News from Bhubaneswar

Commissionerate Police seized these high-end cars including brands like Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, and Range Rover among others on Sunday night during a crackdown on drunk drivers.

Action against the Warden and Chief Warder in Jharpada jail group clash has led many to question if they have been made scapegoats to protect seniors.

Taking a swipe at BJD, Sarangi said, “There is an undercurrent against BJD in Odisha. People are asking who is the actual leader of BJD and who is ruling Odisha? When BJD wants to get votes, they show the face of CM Naveen Patnaik. But another person is ruling the State.”

In a jolt to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Khallikote’s former MLA Purna Chandra Sethy resigned from the party on Monday.

The business of colours and other goods in Cuttack is expected to be on the higher side, especially with the new herbal Holi concept gaining popularity for several reasons.

BJD has set eyes on about 8 lakh first-time voters who are going to exercise their franchise in the upcoming elections.

Samal said, "We have discussed threadbare about Odisha elections. Everything was put forth before the CEC. It is up to them to decide on the poll strategies and accordingly elections will be fought.”

The BJD party's spreading red carpets for the leaders who contested against the BJD candidates in the 2019 elections is causing discontent among its leaders and workers.

To counter the two BJP stalwarts Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram, the BJD is reportedly planning to field its organisational secretary Pranab Prakash Das in Sambalpur and hockey legend Dillip Tirkey in Sundargarh.

During a normal checking at Midnapore toll gate, the police stopped a car and the police found blood stains inside the vehicle's boot. Soon the occupants- Soumyakanti Jena and the driver of the car-were detained. 

Pradeep Panigrahi observed, “The Chief Minister himself has proved that good medical facilities are not available at government hospitals. The burning example is that when the CM is indisposed, why he prefers treatment at Medanta Hospital in New Delhi rather than the SCB hospital in Cuttack or the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar.”

The rescued leopard had injuries in its hind legs and was not able to move properly in forest.

As per reports, a vehicle was seized along with the licence of the driver in connection with a drunken driving case. Sub-inspector of Saheednagar Police Station Priyabrat Pradhan had demanded Rs 5,000 as a bribe to release the vehicle and the license.

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. 

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.