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New Delhi: Congress spokesperson until Monday morning, southern movie star Khushboo Sundar, by afternoon changed sides and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi and even suggested if the nation has to “move forward” it needs the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls scheduled next year, […]

Jagatsinghpur: A day after being nominated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for Tirtol by-election, Rajkishore Behera filed his nomination papers at the office of the additional collector on Monday. Jagatsinghpur district BJP President, Satyabrat Mohapatra accompanied Behera during the nomination filing. With the COVID19 restrictions in place, the whole affair was concluded in a rather sedate […]

Bhubaneswar: The row over Puri Bagala Dharmashala land continues to intensify with agitating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers launching a Padyatra that ended in a violent scuffle with Police. Hundreds of Commissionerate Police personnel stopped the BJP workers heading towards CM Naveen Patnaik’s residence on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar at Uttara Square resulting in a […]

Bhubaneswar: Throttling media’s voice especially of the No.1 news channel in Odisha – OTV- by the State government is no new normal. Of late, deliberate attempts have allegedly been made by the Naveen Patnaik-led government to defame OTV, just because it has dared to highlight the lapses and irregularities of the administration. Three back-to-back incidents […]

Balasore: With the Balasore Sadar Assembly bypoll date drawing near, the political atmosphere in the constituency is seeing a major transformation. In a major shock to the ruling party, two senior leaders switched alliance from BJD to BJP. BJD Nagar President, Ashish Ghosh and Chairman of Balasore Cooperative Urban Bank, Dhukul Ghadei joined hands with […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samir Dey’s health condition is stable and he is undergoing treatment at a private hospital, informed Lalatendu Badu, the President of Cuttack Nagar BJP. Badu said Dey is being treated at a private hospital in CDA area of Cuttack for illness and his health condition remains stable. He […]

Puri: Amid the high-voltage campaigning ahead of the Pipili by-election, a woman BJP leader was allegedly attacked by a worker of ruling BJD today. Rashmi Rekha Das, the secretary of…

Bhubaneswar: State opposition party – BJP on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the chief electoral officer alleging violation of the model code of conduct by the ruling-BJD during campaigning for the upcoming by-polls in Balasore Sadar and Tirtol assembly constituencies. This is reportedly for the third time in a week that the BJP has complained […]

Balasore: With each passing day, Odisha’s three major political parties – BJD, BJP and the Congress seem to be intensifying campaign in the bypoll-bound assembly constituencies of Balasore Sadar and Tirtol. The by-poll battles in both the assembly constituencies are expected to be closely contested ones as candidates are engaged in a fierce campaign. The […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Lokayukta has issued a notice to six persons including a legislator of the ruling-BJD in connection with a complaint filed by an RTI activist wherein serious allegations have been made regarding the destruction of irrigation embankment from Gokarneswar to Budhalinga Majhipada road in Jajpur district during floods that led to inundation of […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has lambasted Naveen-led BJD government while kicking off his campaign today for the upcoming by-polls in Tirtol assembly constituency. During a virtual rally from the party headquarters here, Pradhan alleged that the state government only makes promises prior to the elections but has failed to fulfill any of them. “So […]

Balasore: The ongoing campaign for Balasore Sadar by-election gained significant momentum after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit the campaign trail today along with MoS Pratap Sarangi to address a public meeting in Rupsa area here. Addressing the rally, the BJP heavyweight criticised the dictatorial nature of the ruling-BJD while comparing it with Ravana and Duryodhana. […]

Chennai: Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar who recently jumped boat from Congress to BJP was arrested on Tuesday by the police near Muttukkadu while she was on her way to Chidambaram to participate in a protest rally. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has organised a protest in Chidambaram in Cuddalore district against Lok Sabha Member and VCK […]

Balasore: A delegation of the BJP today moved the office of Balasore Collector seeking his intervention into the alleged violation of the election code of conduct by the leaders and members of the ruling-BJD. The delegation comprising LoP Pradipta Naik, deputy leader Bishnu Sethi, State BJP general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar and others, in its complaint […]

Balasore: Fighting the fear of the pandemic, political heavyweights of the BJD, BJP and Congress are reaching out to the people through door-to-door campaigns, virtual and public rallies and trying their best to woo the voters. Amid a fierce power battle, Benudhar Barik who has filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the by-election […]