News from Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odisha .It is the biggest city and the main power corridor of Odisha. The city is famous for its ancient rich heritage especially its historic monumental temples. It is popularly known as the temple city. Because many temples built from sandstone are dotted around Bindu Sagar Lake in the old city, including the 11th-century Hindu Lingaraja Temple.

CM’s claim to make Odisha a trillion-dollar economy, a pipedream: BJP 
CM’s claim to make Odisha a trillion-dollar economy, a pipedream: BJP 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ridiculed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s announcement to make Odisha a trillion-dollar economy.  

44 degrees in Odisha! Heat wave to return, temp to rise by 6-8 degrees: IMD
44 degrees in Odisha! Heat wave to return, temp to rise by 6-8 degrees: IMD

Odisha is set to witness hotter days during the next four days.

Hundreds of BJD workers of Ganjam join BJP
Hundreds of BJD workers of Ganjam join BJP

Over 300 BJD workers of Khallikote and Kabisuryanagar, owing allegiance to Deo, joined the BJP in the presence of the party’s state unit president Manmohan Samal, Berhampur MP candidate Pradeep Panigrahi and Aska MP candidate Anita Subhadarshini at the BJP office in Bhubaneswar.   

Odisha Elections 2024
Will BJD’s strategy to swap home turfs of leaders boomerang?

In Salipur, the supporters of Prakash Behera said that they would have joined the BJD if the party had fielded him from his own constituency instead of the Barabati-Cuttack Seat.

Police crackdown on cars with tinted glass to continue in Bhubaneswar 
Police crackdown on cars with tinted glass to continue in Bhubaneswar 

Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda said, "Many times, we had information about four-wheelers with tinted glass being used for illegal activities. Taking a serious note of such allegations, we have started this drive jointly with traffic police and RTO staff.”

Thunderstorm alert
IMD issues yellow warning for lightning and thunderstorm in 8 Odisha districts

Apart from this, light to moderate rain is also likely to occur in several parts of the state in the next 24 hours. IMD has also predicted a rise in the maximum temperature in Odisha.

BJD leaders from Bhubaneswar Central meet BJP MP candidate Aparajita Sarangi
BJD leaders from Bhubaneswar Central meet BJP MP candidate Aparajita Sarangi

Things took a new twist on Tuesday when 11 former corporators of the Amaresh camp met BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate & sitting Bhubaneswar MP, Aparajita Sarangi and held discussions with her.

Odisha Elections 2024
CM Naveen Patnaik should retire if unable to run govt, says BJP’s Debasis Nayak; BJD responds

BJP will win all the 21 Lok Sabha seats and there will be a double-engine government in Odisha, Nayak said adding that the BJD was playing and the party was keen for a coalition with the BJP.

Odisha Elections 2024
‘BJP to announce full candidates’ list by April 20; change likely in 1 Assembly seat’

BJP on Wednesday claimed that the party will form double-engine government in Odisha.

MLA Suresh Routray's family squabble crippling Congress in Jatani? 
MLA Suresh Routray's family squabble crippling Congress in Jatani? 

Odisha Congress arguably seems to be in a quandary over candidate selection for the Jatani Assembly seat as veteran leader and sitting MLA Suresh Routray and his nephew Sangram Routray are locked in a war of words. 

General Elections 2024
Odisha Elections 2024: Congress to announce its candidates soon, says Bijay Patnaik

The Congress so far has been able to declare candidates for 49 Assembly seats out of 147 and 8 Lok Sabha seats out of a total 21 seats in Odisha.

BJD engaging Anganwadi workers, ASHAs in poll campaigning: Odisha BJP 
BJD engaging Anganwadi workers, ASHAs in poll campaigning: Odisha BJP 

The BJP alleged that the government has sanctioned over Rs 500 crore of the tribal welfare development department to an NGO despite the model code of conduct being in force. The party leaders met the CEO and furnished pictorial evidence of the ASHAs and Anganwadi workers engaged in partisan activities. 

Odisha Elections 2024: Resentment in BJP over ticket for Dharmasala seat
Odisha Elections 2024: Resentment in BJP over ticket for Dharmasala seat

Protesting against the party nominating Smrutirekha Pahi for Dharmasala Assembly seat, supporters of BJP leader Himanshu Sekhar Sahu demanded the ticket for him.

Maximum Temperature To Rise In Odisha
North-westerly winds prevailing, temperatures to rise again in Odisha: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that North-westerly winds are prevailing over the state at the lower level. Moreover, there will be a gradual rise in the maximum temperature (Day Temperature) in Odisha.

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