Former Odisha Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare. File. | Photo Credit: Ashoke Chakrabarty Former Odisha Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare passed away on June 15. He was 95. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and former CM Naveen Patnaik have expressed their deep sorrow over the demise of the veteran politician. Bhandare was a senior Congress leader from … Read more
The newly elected BJP government in Odisha on Wednesday approved a proposal to re-open all four gates of Puri’s Shree Jagannath Temple. The government also announced a special corpus of Rs 500 crore to look after the critical issues related to the temple. The entire cabinet, including Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, will also leave … Read more
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with V.K. Pandian. V.K. Pandian has decided to quit active politics following the party’s defeat in the Odisha Assemble Elections. | Photo Credit: ANI In a setback to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), bureaucrat-turned-politician V.K. Pandian and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s close aide has decided to quit active politics … Read more
Shortly before the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls are slated to begin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appealed to voters, especially women and young individuals, across the 49 constituencies to exercise their franchise. As 49 seats across 8 states and UTs go to the polls today in the 5th phase of … Read more
Voters before casting a vote for the Odisha Assembly Election 2024, at Gopalpur in Ganjam district on May 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Amidst the acrimonious exchange of words between Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal in the ongoing simultaneous elections in Odisha, the regional party is raking up the issue of personal … Read more
Visitors enjoying in kayaks and boats at River Nagavali at Anija village in Rayagada district, Odisha. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak Two things about Anija, a village located in the Rayagada district of Odisha take you by surprise. One, less than three hours from the humidity, dust and din of Visakhapatnam is a picture-perfect green … Read more
Veteran Odisha Congress leader and six-time MLA Suresh Kumar Routray has been expelled from the party on charges of indiscipline and anti-party activities. “Taking note of the complaints of indiscipline and anti-party activities, Congress President has approved expulsion of Mr. Routray from the party for six years with immediate effect,” K.C. Venugopal, Congress General Secretary, … Read more
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw files his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections, at the Odisha Assembly, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. File | Photo Credit: ANI Amid growing signals of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) coordinating their future activities, the regional party has announced elaborate celebrations on the occasion … Read more
Bhubaneswar: CureBay has successfully raised approximately Rs 62 crore in a Series A1 funding round. The round was led by Elevar Equity, their existing investor and saw participation from CureBay founders and some of the leadership team members. The newly raised funding will enable the health-tech innovator to continue creating access to high-quality and affordable … Read more
The traditional Lanjia Saura paintings, the exquisitely embroidered Dongaria Kondh shawl, the delicious Khajuri Guda from Odisha and the Handmade Carpets and Wancho Wooden Craft from Arunachal Pradesh were among the 17 products that bagged the Geographical Indications (GI) tag on Thursday. The Lanjia Saura paintings are a style of wall mural art. Those paintings also … Read more