Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Sunday, 14 April 2024

The BJD has fielded Manas Madkami while the BJP has banked on a new face Narasingha Madkami. The Congress has nominated Mala Madhi, who had given a tough fight to the BJP and BJD candidates twice in the past.  More

Several senior leaders of the ruling party are in a state of panic following the announcement of the fourth phase of the candidates. More

By 2.30 pm, Bhubaneswar was the hottest city with 39.6 degrees, but mercury shot up to 40.5 degrees in Paralakemundi in the evening. It became the hottest city in Odisha.  More

As per their calculations, though Naveen Patnaik will be the Chief Minister of Odisha, there will be instability in his party.  More

BJD leader Padmanabh Behera said, ”No guarantee will work here, except the Naveen guarantee. The Naveen guarantee will be effective and the BJD will perform better than the previous elections.” More

The party has fielded Niranjan Patnaik for Bhandaripokhari seat while Jaydev Jena has been named as the party candidate for the for Anandapur constituency. More

Youth BJD leader Dhirendra Panigrahi allegedly lost his cool, started muttering abuses at the villagers. He even went to the extent of thrashing a youth.  More

As per reports, the two leaders recently held two separate meetings. A group of party workers who have been opposing Debasish was seen at Naveen Niwas on Sunday. More

The deceased and the injured persons belong to a family. The critically injured were said to be a woman, her mother-in-law and the driver of the car. They were travelling in a car from Goa to Howrah, preliminary reports said. More

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier predicted the rise of mercury in Odisha. The temperature has started to peak again and by 2:30 pm on Sunday, seven cities including Bhubaneswar recorded temperatures more than 37 degrees.    More

"Gradual rise in maximum temperature (Day Temperature) by 4-6°C during next 4-5 days at many places over the districts of Odisha," said IMD. More

Apart from Bhubaneswar, 11 places recorded a maximum temperature above 34 degrees by 11:30 am today. More

The BJP VP also interacted with people and distributed 'Pana', a traditional cool drink to the participants. More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also wished the people of Odisha on New Year. More

The day assumes much significance as the new Odia calendar or Panjika is released on the auspicious day. The day also marks the onset of the summer season and is known as Pana Sankranti and people distribute 'pana', a traditional cool drink. More

"We the people of Cuttack-Choudwar want BJP to come to power but we want the leadership to change the candidature here," said a BJP protestor. More

Supporters of sitting BJD MLA Raghunandan Das who have been waiting for the party’s decision, gathered at the legislator's residence in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. They are said to be sceptical of the candidature of the incumbent MLA. More

At the advent of summer, Kuliposa village under Lahunipada Tehsil of Sundargarh offers a common scene of women and children carrying buckets and going to the pit to collect water.   More

Besides BJD, BJP and Congress have also attracted the ire of the Kui Samaj for fielding candidates from outside of the district.  More

Officials of the district administration, senior police officials and representatives of 58 Akhada committees were present at the meeting which was presided over by the Rourkela SP. Traffic management and procession timings were discussed at the meeting. More

The grand old party had earlier announced its candidates for eight Lok Sabha seats while candidates for four more parliamentary seats are yet to be announced. More