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BMC mayor’s posters torn by Rishi’s friends

Bhubaneswar: Alleging slow pace of investigation into the mysterious death of engineering student Rishi, some youths identifying themselves as his friends, on Wednesday torn posters of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayor Ananta Narayan Jena at various places in the city. Besides, the youths also shouted slogans against the mayor who is embroiled in the death […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Congress threatens to hurl egg at CM Naveen

Bhubaneswar: Questioning why no action has been taken yet against Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayor Ananta Narayan Jena for his alleged involvement in the sex tape, Congress on Tuesday targeted chief minister Naveen Patnaik and threatened to hurl eggs at him. Alleging slow pace of investigation into the sex slur allegation against the BMC mayor, […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Mahila Congress stages demo; demands Mayor’s resignation

Bhubaneswar: Demanding resignation of city Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena and a CBI probe into the death of engineering student Asutosh Mohanty alias Rishi and the sex scandal video, the Mahila Congress staged a demonstration in front of the BMC office here today. While the Congress Bhubaneswar District Committee has been sitting on a dharna in […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Rishi death case: Friend ‘receives’ life threat, police assures security

Bhubaneswar: Deceased Rishi Mohanty’s friend, who had claimed yesterday there is a ‘link’ between the sex clip and the death of Rishi, on Monday said that his life is at risk. He had revealed to media that his friend’s death is ‘directly’ linked to the video which was uploaded by a news website and got […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Eggs hurled at city Mayor’s house

Bubaneswar: The BJP Yuva Morcha activist hurled eggs at the residence of city Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena at Bapuji Nagar here early morning today protesting his alleged involvement in the sex scandal video and murder engineering student Asutosh Mohanty alias Rishi. The activists hurled eggs the nameplate, main gate and vehicle of the Mayor. They […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Sex scandal video: Rishi’s kin demands reopening of murder case

Bhubaneswar: In a twist to the controversy surrounding city Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena for his alleged involvement in the sex scandal video clip and murder of engineering student Asutosh Mohanty alias Rishi, family members of the deceased today demanded re-investigation of the murder case. Besides, the mother of Rishi demanded an inquiry into the links […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Sex slur against Mayor: BJP to stage demo at 12 places today

Bhubaneswar: Demanding dismissal of city Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena for his alleged involvement in a sex scandal video and murder of engineering student Asutosh Mohanty alias Rishi, the BJP will stage demonstration at eight places across the capital today. At a Press meet here on Friday, the party leaders also alleged that while the Mayor […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Sex tape row: Police send notice to NSUI head, website owner

Bhubaneswar: A day after Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayor Ananta Narayan Jena was dragged into a sex tape controversy, commissionerate police on Friday sent notice to Itish Pradhan, state chief of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and Pradip Pandi, head of a news website in connection with the case. Police said, the notice was […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Sex scandal video: BJP stages road blockade demanding arrest of BMC mayor

Bhubaneswar: Vehicular movement on busy street of Power chhak here came to a grinding halt for some time on Friday as members of BJP staged a road blockade demanding the arrest of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayor Ananta Narayan Jena for his alleged involvement in a sex tape which has gone viral on social networking […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Sex scandal video: Bhubaneswar Mayor sues Itish Pradhan, Pradeep Pandi

Bhubaneswar: Taking a strong note against the allegation made by Student Congress of Odisha for his alleged involvement in a sex tape which has gone viral on social networking sites, Bhubaneswar mayor Ananta Narayan Jena has field defamation and criminal suits against Chhatra Congress President Itish Pradhan and niankhunta.com proprietor Pradeep Pandi on Friday. According […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Ananta re-elected unopposed as BMC mayor

Bhubaneswar: Corporator Ananta Narayan Jena has been elected unopposed as the Mayor of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), announced the BMC Administrator Sanjib Mishra here on Friday

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
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Hand over Rishi death inquiry to CBI

  By Sandeep Sahu The death of engineering student Rishi Mohanty in May this year and its alleged link with the sex tape that has been the talk of the town for nearly a week now is getting murkier by the day. On Thursday, two friends of Rishi, their faces covered, asserted before television cameras […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Mayor must resign to allow a fair probe

By Sandeep Sahu Nothing sells like sleaze. But when sleaze combines with crime and politics, it makes for an explosive concoction. And that is precisely what we have been witnessing for four days at a stretch now. The sex video allegedly featuring BJD leader and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena and its […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Attack On Man In Police Presence: Victim Says 'Feeling Unsafe After Attackers Granted Bail'

Bhubaneswar: Parvinder Pal Singh, the Sikh businessman who was brutally attacked by three miscreants in front of a PCR van staff on Tuesday afternoon in Laxmi Sagar area of the capital city, today expressed concerns over his safety after the accused were released on bail Wednesday night. It may be noted that the three persons, […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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BJD Announces Names Of Presidents For 33 Organisational Districts

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal(BJD) today announced the names of elected presidents of 33 organisational districts. Surprisingly, the list includes 19 new faces of the party. BJD MLA Ananta Narayan Jena has been made district president of Bhubaneswar and Debashish Samantaray has been assigned the responsibility of Cuttack, Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik for Ganjam, Sudam […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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