Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday suspended the party’s general secretary Jagneswar Babu for anti-party activities and making a public statement against him. Babu has joined the Odisha Jan Morcha, floated by beleaguered Rajya Sabha member Pyari Mohan Mohapatra. He had criticised Naveen for publicly terming the front as “B” team of the Congress. Bhubaneswar: Singer Prasanta Muduli on Wednesday died of heart attack at Ispat General Hospital in Rourkela. He was 43. His last rites will be performed on Thursday. Muduli had sung many of Akshay Mohanty’s popular songs. Bhubaneswar: Members of the State Nationalist Student Congress, a frontal organisation of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), on Wednesday locked up the office of state NCP president Utkal Keshari Panda, alleging that he was using the office for his personal work. All the four party MLAs had joined the BJD in June. Kendrapara: A 55-year-old man and his two children were burnt alive at Talagaon village, about 20km from here, in the Patkura police station jurisdiction. The police retrieved the charred bodies from their house. he deceased have been identified as Akshyaya Pattnaik, 55, his son Kalindi, 30, and daughter Madhusmita, 22. The police suspected murder. Four persons have been detained in this connection. Balasore: A motorised fishing boat of Bahabalpur base capsized near Dhamra in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday. While four crew members have been rescued, another four are missing. Search operation by the local vessel owners is on. he mishap is believed to have occurred because of rough sea. Balasore: The civil supply department on Wednesday raided the residence of Taraknath Dey of Isani and seized eight LPG cylinders. While two of the cylinders were full, the rest were empty. The department has registered a case. ast week, they seized 62 domestic LPG cylinders from a pick van near a restaurant. Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Tourism Development Corporation has introduced a special package for Akhandalamani, known for its Shiv temple, and Jajpur, where the ancient Biraja temple is located. he tour will be made on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays. General manager of the corporation Manoranjan Patnaik said the luxury coaches would leave Panthanivas in Bhubaneswar at 7am and arrive at Akhandalamani in Bhadrak by 11.30am. fter getting a darshan of the Lord, the pilgrims will head for the Biraja temple and return to Bhubaneswar in the evening. The package will cost Rs 815 per person.
Friday, 20 June 2025
