Bhubaneswar, 27/11: In a big political development, former IAS officer and 5T and Naveen Odisha chairman VK Pandian today joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), announced party president Naveen Patnaik. The Central Government had approved the voluntary retirement of the former bureaucrat on October 23. Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik…
Bhubaneswar, 8/2 (AO Bureau) : Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated four new buildings at Ramadevi Women’s University. The four buildings, built at a cost of Rs 33 crore, have been constructed. On the birth anniversary of Utkal Bharati Kuntala Kumari Sabhat, the Kuntala Kumari Library of Ramadevi Women’s University has been inaugurated along with the…
Dissatisfaction over the incident of young people smoking cigarettes in Lingaraj temple. Sevayat demanded the arrest of the youth. Sevayat asked about how he took cigarettes inside the temple. The young man smoked a cigarette inside the temple and shared that photo on social media, the photo of which is going viral on social media….
Mumbai, 20/9: WhatsApp said on Wednesday that it will offer credit card payments and services from rival digital payment providers within its app in India, the latest bet by the Meta-owned service to boost commerce offerings in its biggest market. WhatsApp has more than 500 million users in India, though regulators there have capped its…
Bhubaneswar, Odisha , 13 December 2025 ; The 3rd edition of the International Conference on Purvodaya Perspectives 2025 was inaugurated today in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Organised by The Energy Forum (TEF), New Delhi, in collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the conference brought together eminent dignitaries, diplomats, policymakers, industry leaders,…
Bhubaneswar, 2/6 (AO Bureau):Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to the chief ministers of all the states during the Karona epidemic. It is alleged that the ambassador provided the information to Hussein. Vaccination is the only way to protect people from the Covid crisis. No state is safe unless it is vaccinated on a…
New Delhi, 14/8: In view of the 76th Independence Day celebration on Monday, security has been stepped up across the national capital with more than 10,000 personnel manning the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the country. From facial recognition system cameras to multi-layered security cover and deployment of…
New Delhi, 15/5: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday (May 15) adjourned the arguments on CBI’s charges involving prominent leaders including Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia along with BRS leader K Kavitha, in the Delhi Excise Policy case. An application for postponement of arguments on charge is pending before the High Court….
Athagarh; Demanding district status, Athagarh District Action Committee observed a 12-hour bandh from 6 AM to 6 PM on Wednesday demanding district status.The shops and markets remained closed, and vehicular movement was severely affected as the protesters staged demonstrations at Athagarh–Chandbali square on State Highway No. 65, leading to traffic disruptions.Traffic on the old Cuttack–Sambalpur road,…
Thiruvananthapuram, 22/4: Former MLA Johnny Nellore, who had recently resigned from the Kerala Congress party, on Saturday announced a new political outfit- National Progressive Party (NPP). While former member of the National Minorities Commission V V Augustine is the Chairman, Nellore will function as the working chairman of the NPP. At a press meet…
