Prasanna Acharya

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Rajya Sabha member Prasanna Acharya has requested the Centre to accord National Festival status to the weeklong Dhanu Jatra in Bargarh. The biggest annual open-air theatre will begin on December 31 this…

New Delhi: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu reconstituted eight House committees on Thursday. RJD MP Manoj Jha replaced Narayan Lal Panchariya of the BJP as chairman of the Ethics Committee. Prasanna Acharya of the…

Bargarh: BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday sought a clarification from the BJD on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's decision to vacate Bijepur seat. Talking to the media during his campaign in Barpalli block, he said…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police, which had cancelled the Fire No-Objection Certificate (NoC) of seven dance bars in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, has asked the bar owners to apply for fresh fire safety certificates. “We have given a written…

Bhubaneswar: Political parties are all braced up for the bypoll to the Bijepur Assembly scheduled on October 21. The BJD on Tuesday said that its party candidate will file nominations on September 30. A decision to this effect was taken at…

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and former MP Tathagata Satpathy has criticised the Odisha government for undertaking demolitions around the Jagannath Temple in Puri. Satpathy tweeted on Sunday that the demolition may not be "illegal", but…

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman opened her budget speech saying: "We have set the ball rolling for a new India." Even as economists and people are trying to decipher the nitty-gritties, two senior…