Politics News Updates

Bhubaneswar: Alleging undue influence of bureaucrats in affairs of the ruling-BJD during the ongoing elections in Odisha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged the State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to track three senior bureaucrats- Chief Minister’s private secretary VK Pandian, OSD to CM DS Kuttey & DIG Intelligence Asish Singh. A delegation of the […]

Jajpur: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh came down heavily on BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today for not implementing Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Odisha. Addressing a poll meeting in Bari of Jajpur district today, Rajnath said that while the Ayushman Bharat Yojana has been implemented by other states of the country, people […]

London: A specially designed smartphone game can detect people at the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, say researchers. The game called Sea Hero Quest, downloaded and played by over 4.3 million people worldwide, helped researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) better understand dementia by seeing how the brain works in relation to spatial navigation. […]

Kendrapara: In another example of gross misuse of power, workers of the ruling-BJD today allegedly resorted to goondaism while opposing the Vijay Sankalp Samabesh of BJP at Kerilo Handibhanga ground in Mahanga area of Kendrapara today. As per reports, BJP national vice president Baijayant Panda along with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP’s Mahanga MLA […]

London: Two drugs, in use for treating heart disease and angina, have shown promise in an early trial in preventing stroke and dementia caused by damage to small blood vessels in the brain. The drugs — cilostazol and isosorbide mononitrate — were tested in a group of patients in Britain. The results published in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating that Odisha has been neglected by the Centre, BJD president Naveen Patnaik addressing a poll rally in Kaptipada of Mayurbhanj district, once again said the Prime Minister and other Central leaders were conspicuously absent when multiple natural disasters struck Odisha but are visiting the State now daily to seek votes. Targeting PM Modi, […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging rigging, the Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded re-polling in nine booths of Atagarh Assembly constituency. A delegation of the saffron party led by Cuttack Lok Sabha candidate and former Odisha DGP Prakash Mishra and party’s state Vice-President Samir Mohanty met the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha and […]

Bhubaneswar: Breaking his silence on the regular door-knockings of BJD near CEO Odisha over his 2014 poll affidavit, BJP National Vice-President Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda today slammed the ruling party stating that he had not concealed anything in his affidavit. He further clarified that all the details of his income sources had been included in the […]

Kendrapara: BJP’s Kendrapara Lok Sabha candidate Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda once again lashed out at the ruling BJD in Odisha on Thursday stating that goondaism, rampant corruption and violence against women could only be stopped if the saffron party is voted to power in the State. Addressing a public gathering in Tarat under Mahanga today, the […]

New Delhi: Summer is here and in this heat it becomes difficult to carry long tresses. To withstand the hot weather, blunt cuts can act as a saviour for women. Celebrity stylist Aashmeen Munjaal and Samay Dutta, Director – Noir the Luxury Blow Bar, have listed a few blunt haircuts: * Short blunt with front […]

Balasore: As many as 50 polling staff from Khudra had a harrowing time as no arrangements were allegedly made for their stay in Balasore on Thursday. As a result, the poll officials were forced to spend the night under the open sky. The poll officials from Khurda have been deployed for the conduct of fourth […]

Summer is here to fill your days with fun but spending hours in the pool, playing at the beach, wearing all those light, fashionable dresses, reunion with family , friends and doing all those crazy things – clicking pictures, taking selfies with your loved ones makes the season unique and special but at the same […]

Puri: Pre-poll violence continued to mar Odisha elections 2019 with BJP candidate for Kakatpur Assembly constituency, Rabi Mallick being latest victim. Mallick was allegedly detained and attacked by supporters of his rival party. The incident occurred when he had gone to Srirampur village for some election-related work on Thursday night. As per reports, Mallick along […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik and his son Nabajyoti Patnaik are the richest among the candidates in fray in constituencies going to polls in the fourth and final phase elections in Odisha. According to the data published by the Odisha Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), Nabajyoti is the wealthiest among […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Major newspapers in state today have carried full page advertisements of ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) telling people that Odisha is going to play a major role in the formation of government at the Centre this time. Asserting that no national party would get a majority at the Centre and regional […]