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Everyone stunned as orphaned minors depose before Odisha Court for dead father's loan 
Everyone stunned as orphaned minors depose before Odisha Court for dead father's loan 

After receiving a notice from the State Bank of India’s Bargarh branch, the minor children's grandfather came to know that his son-in-law had taken a loan of Rs 7 lakh from the bank.

  • Saturday, 23 March 2024
  • SBI
BJP-BJD alliance haze clears, battle lines drawn in Odisha 
BJP-BJD alliance haze clears, battle lines drawn in Odisha 

The BJP’s CEC is expected to give its stamp of approval to the names of candidates of some Lok Sabha seats in Odisha any time soon amid reports that a list of candidates for 100 Assembly seats and 16 LS seats has been prepared. 

No BJP-BJD alliance! BJP's celebrations gave big message to people in Odisha
No BJP-BJD alliance! BJP's celebrations gave big message to people in Odisha

Not only the leaders but also the rank and file of the party are brimming with the confidence that they will form the government in Odisha.

Odisha Excise officials attacked during raids on liquor mafia 
Odisha Excise officials attacked during raids on liquor mafia 

The liquor mafia's family members even went on to hurl abuses and attack the raiding party. They even detained the officials and vandalised their vehicle.  

BJD’s Cuttack fort collapsing like a pack of cards? 
BJD’s Cuttack fort collapsing like a pack of cards? 

Just days after actor, Arindam Roy, who is the brother-in-law of BJD's organizational secretary, Pranab Prakash Das, abandoned the party and joined the BJP, six-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab quit the party. Mahtab, one of the BJD's founding members, spewed venom while announcing his resignation on Friday.

Polish woman enters Puri Srimandir premises; entry exposes security lapses?
Polish woman enters Puri Srimandir premises; entry exposes security lapses?

A woman foreign tourist managed to enter the temple premises. While ascending the Baisi Pahacha(a flight of 22 steps), she was spotted by some servitors. She was being accompanied by a youth.

Electoral bonds: Odisha BJP hits out at Congress over ‘Chanda and Dhanda’ jibe 
Electoral bonds: Odisha BJP hits out at Congress over ‘Chanda and Dhanda’ jibe 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Dilip Mallick trained his gun at the Congress over its statement on electoral bonds. 

Sanjay Dasburma to contest in Satyabadi, Umakanta Samantaray in Bramhagiri: Puri BJD president 
Sanjay Dasburma to contest in Satyabadi, Umakanta Samantaray in Bramhagiri: Puri BJD president 

During a merger ceremony at the Sankha Bawan, Puri district unit president Dibakar Patra said that former MLA Sanjay Dasburma will surely come out victorious in the Satyabadi Assembly segment and incumbent Satyabadi MLA Umakant Samantaray will win in Brahmagiri. 

Drug Peddlers Arrested From Bhubaneswar
Highly educated but drug peddlers! Commissionerate Police arrests 2 women, seizes brown sugar

The police have recovered brown sugar worth an approximate market value of Rs 26 lakh from their possession.

 BJB College
Unrest at BJB college in Bhubaneswar as students stage protest against principal over several issues

The students further accused the principal of depriving them of NUA-O Scholarship launched by the Odisha government.

  • Saturday, 23 March 2024
  • BJD
BJP & BJD Flags
Mass exodus from BJD likely as alliance with BJP ruled out

The exodus situation wasn’t any good even before the announcement by Odisha BJP chief Manmohan Samal on Friday. Starting from Paradip to Bhubaneswar, the BJD is reportedly standing divided with new ticket aspirants becoming rebellious against the incumbent MLAs. 

3 killed as their speeding bike rams into truck in Jajpur
3 killed as their speeding bike rams into truck in Jajpur

According to sources, the three deceased were going on a motorbike when they lost balance on their two-wheeler and rammed into a truck.

Diarrhoea Outbreak At Hirakud
'Diarrhoea' hits Hirakud; 127 infected, 15 critical shifted to VIMSAR

The Medical Officer In-Charge said, “36 patients were admitted on March 21. 42 patients came on March 22 out of which 25 were admitted to hospital. Five serious patients were referred to Burla. 49 patients have come today till now.”

Opium Poppy Plantation In Similipal
Another opium poppy plantation found in Similipal; plantations worth Rs 28 crore destroyed so far

This is the third time in the last two months that a poppy plantation has been found and destroyed by the forest department. It has an approximate market value of around Rs 10 crore. Till now, opium poppy plantations worth Rs 28 crore have been found and destroyed in Similipal.

PM Modi and CM Naveen
BJP ‘no-alliance’ decision has brought the ‘fun’ back into Odisha elections!!

If the power brokers had their way, this perhaps would have been the first instance in independent India when a ruling party would have gone into an election in alliance, formed weeks before the election...

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