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…
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…
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…
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…
Dubai: Odisha born Aradhana Das has been crowned as 2nd Runner-up at Mrs. India Middle East Beauty pageant which was held in Dubai on September 8, 2024.She has created a milestone by becoming the first Odia woman to achieve a podium finish at the Mrs. India Middle East Beauty pageant.She has been married and staying in…
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…
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…
Kendrapara: Former Odisha MLA from Kendrapara Utkal Keshari Parida passed away on Saturday morning. He was around 65 years old.He took his last breath at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, informed his family source.Utkal Keshari Parida was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Kendrapara on an Odisha Gana Parishad (OGP) ticket in the 2004 elections.He…
Bhubaneswar: With Diwali festival approaching, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has intensified its efforts to ensure the safety of passengers by launching a special drive against the illegal transportation of firecrackers and other inflammable items on trains.The ECoR has reiterated that carrying dangerous goods like crackers, gas cylinders, acid, petrol, kerosene and similar materials in…
Puri: The Chief administrator of Srimandir Puri have suspended Pantibadu Sebak Chandan Samantara from all duties of Lord Jagannath after his alleged involvement in the attack of the senior supervisor of the temple with a sharp weapon last evening.As per Jagannath Mandir Act 1955, 21 B (A), the suspension order has been issued and entry of…
