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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 […]

Kolkata:Taking a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s revelation that she sends sweets and kurtas to him, state Congress President Somen Mitra on Wednesday said their “friendly relationship” has been proved. In a candid conversation with actor Akshay Kumar, Modi, earlier in the day, said Bangladesh Prime Minister […]

Kendrapara: In another example of gross misuse of power, workers of the ruling-BJD today allegedly resorted to goondaism while opposing the Vijay Sankalp Samabesh of BJP at Kerilo Handibhanga ground in Mahanga area of Kendrapara today. As per reports, BJP national vice president Baijayant Panda along with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP’s Mahanga MLA […]

New Delhi: Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said that he will work for making Delhi best place to live in. Speaking to the media in the national capital, Gambhir said: “Some people make promises of transforming Delhi into London and Paris. But our priority will be to make Delhi the best place to live in with […]

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating that Odisha has been neglected by the Centre, BJD president Naveen Patnaik addressing a poll rally in Kaptipada of Mayurbhanj district, once again said the Prime Minister and other Central leaders were conspicuously absent when multiple natural disasters struck Odisha but are visiting the State now daily to seek votes. Targeting PM Modi, […]

Bhubaneswar: Breaking his silence on the regular door-knockings of BJD near CEO Odisha over his 2014 poll affidavit, BJP National Vice-President Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda today slammed the ruling party stating that he had not concealed anything in his affidavit. He further clarified that all the details of his income sources had been included in the […]

Puri: Pre-poll violence continued to mar Odisha elections 2019 with BJP candidate for Kakatpur Assembly constituency, Rabi Mallick being latest victim. Mallick was allegedly detained and attacked by supporters of his rival party. The incident occurred when he had gone to Srirampur village for some election-related work on Thursday night. As per reports, Mallick along […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik and his son Nabajyoti Patnaik are the richest among the candidates in fray in constituencies going to polls in the fourth and final phase elections in Odisha. According to the data published by the Odisha Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), Nabajyoti is the wealthiest among […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Major newspapers in state today have carried full page advertisements of ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) telling people that Odisha is going to play a major role in the formation of government at the Centre this time. Asserting that no national party would get a majority at the Centre and regional […]

New Delhi: Only former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s formula of “Insaniyat, Kashmiriyat and Jamooriyat” will work in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. In an interview to Aaj Tak Hindi news channel, Modi said: “We have an understanding of Jammu and Kashmir and we did not require the experience of […]

Kendrapara: One of the most sensitive among the coastal belts, Kendrapara parliamentary constituency this elections, has undoubtedly turned out to be the political hotbed of Odisha. Amid intensified campaigning by all three major political parties, BJP national vice-president and Kendrapara Lok Sabha candidate Baijayant Panda today expressed apprehension that BJD is conspiring an attack on […]

Bolangir: In an unfortunate incident, a youth succumbed to the injuries today he had allegedly sustained in a lathi-charge by police during CM Naveen Patnaik’s road show in Bolangir days before the second phase polls in Odisha. The deceased has been identified as Niranjan Sahu of Agalpur Phatamunda of the district. According to sources, police […]

Agartala: Tripura Police on Friday registered a case against one Anupam Paul, a social media user, for allegedly spreading fake information about a “divorce suit” filed against Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb by his wife Niti Deb. “An FIR was lodged by an individual with West Agartala police station, accusing Anupam Paul of forgery, defamation […]

Bhubaneswar: Curtains came down on the month-long high-voltage poll campaigning across the State today ahead of the last phase polling in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 41 Assembly constituencies in Odisha on April 29. Preparations for smooth conduct of elections in the constituencies have been initiated on a war footing. Polling parties are already on […]

Bhubaneswar: With the campaigning for the fourth and final phase in Odisha coming to an end today evening, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has gone with all guns blazing at CM Naveen Patnaik. The ruling BJD has camped party’s senior leaders and workers from across the State in Kendrapara. The ruling party did so to […]