Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Photos of Naveen Patnaik's aide VK Pandian go missing in BJD campaign posters

India, April 2 -- Elections to the 147-member assembly and 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha are scheduled to be held over a month later. Prominent parties Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read More


Paradip Port becomes highest cargo handling major port of the country

India, April 2 -- The Paradip Port in Odisha has become the highest cargo handling major port of the country in the financial year 2023-24 with 145.38 million metric tonnes (MMT) cargo throughput, bea... Read More


Election Commission orders transfer of 2 IAS, 6 IPS officers in Odisha

India, April 2 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday ordered immediate transfer of two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and six Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in Odish... Read More


BJP, Congress announce candidates for Odisha assembly polls

India, April 2 -- Both Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress on Tuesday announced their candidates for the upcoming assembly election in Odisha. BJP has fielded 112 candidates while Congress name... Read More


Lok Sabha polls: BJP picks Bhartruhari Mahtab for Cuttack in Odisha

India, March 31 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its second list of candidates for three remaining Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, picking former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Bhartruhar... Read More


Oppn accuses Patnaik of fostering parivarvaad, BJD said tickets given on merit

India, March 31 -- The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has come under criticism from the opposition, who have accused the party president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik of parivarvaad or dyn... Read More


Odia actors-turned-politicians flocking to BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

India, March 31 -- The tinsel town in Odisha has never been immune to the pelf of power, with many of the actors queueing up for the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the last two decades. But in 2024, at le... Read More


'Leaders lost access to Naveen Patnaik': Bhartruhari Mahtab on why he quit BJD

India, March 30 -- Six days after he quit the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), six-time Lok Sabha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 28, saying that it relieved the unbearabl... Read More


6-time Cuttack MP, 2 others join BJP ahead of elections

Bhubaneswar, March 29 -- Six-time Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, former Berhampur MP and actor Sidhant Mohapatra and noted Santali writer Damayanti Beshra on Thursday joined the Bharatiy... Read More


Six-time BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab joins BJP, likely to be fielded from Cuttack

India, March 28 -- Six-time Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, former lawmaker and actor Sidhant Mohapatra and noted Santali writer Damayanti Beshra on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata P... Read More