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Odisha: Expelled BJD MLA and ex-minister Pradeep Panigrahy joins BJP

India, Feb. 21 -- Expelled Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahy joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a function held in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, officials familiar wi... Read More


ED issues summons to senior BJD MLA, his son in land scam case

India, Feb. 17 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday issued summons to former Odisha minister and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Prafulla Samal and his son Prayaskanti Samal in connection ... Read More


Odisha announces rRs.r1000 each for 70 lakh women SHG members for their uniforms

India, Feb. 17 -- The Odisha government on Friday announced Rs.1,000 each to 70 lakh women self-help group (SHG) members for uniform and Rs.2,000 each to 1.5 lakh SHG executive committee and managemen... Read More


ED conducts raids on college run by BJD MLA over alleged money laundering charge

India, Feb. 15 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday started multiple raids on the premises of senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA and former minister Prafulla Samal including an engineering co... Read More


Orissa HC asks state govt to not stop wages of section of Jagannath temple servitors

India, Feb. 15 -- The Orissa high court has asked the state government to not to stop the remuneration of a section of Jagannath temple servitors in Puri citing funds crunch. A two-judge bench of the... Read More


Two BJD candidates file nomination for Odisha RS poll; suspense over third seat

India, Feb. 13 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders Debashish Samantaray and Subhasish Khuntia on Tuesday filed their nomination papers for the February 27 Rajya Sabha elections Tuesday even as the suspen... Read More


Pradhan bats for setting up of 100 start-ups by '36

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 12 -- The IIT-Bhubaneswar Research and Entrepreneurship Park will provide resources, mentorship and access to potential investors to build 100 start-ups with a turnover of Rs.100 cro... Read More


Pradhan bats for setting up of 100 start-ups by '36

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 12 -- The IIT-Bhubaneswar Research and Entrepreneurship Park will provide resources, mentorship and access to potential investors to build 100 start-ups with a turnover of Rs.100 cro... Read More


Odia TV journalist attacked by unidentified miscreants in Bhubaneshwar: Police

India, Feb. 11 -- A TV journalist of an Odia TV channel was seriously injured late on Saturday night after he was attacked by a group of unidentified miscreants in Bhubaneshwar city, police said. Pol... Read More


Veteran BJD leader and 10-time MLA V Sugnana Kumari Deo passes away at 87

India, Feb. 10 -- Veteran Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Odisha's longest-serving legislator V Sugnana Kumari Deo passed away late on Friday night at a private hospital in Chennai, officials said. S... Read More