Bhubaneswar:3/4/24: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik today declared the second list of BJD candidates for the upcoming Loksabha & Assembly Elections in the State. Here is the list of candidates:

Bhubaneswar:2/4/24: Hours after the BJP announced its first list of 112 Assembly candidates on Tuesday, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) released its first list of candidates for eight Lok Sabha and 49 Assembly seats in Odisha. As per the notification released by AICC, several candidates have been announced for the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha. Odisha ...

Bhubaneswar: 2/4/24:The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a letter to the Odisha Chief Secretary, directing for the immediate transfer of several IAS and IPS officers in various districts of Odisha before the ensuing 2024 elections. Accordingly, two Collectors, five SPs, and one IG have been asked to be immediately transferred to non-election-related posts. Following is the list of ...

Bhubaneswar:2/4/24: As many as 36 Principal Commissioners of Income Tax were promoted in the Income Tax Department yesterday. After promotion, they will serve as the Chief Commissioners of Income Tax. This includes 4 Odia officers and they are Mr. Manoranjan Panigrahi, Mr. Bijayananda Pruseth, Mr. Debendra Narayan Kar, and Mr. Seemachal Das. Mr. Manoranjan Panigrahi is currently Principal Commissioner of ...

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced candidates for 112 of the 147 Assembly seats in Odisha. The list includes state BJP president Manmohan Samal (Chandbali), Leader of Opposition Jayanarayan Mishra (Sambalpur), Former Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik (Bhawanipatna) and former state BJP president K V Singhdeo (Patnagarh). The saffron party has renominated most sitting MLAs except Lalitendu ...

Bhubaneswar:1/4/24: Well-known Odia Bhajan singer, Santilata Barik Chhotray, passed away Monday at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. The late singer’s husband, Basant Chhotray, confirmed the news of her demise and said that the last rites will be held at Puri Swargadwar on Tuesday. Santilata Barik was a revered personality in Odia devotional music and had contributed her soulful voice to numerous ...

Bhubaneswar:31/3/24: Former MLA and senior leader of Congress Chiranjib Biswal today joined the Biju Janata Dal. Chiranjib, a two-time MLA from Jagatsinghpur district joined the ruling party today at a special program held at Sankha Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. Chiranjib is the son of Senior Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Basanta Biswal. Chiranjib was elected to the Odisha Assembly ...

Bhubaneswar:31/3/24: A day after quitting the ruling BJD, actor-turned-politician Akash Dasnayak joined the BJP in Odisha on Sunday. Dasnayak, a former MLA from Korei constituency in Jajpur, joined BJP at its Odisha unit headquarters here ahead of the upcoming simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state.BJP Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal and other leaders of the party including ...

Bhubaneswar:30/3/24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its second list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections in Odisha. The BJP, in a press release on the day, said its Central election committee has finalised the names of candidates for the Lok Sabha seats of Cuttack, Kandhamal, and Jajpur. As per the list, the saffron party has nominated Bhartruhari ...

Bhubaneswar:30/3/24:Most of the big Ollywood stars who were once star campaigners for the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have deserted the party. On Saturday two prominent cine stars and BJD leaders — Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty and former Korei MLA Akash Das Nayak- quit the party. Ollywood star Arindam Roy had earlier left the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata ...