Former IAS officer V K Pandian with Naveen Patnaik (ANI file photo) BHUBANESWAR: After a brief lull, former chief minister Naveen Patnaik once again came in support of his trusted aide, V K Pandian, on Monday. He dismissed a media report against the former bureaucrat as unfounded and false.The report had claimed that Pandian had…
BHUBANESWAR: Government officials and servitors, who opened Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath Temple on Sunday after 46 years, discovered several antique idols crafted from precious metals in the treasury’s inner chamber. These idols were not listed in any previous inventories.“The ancient small idols — perhaps 5 to 7 in number — have turned almost black over…
BHUBANESWAR: The BJP won for the first time in 45 assembly constituencies and nine Lok Sabha (LS) seats in Odisha in the recently concluded simultaneous polls, an analysis by TOI of the results revealed. The party won a total of 78 seats in the 147-member assembly and 20 out of 21 LS seats in the…
BHUBANESWAR: An exit poll by Times Now-ETG predicted on Monday a near-repeat of the 2019 landslide for Naveen Patnaik’s BJD in the Odisha assembly polls, differing from other projections that show the party either neck and neck with challenger BJP or not ahead by much.BJD is likely to win 100 to 115 seats in the…
Bhubaneswar: Four wagons of a goods train derailed near Kantabanji station under Sambalpur railway division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) at about 10.50pm on Friday, resulting in disruption of trains movement on both the lines. No casualty is reported in this incident, said the Railway sources.Senior officials from ECoR were on the spot. Due…
BHUBANESWAR: In a setback for Congress, its Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sucharita Mohanty has declined to contest, citing little financial support from the cash-strapped party. While voting will be held for the Puri Lok Sabha seat and seven assembly segments under it on May 25, the deadline for filing of the nomination is May 6….
BHUBANESWAR: Most are up to speed about Formula 1. But here comes Formula 9, the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD)’s pattern in announcing its candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.Starting from its initial list unveiled on March 27 (2+7=9), which featured 72 (7+2=9) candidates, the party has maintained this numerical theme…
BHUBANESWAR: The death toll in the Jharsuguda boat incident rose to five on Saturday. The ferry, carrying 50 people, had capsized in the Mahanadi river near Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda district on Friday afternoon.The CMO said that all passengers on the boat were from Kharseni in neighboring Chhattisgarh. They had come to Lakhanpur by road and…
Naveen’s move is meant to counter the growing influence of the BJP in the region and is expected to have an impact on the overall political dynamics in the state. By contesting from Kantabanji, Naveen aims to boost the morale of party workers and connect with voters in the region. Source link
BHUBANESWAR/ANGUL: Last month, when Animesh Pradhan was busy preparing for the interview round of the UPSC Civil Services Examinations 2023, he lost his mother to cancer. Today, when he secured All India second rank in the UPSC exam, his only regret was that his parents could not get to hear the news. Animesh lost his…
