An IAS officer of 2000 batch, Sujata Rout Karthikeyan took several pioneering initiatives in her career. She was serving as ...

Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik on Saturday attended an iftar party organised by the party's minority wing. Naveen Patanik also wished Eid to everyone ...

Her husband, VK Pandian, who wielded considerable influence as a bureaucrat during Naveen Patnaik's last term as chief minister (2019-2024), had also taken VRS before joining BJD in 2023.

Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Odisha on Monday. From early this morning, the faithful thronged mosques and designated locations across the state to offer prayers ...

The Centre has approved Odisha cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sujata R Karthikeyan's request to be ...

Senior Odisha cadre IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan, wife of BJD president Naveen Patnaik's former close ... especially for young girls, and there was a sharp drop-out among tribal girls after ...

K. Pandian, a trusted aide of former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Ms. Karthikeyan had applied for voluntary retirement on March 13. “Central government has approved the request of ...

For more than two decades, the party revolved around the towering presence of Naveen Patnaik and, later, his trusted aide V.K. Pandian. Mr. Patnaik’s governance style allowed him to remain ...

Andrew Smith said that officers responded to a dispute with a weapon Friday, which was Young Scooter's 39th birthday. He said initial reports indicated that shots were fired. USA TODAY has ...