"To fulfil the hopes, wishes and aspirations of 4.5 crore people of Odisha, under the visionary leadership of the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, for a developed India and a developed Odisha, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest in all the 21 seats of the Lok Sabha and a
Mahtab, who has represented the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency for six consecutive terms, stated, "I have sent my resignation letter to BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at 4 pm today."
Talking up the BJP's prospects in the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state, party MLA Suryabanshi Suraj on Thursday said it will fare much better that how it is being projected in opinion polls.
Bangladesh's spinner Nahida Akter surpassed Salma Khatun's record of 52 wickets to become the side's leading wicket-taker in Women's ODI after she snapped two wickets during the first ODI against Australia Women at Shree National Bangla Stadium on Thursday.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP and spokesperson Amar Patnaik on Wednesday said that his party is always prepared to face elections and people of Odisha will repose their faith in Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the sixth time.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met former India cricketer and ex-head coach Ravi Shastri during his visit to the state to attend the "MoU signing" event between 'Coaching Beyond' cricket academy.
The 21-year-old pacer was one of the standouts for CSK in their fifth-title-winning season last year, taking 19 wickets at an average of 19.52. The pacer recently suffered a hamstring injury during the second T20I against Bangladesh this month. He has played 12 ODIs and six T20Is for Sri Lan
In what is seen as a big blow to Odisha Congress ahead of the ensuing elections, sitting MLA from Khariar constituency in Nuapada district, Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi, who quit the party a day before, joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday.
Pakistan Women will host the West Indies for three ODI and five T20I series in April. All the matches of the series will take place at the National Bank Stadium (NBS) in Karachi.
Two forest department staffers were injured when poachers fired at them in Odisha's Balasore district late on Monday, police officials said. The two poachers were arrested.