western Odisha

No respite from heatwave; Talcher sizzles at 44.6 °C

May 26, 2019May 27, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Sweltering heatwave conditions continued to prevail in several parts of Odisha on Sunday as 11 places recorded above 40 degree Celsius. Talcher recorded the State’s maximum temperature at 44.6 degree Celsius. The day temperature whizzed past 40 degree Celsius in Sambalpur, Titlagarh and Malkangiri (44), Bolangir (43.8), Sonepur (43.6), Hirakud (43.1), Jharsuguda (43), Bhawanipatna […]

Naveen may contest from Bijepur

March 17, 2019March 18, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik may contest from Bijepur Assembly constituency in Bargarh district, sources said. Today, Patnaik said that he was ‘seriously considering’ a proposal of leaders from western Odisha to contest from their region. After his party’s thumping victory in the Bijepur byelection in February last year, […]

CM Naveen Patnaik likely to contest from western Odisha on ‘public demand’

March 17, 2019March 18, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik may contest Assembly election from western Odisha on ‘public demand.’ Today several heavyweight BJD leaders, including almost all the party MPs, MLAs and people from different walks of life from western Odisha met Patnaik at Naveen Niwas here and requested him to contest Assembly […]