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AICC has appointed senior MLA Ramachandra Kadam as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party

Newdelhi:21/7/24: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has appointed senior MLA Ramachandra Kadam (Potangi) as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party. Similarly, Ashok Das was appointed as the deputy leader of the Congress legislative party while CS Raazen Ekka got responsibility of party chief whip. Similarly, Ashok Das was appointed as the deputy leader of the Congress legislative party ...

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Despite a personal invite from Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik skipped the all-party meeting

Bhubaneswar: 21/7/24:Despite a personal invite from Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik skipped the all-party meeting convened by Speaker Surama Padhi ahead of the Budget session of the State Assembly on Sunday. While Opposition whip Pramila Mallik attended the meeting, none from the Congress was present. Speaking to media, the Speaker said that suggestions of all ...

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‘Biju Patnaik Sports Award’ Name Will Not Be Changed

Bhubaneswar:21/7/824: After facing severe backlash over his government’s move to rename of Biju Patnaik Sports Award as Odisha Rajya Krida Samman, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today said that the State Government will not change the name of the award. In a statement, the Chief Minister said that he got the information from the media about the name change of ...

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Odisha CMi and Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo met Leader of Opposition ahead of the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly

Bhubaneswar:21/7/24: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo met Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik ahead of the commencement of the first session of the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly. The CM and Deputy CM invited Naveen Patnaik to attend the all-party meeting today ahead of the Assembly session starting tomorrow. They also requested the ...

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Kanwariyas Throng At River Ghats As Shravan First Monday Begins

Bhubaneswar:21/7/24: The sacred month of Shravan month is dedicated to Lord Shiva. In 2024, the Shravan month begins on July 22 (Monday) and will end on August 19 (Monday). Lakhs of Kanwariyas thronged at various ghats to collect water from different rivers. The Bolbom Devotees will offer water to Lord Shiva across Odisha on the first Monday of the Holy ...

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Odisha government has renamed the Biju Patnaik Sports Award as ‘Odisha Rajya Krida Samman’

Bhubaneswar:20/7/24: The State government has renamed the Biju Patnaik Sports Award as ‘Odisha Rajya Krida Samman’. The cash rewards, however, remain unchanged. The Odisha Rajya Krida Samman’ will be awarded in eight categories annually. Odisha Sports and Youth Services Department on Friday issued guidelines for the award. As per the guidelines, the lifetime achievement award for promoting sports will carry a ...

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BJP Odisha unit is committed to making the state a corruption-free, crime-free, and transparent

Bhubaneswar: 20/7/24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Odisha unit concluded its two-day extended state executive meeting in Puri, marking a significant milestone with the passage of a political resolution and approval of five proposals. At a press meet, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari outlined the party’s vision for a corruption-free and transparent governance, emphasizing balanced and equitable ...

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BJD Legislature party held an important meeting to chalk out its strategy for the upcoming budget session of the Odisha Assembly

Bhubaneswar:20/7/24: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislature party held an important meeting in Bhubaneswar on Saturday to chalk out its strategy for the upcoming budget session of the Odisha Assembly. The legislature party meeting was chaired by BJD president and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik. All the 51 MLAs of the regional party were present at the meeting held ...

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Odia web series “Barang 1999” has been honored Best Regional Web Series award at the prestigious Indian Telly Streaming Awards 2024

 Bhubaneswar:20/7/24: The popular web series “Barang 1999” has been honored with the Best Regional Web Series award at the prestigious Indian Telly Streaming Awards 2024, held in Mumbai on July 19 in its 3rd edition. The web series was created by leading content creator Kanccha Lannka. The award was received by Akshay Kumar Parija, Co-Founder & Chairman of Kanccha Lannka ...

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Padma Shri awardee Kamala Pujari passed away at the age of 73

Cuttack:20/7/24: Padma Shri awardee Kamala Pujari passed away in the wee hours of Saturday at the age of 73. She was shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of SCB Medical College and Hospital from a Jeypore-based hospital two days back after her condition deteriorated. She died because of cardiac arrest in the wee hours of Saturday while undergoing treatment ...

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