the Mayor candidates' to-be-done lists.

Police said Jena has been booked under Arms Act and Section 307 of IPC.

Subhakant, son of Prahallad Pradhan of Lathipada Nuasahi in Nayagarh district, had gone to Saudi Arabia in search of work in September last year.

The BJP leaders demanded release of one Rakesh Jena, brother of their party’s female corporator candidate.

While the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has fielded Sanghamitra Dalai for the Mayor post, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s pick is Dr Sabita Suar and the grand old party Congress’s choice is Manju Rath....

It has been alleged that the couple took the extreme step after they were taunted by the supporters of the victorious candidate.

Speaker Surya Narayan Patro convened a review meeting today to hold discussions with the concerned officials about the construction of apartments.

Sundargarh District BJD president Binay Toppo and Prafulla Majhi, a Congress turncoat who jumped into BJD camp, locked horns to take control of Balishankara Panchayat Samiti chairperson post.

Deeptiranjan Senapati, the husband of the nurse, complained that she had been subjected to mental torture by the doctor at the hospital for a long period.

These are the three candidates who have thrown their hats into the ring.

Two persons were killed while one person sustained injury in the mishap which took place during the evening rush hour on Wednesday.

While three persons were arrested for kidnapping Mahali, the latter was arrested for cheating them. 

The State Project Director of Odisha School Education Programme Authority urged the concerned officials to take all precautionary measures to tackle the ensuing heat wave conditions at school level.

The conch party is facing the heat from rebel candidates not only in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur municipal corporations but they have emerged as potential threats to the party prospects in all the 106 municipalities.

The tribunal also directed the State government to take stringent measures to check illegal sand mining.

The court has scheduled the next hearing into the matter on March 21.

Meanwhile, the BJD has reportedly started making efforts to persuade the rebel candidates to withdraw their nominations.

The heavy-weights in the fray include BJD’s Subash Singh, BJP’s Sritam Das and Giribala Behera from the Congress party.

In the video, fake doctor Ramesh Swain, who has been arrested along with his sister, can be seen crying inconsolably.

Having been betrayed by the party at the last moment, scores of aspiring candidates have filed nomination as independent candidates.