Pratap Sarangi Appointed State Election Officer For Odisha BJP’s Organisational Polls

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed MP Pratap Sarangi as State Election Officer ahead of the party’s organisation polls. BJP National Returning Officer K Laxman has announced the name of State Election Officer (Returning Officer) and Co-Returning Officer (Co-Returning Officer).Senior Leader and Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi has been appointed as Returning Officer and…

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2 Royal Bengal Tigers to be brought to Similipal Tiger Reserve from Maharashtra

Mayurbhanj: The Similipal Tiger Reserve is all set to welcome two Royal Bengal Tigers from Maharashtra in the next week, reports said.A special team of forest officials including Similipal Director, Assistant director, veterinary doctors and a rapid response team has flown to Maharashtra.The two tigers will be translocated from Tadoba National Park in Maharashtra to Similipal…

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Odia couple dies after coming in contact with live wire in Chhattisgarh

Raipur (Chhattisgarh): In a tragic incident, an Odia couple residing in Chhattisgarh died after coming in contact with live wire on Sunday.The deceased couple has been identified as Duryodhan Mahanta and wife Bharti Mahanta, a native of Ragadasahi under Kamkhayanagar Panchayat of Dhenkanal district.As per reports, Bharti was drying clothes when she came in contact with…

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Woman sets herself on fire, husband critical while trying to save her in Balasore

Soro: In a tragic incident, a women set herself on fire and husband suffered severe burns while trying to save her at Adia village under Soro police limits of Balasore district.As per reports, Sashikant Maharana and his wife Bhanumati had quarreled over some issue and in a fit of rage, Bhanumati poured kerosene on herself and…

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IMD predicts rain in Odisha from October 23 to October 25, cyclone

Bhubaneswar:  The IMD has predicted rain in Odisha from October 23 to October 25 said reports on Saturday. A cyclonic formation is likely.According to reports, the MeT Department has predicted a low pressure area over Central Bay of Bengal around October 22 which is likely to intensify into a depression around October 24.Odisha is likely to…

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BJD Leader Bijayalaxmi Mohapatra Quits Party

Bhubaneswar: Bijayalaxmi Mohapatra, the organizational district president of Bhubaneswar, resigned from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday. She alleged that the show-cause notice issued by the party was ‘completely undemocratic’. She accused senior leaders, including VK Pandian and Manas Mangaraj, of humiliating her.In her resignation letter to BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik, she stated that…

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