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Women empowerment or dynasty politics? Why BJD dropped heavyweights & fielded their wives?

Bhubaneswar, April 18 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has dropped as many as 10 heavyweight leaders and, instead, fielded their wives for the upcoming General Elections triggering speculations of encoura... Read More


Commissionerate Police forms HER to deal with Road Romeos with iron hand

Bhubaneswar, April 18 -- Road Romeos beware! Your acts could land you behind bars. The Bhubaneswar -Cuttack Commissionerate Police has formed a Highly Efficient Response (HER) team to come swiftly to ... Read More


Actress Varsha Priyadarshini steps into ex-husband's shoes, joins BJD

Bhubaneswar, April 18 -- Actress Varsha Priyadarshini, ex-wife of actor-turned-politician Anubhav Mohanty, joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday. The actress was inducted into the party at a p... Read More


Bhubaneswar 'hottest place' in Odisha as temperature shoots up

Bhubaneswar, April 18 -- The capital city of Odisha saw a significant spike in day temperature as the heat wave spell intensified across the State. By 2:30 PM on Thursday, day temperature in Bhubanesw... Read More


Huge public support for PM Modi, Odisha to have double engine govt: BJP's Kendrapara LS candidate Baijayant Panda

Bhubaneswar, April 17 -- There is massive public support to ensure BJP's victory in Odisha and make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister of the country for the third time, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP... Read More


Lightning strikes kill four in Odisha's Kendrapara

Bhubaneswar, April 16 -- At least four persons were killed in lightning strikes in four different places in Kendrapara district on Tuesday. Today, norwester rain lashed many parts of the Kendrapara d... Read More


Cash & inducements worth over Rs 100 cr seized by ECI in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 16 -- At a time when the first phase of the General Elections is still to be conducted (on April 19), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has so far seized cash and inducements w... Read More


Huge cache of tablets with 5T & CM Naveen wallpapers 'seized' in Odisha; Cong alleges MCC violation

Bhubaneswar, April 16 -- A huge cache of mobile tablets was seized from a container and eight SUVs in Rayagada on Tuesday. Most importantly, the seized tablets reportedly had wallpapers of Chief Minis... Read More


Mercury crosses 43 degrees in Odisha, likely to reach 45 degrees

Bhubaneswar, April 16 -- Baripada in Mayurbhanj district became the hottest city of the current season on Tuesday recording a maximum temperature of 43.6 degrees Celsius. With no respite in sight for... Read More


17 girls 'tortured on pretext of job' rescued in Odisha; Mass Education Minister orders probe

Bhubaneswar, April 16 -- Police with the help of local residents rescued as many as 17 young girls who were allegedly being tortured on the pretext of jobs at a private company's office in Baripada's ... Read More