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Bhubaneswar: After being denied ticket by the party, sitting MP Kandhamal MP Pratyusha Rajeswari on Wednesday resigned from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). She has sent her resignation letter to party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Notably, BJD declared Achyuta Samanta as its candidate for Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat. Expressing anguish over the ticket […]
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Koraput: Even before granted ticket by the party, Kotpad sitting Congress MLA Chandrasekhar Majhi on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for Kotpad Assembly constituency as an independent candidate. The Congress veteran filed the nomination papers at the office of Jeypore Sub-Collector as an independent candidate. After filing the papers, Majhi said the party high command […]
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Berhampur: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik filed his nomination papers from Hinjili constituency on Wednesday for the upcoming Assembly elections as official candidate of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Patnaik, who happens to be the president of BJD, filed the nomination papers for the fifth term from Hinjili. Patnaik represents Hinjili constituency and has been winning […]
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Bhubaneswar: At least 40 women and youth leaders were trained on different aspects of rescue and first aid on Tuesday here. ActionAid with the support of Motorola Solution Foundation organized two-day training as part of the efforts to ensure public safety and build a team of volunteers at community level that will be a helping […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik will file nomination papers for Hinjli Assembly constituency at Chhatrapur tomorrow. Hinjli goes to the polls on April 18 in Phase two for which Gazette notification was issued by the Election Commission on Tuesday. After reaching at the helipad at 9.30 am, Patnaik will visit to the […]
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Bhubaneswar/Kandhamal: After BJD declared Achyuta Samanta as its candidate for Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat, sitting MP Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh on Tuesday said now she wants to contest from Nayagarh Assembly constituency and hinted at contesting election as an independent candidate if denied ticket. “I want to contest from Nayagarh Assembly constituency, now. If ticket is […]
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Lanjigarh: Two people, including an Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) jawan were killed and at least 30 others sustained injuries as a scuffle ensued between protestors and CISF jawans at Vedanta Refinery at Lanjigarh. As per reports, the labourers were staging a dharna in front of the main gate of Vedanta Alumina demanding jobs for […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday declared its first list of candidates for nine Lok Sabha seats and 54 Assembly segments. BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is seeking for a fifth-term in office, will contest from two Assembly constituencies – Bijepur in Bargarh apart from Hinjili in Ganjam district. Patnaik […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Gazette notification for holding elections in four Lok Sabha seats and 28 Assembly segments in the first phase on April 11 was issued on Monday. The first phase polls to four Lok Sabha seats in Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Berhampur and Koraput will be held on April 11 along with 28 Assembly constituencies – Nuapada, Khariar, […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik may contest Assembly election from western Odisha on ‘public demand.’ Today several heavyweight BJD leaders, including almost all the party MPs, MLAs and people from different walks of life from western Odisha met Patnaik at Naveen Niwas here and requested him to contest Assembly […]
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