Tag: Jb Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: Accusing the Odisha government of sleeping while Chhattisgarh obtained environmental clearance from the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment (MoEF) for the Arpa-Bhaisajhar Barrage Project on May 8, 2015, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan today advised the government to form a joint regulatory board with the Chhattisgarh government on sharing of […]

Bhubaneswar: Rich tributes were paid to three-time Chief Minister of the state and former Governor of Assam Janaki Ballabh Patnaik on his first death anniversary today. A number of programs have been organised today across the state to mark the occasion. According to sources, a park and a 10-foot high statue of the former Chief […]

Bhubaneswar: The last rites of former Odisha chief minister and octogenarian Congress leader Janaki Ballabh Patnaik were performed at Swargadwar in Puri today evening. His son Pruthvi Ballabh Patnaik lit the funeral pyre of the late leader. Political leaders cutting across party lines and supporters of the departed leader were present besides his family members, […]

It’s official. Congress high command today named young leader Prasad Harichandan to lead the party in Odisha. He would replace Jayadev Jena as Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president. The much-awaited announcement came from All India Congress Committee (AICC) in the evening

Bhubaneswar: After 22 years on the run, police on Monday arrested Biban Biswal, the prime accused in the sensational and high-profile Anjana Mishra gang rape case, from Pune in Maharashtra. Biban’s arrest was confirmed by the Commissioner of Police, Sudhansu Sarangi at a presser in Bhubaneswar. The Police Commissioner said that Biban had hid himself […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday closed a petition filed by gang-rape survivor Anjana Mishra alleging lapses and conspiracy in the investigation carried out by the investigating agency. The court’s decision followed two sets of affidavits filed by the Odisha Government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the case, stating […]