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  Odisha: Death count mounts to six in explosion incident during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra

  India | May 31, 2024 22:59 IST

  A group of devotees were celebrating the festival with firecrackers when a spark hit the stack, causing an explosion. This created chaos and some people jumped into the Narendra Pushkarinee, a local waterbody, to save themselves.

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  'PM Modi can call and ask me about my health condition': Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

  India | May 30, 2024 8:10 IST

  CM Naveen Patnaik said that some leaders of BJP, both in Odisha and Delhi, have been spreading rumours about his health condition for the last 10 years.

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  Odisha: 3 killed, 32 injured in firecracker explosion during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival

  India | May 30, 2024 13:30 IST

  Puri firecracker explosion: Hundreds of people had gathered on the banks of Narendra Pushkarinee to witness the Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in Puri.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, May 29, 2024

  India | May 29, 2024 22:46 IST

  India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.

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  Patnaik reacts to BJP's jibe over 'controlling hand' after his video with Pandian goes viral

  India | May 28, 2024 20:53 IST

  The verbal spat started after a video of VK Pandian holding mic for Naveen Patnaik went viral. In the video, Naveen Patnaik's hand could be seen shivering when Pandian grabs and hides it.

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  'Will observe fast for three days': Sambit Patra apologises for his remark on Lord Jagannath

  India | May 21, 2024 7:32 IST

  BJP leader Sambit Patra faced criticism for calling Lord Jagannath a 'devotee' of PM Modi. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik condemned this as an insult to the revered deity and urged the BJP to keep religion separate from politics.

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  Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik condemns BJP's Sambit Patra for calling Lord Jagannath a 'bhakt' of PM Modi

  India | May 28, 2024 13:56 IST

  BJP's Sambit Patra faces backlash after referring to Lord Jagannath as a 'bhakt' of PM Modi. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik deems it an insult to the revered deity, urging the BJP to refrain from mixing religion with politics.

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  Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: Voting concludes for 35 seats, CM eyes sixth successive win

  India | May 28, 2024 13:59 IST

  Odisha Assembly Elections 2024: In the second phase, the fifth at the national level, 5 parliamentary constituencies — Aska, Kandhamal, Bargarh, Bolangir, and Sundargarh — and 35 associated assembly seats will vote. These are spread across nine districts, including Maoist-hit areas of Kandhamal,

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  Odisha Lok Sabha, Assembly elections: Naveen Patnaik, ex-hockey captain Dilip Tirkey in fray

  India | May 28, 2024 14:08 IST

  Odisha's five Lok Sabha seats and 35 Assembly seats to go for polls in the fifth phase today. The fate of total 305 candidates would be sealed by the voters. The results of the elections will be declared on June 4.

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  Odisha: EC orders deployment of 2,000 central forces personnel after violence in Ganjam

  India | May 16, 2024 23:11 IST

  On Wednesday night, a BJP worker named Dilip Kumar Pahana was brutally beaten in a pre-poll violence. Later he succumbed to his injuries during treatment at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Odisha.

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  Odisha: BJP worker killed, 7 others injured in clash with BJD supporters, CM condemns violence

  India | May 16, 2024 12:22 IST

  Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are being held simultaneously in Odisha. Polling will be held in the 35 Assembly seats and 5 Lok Sabah constituencies on May 20.

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  Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha: Voting held to elect new state govts | DETAILS

  India | May 28, 2024 14:09 IST

  Assembly Elections: Andhra Pradesh and Odisha are polling simultaneously for the Assembly and Lok Sabha Elections on Monday.

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  'BJP-BJD are married, working for select few': Rahul takes 'Uncle ji' dig at PM Modi in Odisha

  India | April 28, 2024 17:32 IST

  Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a rally in Odisha, alleged that the BJP and BJD are fighting against each other in the elections but are working together.

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  Balasore Lok Sabha Election 2024: Sitting BJP MP Pratap Sarangi to challenge BJD's L Samantsinghar

  India | April 24, 2024 8:13 IST

  Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Odisha, which is having a total of 21 Lok Sabha seats, is set to vote in the last four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. Apart from Lok Sabha polls, the state will also vote for Assembly elections simultaneously.

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  Odisha: 5 dead, 40 injured after bus falls from bridge in Jajpur district

  India | April 16, 2024 6:28 IST

  A bus heading to Kolkata fell from a bridge in Odisha's Jajpur district. Rescue operation is underway at the accident spot.

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  BJD fields Lekhasri Samantasinghar from Balasore Lok Sabha seat, names 9 assembly candidates

  India | April 11, 2024 20:32 IST

  Odisha Assembly elections will be held along with the Lok Sabha polls in four phases on May 13, 20, 25 and June 1. The results of both elections will be declared on June 4.

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  BJD releases list of candidates for 5 Lok Sabha constituencies, 27 Assembly seats in Odisha

  India | April 04, 2024 6:26 IST

  Simultaneous elections to 147 Assembly seats and 21 Lok Sabha constituencies will be held in Odisha in four phases from May 13. BJD chief and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the names of 27 candidates for assembly elections and five for Lok Sabha polls on April 3.

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  Naveen Patnaik's BJD announces names of Lok Sabha, Odisha Assembly elections candidates

  India | March 27, 2024 15:42 IST

  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal decided not to form any alliance with any party, ending speculations that it may ally with the BJP.

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  Odisha Elections 2024: BJP to contest polls alone, no alliance with Naveen Patnaik-led BJD

  India | March 22, 2024 19:00 IST

  BJP to contest both Lok Sabha elections and the Odisha Assembly polls without alliance with Naveen Patnaik's BJP.

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  Will BJP-BJD tie up in Odisha after 15 years ahead of polls? A look at past numbers

  India | March 20, 2024 23:47 IST

  Odisha will vote for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls simultaneously on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The results will be declared on June 4. Ahead of the elections, there is buzz that BJP-BJD may enter into alliance.