Cyclone Threat: Odisha on high alert as Disaster Management Minister reviews preparedness

Bhubaneswar, October 25: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Saturday reviewed the preparedness for Cyclone Montha with the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), district collectors and senior officials here. “The state and district administrations are fully equipped to handle any situation arising from the impending cyclone,” said Pujari after the meeting. Appealing to people […]

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Odisha to file Writ Petition in SC against Andhra’s Panchayat Poll conduct in Kotia villages

Bhubaneswar, February 9: Odisha Government on Tuesday engaged Sibo Sankar Mishra, Advocate on Record (AOR) in Supreme Court to file writ petition before the Apex court challenging the notification of Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission to hold panchayat election in three villages of Kotia in Koraput district. “You are engaged to file Writ Petition before […]

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Veteran BJP leader Biswa Bhushan Harichandan appointed Andhra Pradesh Governor

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Biswa Bhusan Harichandan was appointed on Tuesday as Governor of Andhra Pradesh. A communique was issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan after President Ram Nath Kovind cleared his file for the gubernatorial post. Harichandan, who is a veteran BJP leader from Odisha, replaces ESL Narasimhan, who was the Governor of Andhra Pradesh for […]

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Odisha DGP hails Koraput cops for eliminating 5 Maoists involved in Andhra MLA, ex-MLA’s murder

Koraput: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Friday visited Koraput and hailed the district police for its successful anti-Maoist operation on Wednesday in which five wanted Maoists, including three women cadres were gunned down in an encounter in Padua area. “It is one of the best anti-Maoist operations. All the five […]

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