Debabrata Mohanty

The judge also said that Ashtari is entitled to get compensation under Victim Compensation Scheme read with 357-A of the CrPC.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Dharmendra Pradhan will attend the meeting among others.

In his petition, Mohapatra stated that around 18 acres of forest land, mostly of Chhot Jungle Kisam, a category of revenue forest land, was encroached by KIIT and KISS

Odisha: Party sources said Naveen Patnaik was peeved that a few BJD MPs had grown close to the BJP.

He was believed to be the eyes and ears of Patnaik before he fell out with his disciple over an alleged coup in May 2012

Around 3 pm, two neighbours saw Siba lying unconscious near a cashew tree next to his field with a 100-ml bottle of Lethal Super pesticide lying beside him.

BJP, which won 297 Zilla Parishad zones and held majority in eight districts, suffered a revolt in Sambalpur where a rebel candidate won the president’s post.

On March 4, Sarangi had announced the suspension of the six students over their involvement in campus violence in November last year during a university election.

In 1960, he became the first general secretary of Socialist Party founded by Ram Manohar Lohia.

Since February 4, a dozen-odd forest officials of the sanctuary were on its heels trying to tranquilise the animal and get rid of the tyre, but had failed every time they tried.

Suspended students had threatened to launch agitation if their suspension order is not revoked.

It’s been a month and a half now since an unused scooter tyre got stuck in the tusker’s left front leg.

On February 28, farmer Khainu Bagarti, 55, died in a government hospital, two days after he consumed poison. Bagarti of Kenpalli village was under stress due to crop loss and debt burden.

The practice of treating infants with hot iron nails, or other traditional methods, is rampant in remote and tribal districts of Odisha.

Patnaik’s comment came a day after Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said BJP is set to come to power in the state.

The BJP’s allegation came hours after the State Election Commission announced that the party had won 297 seats.

Modi had said at an election rally in Gonda, “There is so much poverty in Odisha that if you search for the poorest districts in the country, you will find them in this state.”

BJP won a majority in eight zilla parishads across 30 districts of the state and was on its way to gain control over three more in association with the Congress.

The tabulation and poll result announcement began at 9 am at 314 block offices across the state amid tight security arrangements.

Countering Modi, BJD spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb said the PM had insulted Odisha.

BJP has so far secured a majority in the zila parishad in eight of the 30 districts. It is expected to obtain a majority in three more, reportedly with some backdoor help from local Congressmen.

The state government said had the refinery been commissioned in 2009 as scheduled, the state would have given interest free unsecured bond of Rs 9,783 crore only.

In the state’s 30 Zilla Parishads, the BJD has so far won clear majority in 16, and the BJP in eight. The Congress has secured only Jharsuguda district so far.

The BJP won 60 out of 150 seats that went to the polls on Tuesday.