Kashmir, 26/5: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said the new Parliament building was a welcome addition and looks “pretty damn impressive”, amid criticism by the Opposition over its inauguration. Abdullah, whose party’s MPs have also announced to boycott the inaugural ceremony, said when he was the member of the Lok Sabha, many of…
Bhubaneswar, 16/3 (AO Bureau): After a long wait, the date for the Pipili by-election has been announced today. The by-elections will be held on April 17 in Pipili. The notice will be issued on March 23. The deadline to submit nominations is March 30. Similarly, the last date for withdrawal of nominations is April 3….
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday inaugurated the statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Bellevue Square in Cuttack.The statue, sculpted under the expert guidance of artist Sanjib Biswal, was crafted by 18 skilled artisans in just 35 days.The event also saw the presence of…
Bhubaneswar, 2/11: In a major development, after being nabbed by the Crime Branch in Uttarakhand, the alleged mastermind of the high-profile Odisha Police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment examination scam, Shankar Prusty, was brought to Bhubaneswar on Sunday amid tight security. As per sources, he was apprehended near Nepal border on Saturday night while trying to…
Bhubaneswar, 25/12 (AO Bureau): Biju Janata Dal president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has reconstituted the Media Team of Biju Janata Dal . Shri Prasanna Acharya, Shri Pinaki Mishra Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Dr. Amar Patnaik (Economic Issues & Foreign Affairs), Dr. Sasmit Patra, Smt. Sarmistha Sethi are included in the National Spokesperson team. The following…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 11:30 am today amid protests over the SCB hospital fire tragedy that claimed 13 lives.As soon as Assembly proceedings commenced, BJD MLAs, wearing black t-shirts reading ‘weak Chief Minister’, demanded Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling’s resignation, alleging the state government’s inaction against him.Opposition members shouted slogans and staged a…
Cuttack, 21/10: In a major development, BJD’s organizational secretary Pranab Prakash Das has been elected as the new President of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA).Sanjay Behera has been elected as General Secretary while Pankaj Lochan Mohanty as Vice-President and Vikash Pradhan as Treasurer.
Bhopal, 17/9: Two helicopters carrying eight cheetahs reached Palpur near Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, following their arrival in Gwalior from Namibia in a special plane as part of the programme to reintroduce the feline in India seven decades after it was declared extinct in the country. The plane carrying the…
Mumbai, 14/7: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested former NSE MD Chitra Ramkrishna in a money laundering case connected with alleged illegal phone tapping and snooping of stock exchange employees after getting the nod from a Delhi court to probe the matter. Special Judge Sunaina Sharma allowed four-day custodial interrogation of Ramkrishna. …
Hisar, 15/2 (AO Bureau) : Former India’s Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s problems have increased. The Haryana Police has lodged an FIR in the relevant sections for making derogatory remarks against them for the Dalit society. Yuvraj Singh is alleged to have used abusive and abusive words towards Yuzvendra Chahal on a video chat with Indian…
