Bhubaneswar: While people have been demonstrating against cap on subsidised cooking gas, three LPG cylinders were stolen from the quarter of a BJD MLA in Bhubaneswar. Police said that along with cylinders, one laptop and a bicycle have been stolen by the burglars.

News Desk: The opposition Congress in Odisha took on the ruling BJD government after one person reportedly died due to starvation in Kalahandi district. They blamed the local officers for failure to implement the poverty eradication programmes in the district. Balo Kumar, 55, a resident of Teli Sarahbahili village of Karlamunda Block, was allegedly hungry for some days.

Bhubaneswar: Suspended rebel BJD leader Pyari Mohan Mohapatra floated new outfit 'Odisha Jana Morcha' which he called not a political party but a front to bring reforms in the ruling party BJD. The formation of the party came amidst the speculations that he will take on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after he was suspended from the party following coup attempt against Naveen on May 29.

Breaking News! Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is on a five-day visit to New Delhi, has said that he was unaware of any attempt to make a Third Front and would take a stand on this later. Naveen clarified that his party BJD has so far maintained equi-distance from the Congress and BJD.

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik denied reports that he could support the Congress-led UPA Government at the centre, saying there is no question any ties with the Congress. Naveen, who is on a five-day visit to Delhi, met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has begun his five-day visit to Delhi amidst political crisis at the Centre. Speculations are rife that Naveen may try to bail out the UPA government in return of some financial package to the state. However, his close aides and other leaders of the BJD have rubbished the rumours.

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking development at the Apollo Hospital in Bhubaneswar, a doctor has stabbed a fellow doctor inside the Operation Theatre (OT) with a pair of scissors following a heated argument. The doctor was identified as Dr. Nayan Ranjan Nanda. He has not lodged any FIR against the alleged accused Dr. Pramod Patra. Dr. Panda is reportedly safe after a minor surgery.

Bhubaneswar: Major political parties in Odisha, including the BJP, Left and Samajwadi Party have decided to exclude Western Odisha from the proposed 'Bharat Bandh' on September 20 because of Nuakhai celebrations. The BJD had already decided not to support the bandh call.

Bhubaneswar: Pandit Achyutananda Kar, Founder-Editor of most popular Odia satirical periodical, Durmukha, died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness. Pt. Achyutananda Kar was a great orator, author and satirist. People in Odisha have mourned his demise.

Bhubaneswar: The gruesome murder of 72-year-old Jyotsna Devi Panigrahy in Acharya Vihar area of Bhubaneswar, has not only shocked the people in Bhubaneswar, but also raised serious law and order questions. Jyotsna Devi's husband, Kunja Bihari Panigrahy (75) was badly injured in the attack. He is battling for life at the Ayush Hospital.