Ex-MLA quits BJD

Bhubaneswar: Former BJD MLA Sidhartha Sekhar Singh on Sunday resigned from the party’s primary membership. In his letter to party president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik, the former Khandapada legislator said: “After being ignored by the party for the last two years, I realised that maybe my services are not required by the party anymore. I think I should quit the party gracefully.” 

Eviction drive

Bhubaneswar: A joint team of Bhubaneswar Development Authority, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation and police on Sunday continued the eviction drive for the Master Plan Road from Omfed Square to Lumbini Vihar at Nilamadhab Slum in Chandrasekharpur for the second consecutive day. The authorities razed 24 houses in the slum after demolishing 43 houses on Saturday.