The Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) met at Naveen Niwas under the chairmanship of party president and Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik.
Security forces killed 15 Maoists including hardcore leader and area commander Anil Daste in an encounter in the Saranda forest in Jharkhand near the Sundargarh district border.
More than two weeks after a Christian pastor was brutally assaulted publicly humiliated and tortured by a mob in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district no arrests have been made raising serious concerns over police inaction.
Odisha CM Mohan Majhi attends the State-level Pani Panchayat Pakhya-2026; stresses that proper water management is crucial for Odisha’s agricultural and economic growth.
