Bhubaneswar: The city police on Wednesday served a notice to V K Pandian, a former IAS officer-turned-BJD politician and close aide of ex‑chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who virtually ran the govt, was called for questioning in connection with the theft of two sensitive inquiry reports from the chief minister’s office (CMO) during the 2024 regime…
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…
Patna: IAS officer Sanjeev Hans, who is being searched by the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) in connection with the alleged tender scam, has written a four-page letter to SVU ADG Pankaj Kumar Darad questioning the FIR lodged against him.Hans claimed that the case was registered without sufficient evidence and is based on allegations similar to…
File photo of Former minister Mahesh Joshi at ACB Court Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Wednesday sought responses from the state home department and the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general over the arrest of former PHED minister Mahesh Joshi in the alleged Jal Jeevan Mission scam case. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev…
