Politics

According to sources, senior Congress leader Digvijaya may opt out of the race while Shashi Tharoor may still contest the polls.

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today called on the party to make the party's annual month-long outreach program, 'Jan Sampark Padyatra', a huge success.

BJP’s National President JP Nadda who arrived in Bhubaneswar on a two-day visit to Odisha, came down heavily on BJD Government in Odisha, saying "There are three Ministers accused of murder. If the Ministers are involved in crime, then it is easy to imagine how the governance is going on in Odisha”.

Jayanti Patnaik became the first Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, when it was founded in 1992.

BJP has intensified its protests against School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash, seeking his resignation.