Pradeep Pattanayak

Senior Congress leader and Jeypore MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati on Tuesday urged the district administration to close liquor shops and bars across the district on the Ram Mandir consecration day.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday released a video message wherein he appealed to people to light lamps, blow conches, beat gongs, sing devotional songs and chant Lord Jagannath’s name on January 17.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going to organise a Mahila Samavesh either in Puri or in Bhubaneswar, said Odisha BJP President, Manmohan Samal on Monday. 

The Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA) has formed a special cell called the Conciliation and Dispute Resolution (CDR) cell to resolve disputes between flat/house buyers and builders. 

Protesting against the block administration’s step-motherly attitude, the sarpanch of Dihudipur panchayat under Pattamundai block of Kendrapara district stopped an Arpan Rath by lying down in front of it. 

The people living in panchayats are going to have weather-related information as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has developed a mobile app titled ‘Panchayat Mausam Seva’.

A security blanket has been thrown in and around the pilgrim city of Puri for the inauguration ceremony of Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa on January 17.

Since it is an agrarian festival and in Odisha festivals are incomplete without sweets and mouth-watering delicacies, on this day, a traditional and special dish is prepared with 'Makara Chaula' or newly harvested rice.

A piece of good news for wildlife lovers and activists! The population of crocodiles in Satkosia and Bhitarkanika sanctuaries has increased this year. 

BJP’s Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Saturday took a swipe at the BJD-led Odisha government over the Arpan Rath vehicles moving around the state. 

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday took potshots at the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-led Odisha government over free PDS rice. 

Odisha has not achieved the development it should have had during a stable government, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP ) MLA Suraj Suryavanshi at OTV’s annual convention ‘Foresight 2024’ held in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. 

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday. Himanta Biswa Sarma will be attending the Odisha Television Limited’s (OTV) annual convention - ‘Foresight 2024' as the chief guest. 

Hearing a PIL filed by some Police SI aspirants alleging irregularities in the selection procedure, the Orissa High Court has issued a notice to the Police Recruitment Board and the state government. 

Ahead of the inauguration of the ‘Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa’ (Srimandir Heritage Corridor Project) in Puri, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb on Friday performed the ‘Acharyabaran Niti’ in his palace. 

After meeting Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw a few days ago and now holding a ‘Sankalp Samavesh’ at Bali Yatra ground in Cuttack, Ollywood actor and BJD’s state secretary Arindam Roy is keeping political pundits guessing...

The villagers and beneficiaries of Nuapatna Panchayat under Narasinghapur block in Cuttack district detained seven Arpan Raths on Friday over allegedly not receiving PDS rice for seven months.

The wife of Simulia block development officer (BDO) Biswaranjan Mohanty, whose body was found hanging in his government quarters on January 11, has been inconsistent with her statements. 

A miscreant stoned a five-year-old boy to death in front of the minor's father atop Saraguli hill near Mendara village under Dabugaon Police limits of Nabarangpur district on Thursday

The ‘Parikrama Rath’ (Arpan Rath) initiative is being viewed as counterproductive for the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as it is getting mired in controversies.