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’18 lakh vulnerable pensioners left in the lurch’: Naveen slams Odisha govt for three-month delay in pension

Stepping up his attack on the BJP-led Odisha government, Leader of the Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Friday accused it of failing the state's most vulnerable citizens over the non-disbursal of social security pensions to nearly 18 lakh beneficiaries for the last three months, and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to ensure immediate release of the pending payments.

Tug of war over Maha ministry pie begins among Mahayuti parties

Victorious Mahayuti allies, the BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), are now engaged in hectic and intense negotiations over the distribution of ministerial portfolios for the cabinet expansion expected sometime next week.

SDM slapping case : court denies bail to 41 accused

A local court here on Friday denied bail to 41 accused in the case related to mob violence, stone throwing and arson in Samaravata village and nearby places in the aftermath of the infamous SDM slapping incident on November 13 last.