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The BJP on Monday released its eighth list for the ensuing General elections. (Photo: ANI)

2019 Lok Sabha polls: BJP releases eighth list of candidates

Earlier in the day, Swain joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at state party...

25 March 2019 10:01 AM

Naveen Patnaik

BJD announces 9 assembly constituencies candidates

The names were declared by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, six days after the party released the first list of candidates on...

25 March 2019 7:29 AM

Doctor Ambuj Garg, who waswas nabbed while trying to flee the spot.

Odisha doctor turns messiah for sickle cell patients

The doctor was shocked when he found that Koraput, a hilly forested region, recorded a huge number of sickle cell...

18 March 2019 8:33 PM

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has informed that cyclone Fani intensified into severe cyclone at 5:30 pm on April 29 and it is to intensify further and move towards Odisha coast. (Photo: Twitter/ @Indiametdept)

Cyclone 'Fani' to intensify further, moves towards Odisha coast: IMD

The Central government is keeping a close watch on the impact of the cyclonic storm on the states along the eastern...

30 April 2019 3:05 AM

The residents of a village under Ambapadar in Odishas Kalahandi, who have been waiting for the government to build a road in their village for years, have now taken on the stupendous task of constructing the road themselves by contributing money. (Photo: ANI)

Fed up with govt promises, Odisha villagers contribute money to build...

According to the villagers, they were waiting for a properly constructed 3-kilometer road since independence.

29 April 2019 4:44 AM

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) bench here Thursday stayed the Election Commission order suspending IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin for checking prime minister Narendra Modis helicopter in Odisha. (Photo: AFP)

Suspension of IAS officer who checked PM's chopper put on hold by CAT

However, the CAT said it would look into this matter afresh once it received the response from the EC.

25 April 2019 3:22 PM

Locals in the region have claimed that they have no option but to travel by boats, even to hospitals and schools, as there are no other means of transportation. (Photo: ANI)

Connectivity a key challenge for locals in these 16 Kalahandi villages

The area comes under the parliamentary constituency of Biju Janta Dal Member of Parliament (MP) Arka Keshari Deo.

11 April 2019 4:32 AM

Shah also alleged that the powers of the elected representatives have been handed over to the bureaucrats, sidelining the senior leaders of the ruling BJD. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Those involved in chitfund, mining scams will be put behind bars: Amit...

Shah, after releasing the party's manifesto said that the BJP seeks to build a 'New Odisha' by breaking the shackles of...

7 April 2019 8:48 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in Odishas Sundergarh on Saturday. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

BJP born out of sweat of its workers, not dynasty or money: Modi in...

Addressing a rally, Modi said that today BJP flag is flying proudly in regions where it was unimaginable at one point of...

6 April 2019 6:32 AM

PM Modi said that parties like Congress and BJD treat poor people as vote-bank. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

People will reject both BJD, Cong in LS, Assembly polls: Modi

Modi's Saturday rallies will follow BJP president Amit Shah's visit to the state on Sunday.

6 April 2019 5:59 AM

A shopkeeper poses with political parties campaign materials ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2019 in Jabalpur on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

2019 Lok Sabha polls: Odisha politics turn into a 'family affair'

Be it BJD, Cong or BJP, Odisha is witnessing a lot of candidates, who are in the fray with family members representing...

5 April 2019 6:09 AM

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

Naveen Patnaik to take oath as Odisha CM on May 29; PM Modi invited

Invitations have also been sent to leaders of different political parties in the state.

27 May 2019 3:45 PM