Locals demand inclusion of Rajnagar area in the proposed coastal highway project Kendrapada: Residents of several seaside villages under Rajnagar block in Kendrapada district have intensified their agitation, demanding construction of a coastal highway to protect the region from sea erosion and natural disasters. Environmentalists have countered their agitation to save mangrove forests of Bhitarkanika…
Former BJD leader Pravat Biswal joins BJP in presence of CM Mohan Charan Majhi and BJP state president Manmohan Samal, in Bhubaneswar on Sunday Bhubaneswar: Nearly four months after his expulsion from the BJD, former MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal (59) joined the BJP along with his supporters on Sunday.Biswal was inducted during a ceremony at…
Bhubaneswar: Defending the inclusion of Rajasthani folk song ‘Nimbuda Nimbuda’ in school textbooks, school and mass education minister Nityananda Gond on Thursday accused Opposition parties of creating “unnecessary controversies” without understanding the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, even as the BJD launched a week-long statewide ‘Save Education Movement’.Gond said the NEP seeks to…
Rourkela: The delay in the release of financial assistance under ‘Ashirbad’ scheme to children who lost both parents or the primary breadwinner during the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a political confrontation between the ruling BJP and Opposition BJD on Thursday.A day after a TOI report, ‘No aid for more than 50,000 Covid orphans since March’, highlighted…
Bhubaneswar: Following the removal of around 20.12 lakh voters from the draft electoral roll published by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha, on Sunday, opposition parties on Wednesday questioned why nearly 14,000 enumeration forms were not returned.Officials from the CEO’s office said electors whose forms did not reach personnel engaged in SIR exercise can resubmit…
Bhubaneswar: DCP Jagmohan Meena’s unexpected resignation has sparked speculation about the reasons behind his decision. Meena, 37, has been serving as Bhubaneswar’s deputy commissioner of police for 17 months. His promotion to DIG rank was expected within the next six months, making his exit all the more surprising.“He is only 37 and was appointed as…
SIR exercise in Jagatsinghpur district Bhubaneswar: The BJD on Sunday alleged major discrepancies in Odisha’s draft electoral roll published under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, claiming that nearly 27 lakh electors have been excluded, much higher than the 20.12 lakh deletions announced by election authorities, a charge denied by the BJP.Addressing the media, BJD…
BJD president Naveen Patnaik Bhubaneswar: In a significant political mobilisation since the 2024 election setback, BJD president Naveen Patnaik has convened a meeting of party’s MPs, MLAs, office-bearers and senior functionaries at Sankha Bhawan, BJD’s headquarters, on Thursday.Wednesday’s move comes a day after BJP state president Manmohan Samal said a number of BJD and Congress…
Bhubaneswar: State BJP president Manmohan Samal on Tuesday claimed that several fuctionaries from the BJD and Congress are in touch with his party. His statement assumes significance in the light of a spate of defections in states like Punjab, Maharashtra and West Bengal.He said political situations vary across states — citing Maharashtra, Punjab and West…
Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the BJD on Saturday met the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Odisha and submitted proposals to make the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll cleaner, more transparent and credible.The delegation submitted three separate memorandums to the CEO for immediate consideration. It urged the CEO to send an immediate…
