The incident took place as a large number of people congregated on Badamba-Gopinathpur T-Bridge on the occasion of Makar Mela, a police officer said.
"Time has come for Naveen-babu to end his neutrality, and come forward to join the Janata Parivar and lead the nation," he said.
The party's sources said that the BJD supremo is likely to address public meeting, interact with voters and hold road shows in three places – Padampur town, Paikmal and Jharbandh.
After formally inaugurating the institute, Patnaik said it will play a significant role in providing quality education and expert healthcare to people in the state.
The man, now 44, had raped the then 23-year-old woman on the night of March 2, 2009 when her husband was not at home, according to the prosecution.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, urging the Centre to withdraw 18 per cent GST on kendu leaf trade as it is linked to the livelihood of poor people.
Odisha BJP general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar said Nadda, during his visit, will interact with local leaders and address public meetings in Kandhamal and Puri Lok Sabha constituencies.
Patnaik dashed a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, barely three days after announcing a special package for the welfare of kendu leaf pluckers.
While reviewing the cold conditions in the state during a meeting with top officials on Friday evening, Patnaik asked officials to ensure the safety of the...
A total of 13,36,382 people have tested positive for the coronavirus since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020, and 9,204 people have died due to it,...
The Union Education minister who hails from Odisha welcomed the decision of the ASI to establish a new circle office in Puri.
Most of them are members of local village committees or Chetana Natya Mandali – a cultural outfit linked to CPI(Maoist) – in Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri...
The state now has 306 active cases, while 13,26,524 people have recovered from the disease, including 55 in the last 24 hours.
Odisha now has 397 active cases, while 13,26,267 people have recovered from the disease, including 55 in the last 24 hours, the bulletin added.
Odisha has 481 active COVID-19 cases, while 13,25,958 people have recovered from the disease, including 85 in the last 24 hours.
The death toll rose to 9,202 with one more fatality reported in the last 24 hours, while 53 other coronavirus patients have died due to comorbidities so far,...
Odisha currently has 605 active COVID-19 cases, while 13,25,519 people have recovered from the disease, including 79 in the last 24 hours.
The new COVID-19 cases were detected from 9,903 sample tests and the daily positivity rate was 0.78 per cent.
The state now has 717 active cases, while 13,24,736 patients have recovered from the disease, including 166 in the last 24 hours.
The toll rose to 9,198 as a 52-year-old woman succumbed to the disease in Jajpur district. Besides, 53 other patients have died due to comorbidities so far, it...
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the officials to distribute five kilograms of rice per month free of cost to beneficiaries of the scheme till December...
Odisha now has 1,343 active cases, while 13,23,646 patients have recovered from the disease, including 209 in the last 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was at 1.46 per cent as 15,179 samples were tested for the infection in the last 24 hours.
The state had recorded 199 infections on Wednesday. The toll remained unchanged at 9,186, with no fatality reported from any part of the state. Fifty-three...
The daily positivity rate was at 1.5 per cent as 13,730 samples were tested for the infection in the last 24 hours.
