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Odisha’s ruling BJD is likely to on course to form the government for a fifth term in a row, with its candidates winning 17 seats and leading in 95 others out of the 146 assembly segments. Stay logged in to get the clear number crunching today. [cool-timeline layout=”one-side” designs=”default” skin=”default” category=”odisha-elections-result-2019-latest-update” show-posts=”100″ order=”DESC” icons=”NO” animations=”bounceInUp” […]

New Delhi: After sealing its phenomenal electoral victory with a 300-plus win, the BJP on Friday began discussing the process of government formation while the Congress dealt with the fallout of defeat with a spate of resignations from its state leaders. As the counting of votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats neared its end, the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is sending 33 per cent women to the Lok Sabha after the just held general elections. Seven women have been elected from the 21 parliamentary seats in the state. While five women won from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), two emerged victorious from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP winners are Aparajita […]

New Delhi: All set for a second term as prime minister, Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government will now begin “a new journey to build a new India with new energy” and asked newly elected MPs of the NDA to work without any discrimination, including on the basis of faith and castes In his […]

Bhubaneswar:  In a queer twist, the game-plan of CM Naveen Patnaik and BJD strategists to pit a record number of Rajya Sabha (RS) members in the 2019 polls seems proving counterproductive for the party. What bothers the party strategists is the united opposition now has the numbers to wrest a RS seat from BJD, courtesy […]

Ranchi: Fifteen personnel of the CRPF and the state police were injured in an IED blast triggered by Naxals in Jharkhand’s Seraikela Kharsawan district in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said. The blast took place around 5 am when a joint team of the CRPF’s special jungle warfare unit, CoBRA, and the state police […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal today appointed 11 cabinet ministers and nine ministers of state on the recommendations of the chief minister Naveen Patnaik. With the appointment, the strength of the council of ministers is 21 including the chief minister which is within 15 % of the strength of the assembly as prescribed by Sarkaria […]

Bhubaneswar: President of Biju Janata Dal, Naveen Patnaik, sworn in as the Odisha Chief Minister after he was re-elected with a decisive majority in the Assembly elections. Patnaik was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ganeshi Lal in a grand ceremony at the Idco Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar. The BJD, which won […]

New Delhi: Narendra Damodardas Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India for a second term. President of India Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to the PM. Modi sworn in as prime minister for a second consecutive term at a glittering ceremony at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday directed the allocation of portfolios among the following members of the Union Council of Ministers. Prime Minister: Narendra Modi PM Modi will also be in-charge of the following ministries: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; […]

Bhubaneswar: After remaining sluggish over Andaman sea, the southwest monsoon is expected to make a delayed onset over Kerala coast by June 6,  the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The southwest monsoon is expected to hit Odisha coast within two weeks after its onset in Kerala. As per the latest forecast, the southwest monsoon has […]

Bhubaneswar: It is a shocker for the State! With a whopping of over 20.37 lakh in the State looking fervently for a job in 2017-18, Odisha was among the ten major States that emerged as the culprit in zooming the country’s unemployment rate to a high of around 6.1 per cent in the fiscal year […]

Bhubaneswar: An anaemic future seems staring at Odisha! A whopping 20 districts in Odisha have recorded a big spike in the cases of severe anaemia in the expectant mothers. Severe anaemia in pregnant women in Odisha has seen a high of 42 per cent spurt in April-June 2018-19 vis-a-vis 2017-18. Sample the enormity. The data […]

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) Odisha declared the Results of the Annual HS Exam 2019 for Science Stream at 12 noon on Monday. The results were published at ‘Geeta Govinda’ auditorium in Bhubaneswar in presence of School and Mass Education minister Samir Ranjan Dash. Marks for the same will be available on […]

Bhubaneswar: Popular Ollywood actor-comedian Salil Mitra passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar late Monday night. Mitra was critically injured in a road mishap near Ghatagaon College square in Keonjhar district on May 12. He was initially rushed to Cuttack SCB and later shifted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar where […]

Bhubaneswar: In response to Ayushman Bharat CEO, Indu Bhushan’s missive over implementation of PMJAY in the State, Odisha Chief Secretary in a letter outlined some broad contours for the seamless integration of PMJAY and BKSY in Odisha. Though both PMJAY and BKSY have two identical packages of providing free  Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC), covering […]

Bhubaneswar: After month-long observance of fasting and reflection during Ramadan, Muslims across Odisha on Wednesday came together to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with festive spirit and religious harmony. Clad in their finest attire, Islamic followers thronged various mosques and eidgahs across the State to offer namaz before embarking on the celebrations. The morning prayers were offered between […]

New Delhi: Requesting the chief ministers of Odisha, Delhi, Telangana and West Bengal to implement the Centre’s health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday wrote letters to the CMs saying that the ultimate beneficiary of this collaboration will be poor and vulnerable people […]

Bolangir: Patnagarh Public Works Department Junior Engineer who was allegedly kidnapped yesterday, hours after a video showing local BJD MLA Saroj Meher forcing him to do sit-ups in public went viral, has been rescued by police today. Patnagarh DSP Suresh Nayak today informed that the JE Jaykant Sabar was rescued from Khariar area of Nuapada […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major turn of events, what initially appeared as a series of accidents in the capital city, turned out to be a failed abduction bid during the course of investigation. Saheed Nagar Police reportedly seized two guns from two cars following a raid in the area late on Saturday night, however the cops […]