Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As per the direction of the Election Commission of India (ECI), re-polling will be held in two booths in Kantamal Assembly constituency under Kandhamal parliament segment. This has been informed by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)Odisha. The re-polling will be held in the Booth No-26 and Booth No-28 on May 23. The voting will [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal is the only political party, which has given priority to middle class people in its electoral manifesto, said senior BJD leader Kartik Pandian here on Tuesday. While campaigning for the BJD candidates in Bhubaneswar, Kartik Pandian said that the BSKY will provide healthcare to all. The middle class people have [...]

Bhubaneswar: A retired assistant engineer in Gajapati district has been sentenced to three years jail in a disproportionate assets case. The ex-engineer has been identified as Narayan Panda. Panda, Ex-Asst. Engineer(Retd), Estimator, RWS&S Division, Gajapati, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in BPR Vigilance PS case for possession of disproportionate assets (DA), was convicted [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader Kartik Pandian on Tuesday campaigned in Patna Assembly constituency in Keonjhar district to garner support for his party in the elections. Speaking at a public meeting, the senior BJD leader said that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has made sincere efforts to preserve the language, art, culture and place of worship of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police arrested an absconding proprietor of private company for allegedly cheating the investors Rs 2 crore. The accused has been identified as Bimalananda Bhuyan, the absconding proprietor of Quick Click Ad Media. Bhuyan, who is Orkel village in Malkangiri district, was arrested from the Indiranagar police station [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader Kartik Pandian on Tuesday hit the campaign trail in Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency to further strengthen party’s position in the simultaneous elections. The BJD star campaigner addressed massive public meetings in Champua and Karanjia Assembly constituencies under the Keonjhar Lok Sabha segment, seeking support for his party candidates. Coming down heavily [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appealed the voters of Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha Constituency to vote for the Party candidate Manmatha Kumar Routray. In a video message, Naveen has said that “You all know that Manmath was a successful Pilot. Today, he has come back to his native to serve [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded 69.34 percent voter turnout in the 2nd phase voting held yesterday. As per information from the ECI, the highest voter turnout was recorded in Bargarh Lok Sabha Constituency and lowest at 60.78 in Aska Lok Sabha Constituency. Bolangir, Kandhamal and Sundargarh saw 71.46, 70.37 and 67.74 percent polling respectively. Among the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded 60.87 per cent voter turnout in the fifth phase of polling on Monday. Polling was held in Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, and Aska parliamentary constituencies and 35 Assembly segments. Bargarh parliamentary constituency with 66.14 per cent, recorded the highest voter turnout. Aska constituency registered 56.38 per cent voter turnout which was [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJP Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sambit Patra on Monday sparked a major controversy by stating that Lord Jagannath is a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP leader’s highly objectionable remarks on Lord Jagannath have been condemned nationwide. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was among the first leader who has strongly denounced the [...]