Pitabas Panda Murder: Accused Bikram Panda Discharged From MKCG Hospital, Returns To Berhampur Jail

Bhubaneswar: Former Berhampur MLA Bikram Panda, the prime accused in the high-profile murder case of BJP leader and senior advocate Pitabas Panda, has been discharged from MKCG Medical College and Hospital and shifted back to Berhampur Circle Jail.Panda, who had been under treatment at the hospital for an extended period due to health complications, was admitted…

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L-G vs Delhi government again as liquor policy comes under lens

New Delhi, 22/7: Delhi LG V K Saxena recommended a CBI probe into Kejriwal government’s Excise Policy, 2021-22, over alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses, officials said on Friday.   The CBI inquiry was recommended on Delhi Chief Secretary’s report filed earlier this month, showing prima facie violations of GNCTD Act 1991, Transaction of…

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Woman, minor son electrocuted in Odisha’s Deogarh

A 40-year-old woman and her minor son were electrocuted in Odisha’s Deogarh district today. The incident took place at Kamarpal village under Kundheigola police limits in the afternoon. Bhubaneswar: A 40-year-old woman and her minor son were electrocuted in Odisha’s Deogarh district today. The incident took place at Kamarpal village under Kundheigola police limits in…

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Supreme Court says won’t defer hearing on CJI’s exclusion from panel to pick CEC

New Delhi, 6/5: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to accede to the Centre’s request to adjourn the hearing on pleas challenging the constitutional validity of a 2023 law that removed the CJI from a committee responsible for appointing the chief election commission. A nine-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant is currently…

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SPECIAL DRIVE AT RAILWAY STATIONS AND TRAINS TO ENSURE “SWACHH FOOD” DURING SWACHHTA HI SEVA CAMPAIGN.

Bhubaneswar : Indian Railways is observing “Swachhta Hi Seva” campaign from 14 th September to 1 st October 2024. An initiative taken to Strengthen voluntarism and collective action for Cleanliness, giving special focus on cleanliness at Railway stations, trains, Railway residential colonies and production units etc. As a part of the ongoing “Swachhta Hi Seva”…

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Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, EC directs Modi govt to stop Viksit Bharat messages over Whatsapp

New Delhi, 21/3: The Election Commission Thursday directed the Centre to immediately stop delivering bulk WhatsApp messages to people under the “Viksit Bharat Sampark” initiative to highlight the government’s achievements. The direction was issued to the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, after the Commission received complaints about the matter. “The move is a…

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Big Political Shift: Debashish Samantaray Joins BJP A Day After Quitting BJD

Bhubaneswar: Senior politician and former Rajya Sabha member Debashish Samantaray formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party’s national headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday.He joined the BJP in the presence of senior leaders including BJP national general secretary Arun Singh, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal and Odisha BJP in-charge Vijay Pal Singh…

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