Author: Odisha News Tune

Bhubaneswar: One miscreant was critically injured in police encounter here at Hotel Swagat on Saturday evening.  The police managed to nab six of his associates and interrogating them, sources said. A mouser and six rounds of bullets were seized from their possession.     Police had to resort to firing when a Quick Action Team […]

Bhubaneswar: Nearly 1,300 eunuchs residing here near Vani Vihar exercised their franchises in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections held on Thursday in Odisha. The Election Commission of India (ECI) had provided them voter identity cards in the ‘Others’ category two years ago.   The eunuchs had cast their votes in the recently concluded Bhubaneswar […]

141 crorepatis in Odisha Bhubaneswar: Out of the total 747 candidates in the fray for the second phase elections in 77 Assembly constituencies in Odisha due on April 17, as many as 186 candidates have declared that they have declared criminal cases against them. Of them, 144 candidates have declared serious criminal charges against them […]

Pinaki Mishra of BJD tops list with Rs 137 crore 20 face criminal charges Bhubaneswar: As many as 29 candidates among the 98 nominees contesting the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the phase two polls are crorepatis. According to an analysis report which was released by the Odisha Election Watch (OEW) and Association for Democratic […]

Dhamra (Bhadrak): The Dhamara Port has felicitated four traditional sea fishermen of Bhadrak district on the occasion of 51st Maritime Week celebrations in the port held between March 31 and April 5. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DPCL Santosh Kumar Mohapatra and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Subrat Tripathy felicitated Laxman Mallick (80) and Ratikanta Mallick […]

Dilip Ray of BJP richest candidate Bhubaneswar: As many as 103 out of the 673 candidates in the fray for the 70 Assembly seats, going to polls in the first phase in state on April 10, are crorepatis. They account for about 15 per cent of the contestants, according to a joint analysis by Association […]

Bhubaneswar: Twenty two per cent of candidates contesting the first phase Assembly elections in 70 Assembly constituencies on Congress, BJP, BJD and AAP tickets due on April 10 have criminal cases against them, according to an analysis of candidates’ affidavits released by watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Odisha Election Watch (OEW). Out of […]

Bhubaneswar: Carriage Repair Workshop at Mancheswar added another feather to its cap when it was awarded ISO 14001:2004 for Environmental Management System and OHSAS 18001:2007 certification for Occupational Health and Safety on March 21 this year. Earlier, the workshop was awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification for Quality Management System in August 2013. Rajiv Vishnoi, General Manager, […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after BJP national president Rajnath Singh hit the election trail by addressing three election meetings in western Odisha, BJP star campaigner and Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi would hit the campaign trail in Odisha on Friday to address three public meetings in western Odisha. Modi will address a meeting at Nuapada under […]

Bhubaneswar: According to the findings of an analysis of the affidavits of candidate conducted by Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Odisha Election Watch (OEW), 26 out of the 98 candidates in the fray for the upcoming first phase Lok Sabha elections are crorepatis. The analysis revealed that out of 97 candidates analysed, 26 are […]