Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President, Baijayant Panda on Friday took part in the wall painting campaign in Kendrapara’s Garadpur and painted a lotus.

The Congress said there is no question of the BJD joining with the third front because they are wary of their mistakes. Once they join the third front, they would come under the scanner of the CBI and the ED. 

As per tradition, the Chaka Dera ritual is conducted on the occasion of 'Bhaunri Jatra,' the last day of the 'Bahara Chandan Yatra' of the deities.

Bansidhar Rout was taken to a private hospital at Bhadrak bypass after he complained of blurred vision. After examination, Dr Santosh Singh at the hospital told him that he was suffering from cataract and it needed an operation.

The theme of IDEATE 2023 was ‘Foundational & Lifecycle Interventions to EMPOWER’.

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Telangana State Police received an SOS from a civil society named Samata on the distressed condition of migrant brick kiln labourers at Jagatpalli under Pochampalli area.

The people of the district have long been demanding for establishing a Central School and a Driving Training School in Koraput.

The incident triggered tension in the locality as hundreds of local ransacked the bus and staged a road block, demanding action against the driver.

The entire Jharsuguda Assembly constituency has been divided into five zones. To maintain law and order situation and ensure peaceful voting, 19 platoons of Odisha Police, 300 OR constables, 150 home guards and about 100 officers have been deployed. 

While just one day is to go for the Jharsuguda bypoll, a high drama unfolded on Sunday with Laikera Zone-1 ex-Zilla Parishad member Lokendra Rout joining the BJP in the morning and returning to the BJD in the evening.

After committing the crime, the accused fled from the spot. The reason behind the crime is yet to be ascertained. 

The campaigning by the political parties has hit the fever pitch in Jharsuguda as the time for campaigning will end today evening.

The entrance examination is being conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode for all the courses. A total of 55,979 candidates have applied to appear for the entrance test. 

There are lines of apple trees laden with apples in the orchard. Visitors to the orchard are surprised not because of apples but because these fruits are grown even in the summer season. 

With the photos going viral, it was seen as a serious lapse in the security of the President. Taking it seriously, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Mayurbhanj, Rupabhanu Mishra suspended the pharmacist.

Scenes like people talking on mobile phones while sitting in trees or on a hilltop are common here.

Despite her fraility, Kali Jena, aged over 90, has to walk a distance of 2 kilometres every month to collect her pension.

"There is the possibility of a conspiracy behind this. But we can’t tolerate the insult. We would bring out the truth behind it,” said MSCBU Vice Chancellor Santosh Kumar Tripathy.  

“The state government has to answer why an on-duty police officer killed a sitting minister. The government has to answer what is the motive behind the murder,” said Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan while addressing a gathering in the district.

Police arrested five persons for their alleged involvement in the attack.