Politics News Updates

Puri: Shortly after the incidents of EVM and VVPAT damages at Satyabadi and Brahmagiri Assembly constituency during the third phase polls on Tuesday, Puri Collector Jyotiprakash Das said that the State CEO has been recommended for stringent action against the miscreants responsible for the incidents. As per reports, some miscreants vandalized an EVM at booth […]

Kendrapara: After the Patkura Assembly poll was countermanded following the death of BJD candidate for the seat Bed Prakash Agarwalla, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued a fresh polling schedule for elections in the Assembly segment under Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency. As per the ECI notification, Patkura will go to polls on […]

New York: Losing just 16 minutes of sleep during working days can greatly hamper your performance at the workplace, say researchers. University of South Florida (USF) researchers, in a paper published in the journal Sleep Health, noted that workers are more likely to have poor judgment and fall “off-task” the next day if they lose […]

Bhubaneswar: A special designated court here on Wednesday deferred the hearing of the bail plea of arrested BJD MLA Pradeep Maharathy in connection with the attack on Election Commission surveillance squad. The next date of hearing is April 27. According to sources, the court has deferred the hearing due to delay in submission of case […]

Puri: Two persons were arrested by the police in Gadishagoda today in connection with vandalisation of EVM and VVPAT machine at Birakishorepur in Satyabadi on Tuesday. The arrested persons, Manoj Samantray and Akhaya Biswal have been forwarded to court. Informing media about the arrest, Puri SP, Umashankar Das, said, “Yesterday when voting was underway, poll […]

New York: A personal encounter with the “ultimate reality” or God — spontaneous or under the influence of a psychedelic drug — can bring positive changes in psychological health even decades after the initial experience, says an interesting study. In a survey of thousands of people who reported having experienced personal encounters with God, researchers […]

Being a parent, you might always be anxious and concerned about your little one, and being a new parent comes with a different set of worries, especially during seasonal changes. You are often worried about the skin changes that your baby might face, and more so during summer. The increase in temperature can lead to […]

Balasore: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the exit of Naveen Patnaik is certain, the BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister today hit back at the PM saying that Modi never stood with people of the State in difficult times. “PM Modi did not come to Odisha when the State suffered huge […]

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is inching closer to the final and most crucial phase of the polls, BJD has decided to go all out to leave no stone unturned in putting a brake to the rising popularity of BJP national vice president & Kendrapara MP candidate Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda. Seems, the love Kendrapara people are showering […]

Amsterdam: Is your wife a cheerful person? If yes, then you are more likely to lead a healthier and longer life as compared to those who have less happy partners, reveals a new study. The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, suggests that having a happy spouse not only leads to a longer marriage […]

Bhubaneswar: Political heavyweights from different parties have intensified poll campaigning for six Lok Sabha and 41 Assembly seats in Odisha which will be going to polls in the fourth phase on April 29. In a marathon campaigning in Bhadrak today, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari took part in the Vijay Sankalp Samavesh of the BJP and […]

Cuttack: In yet another incident of poll violence, at least five persons were injured in a violent clash between supporters of BJD and Congress at Brahmapura village under Banki Police limits in Cuttack district on Wednesday. According to sources, all the injured have been admitted to Banki Sub-Divisional Hospital. Later, two persons, who sustained critical […]

Bhubaneswar: Re-polling in as many as nine booths spread across four Lok Sabha constituencies, two each in Sundergarh and Kandhamal, four in Bargarh and one in Aska concluded amidst tight security arrangements today. A total of 70.5 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Sundergarh (booth no- 213) and Bonai (booth no-129) Assembly seats under […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging undue influence of bureaucrats in affairs of the ruling-BJD during the ongoing elections in Odisha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged the State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to track three senior bureaucrats- Chief Minister’s private secretary VK Pandian, OSD to CM DS Kuttey & DIG Intelligence Asish Singh. A delegation of the […]

Jajpur: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh came down heavily on BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today for not implementing Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Odisha. Addressing a poll meeting in Bari of Jajpur district today, Rajnath said that while the Ayushman Bharat Yojana has been implemented by other states of the country, people […]