Congress’s Bobby Mohanty richest MLA candidate with Rs 103 crore assets

Bhubaneswar: Congress candidate for Baramba constituency Bobby Mohanty is the richest among the candidates contesting the Assembly elections in the State with Rs 103 crore, according to a report by election watchdog Association for Democratic reforms (ADR). Mohanty was followed by BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with Rs 63 crore assets and PCC president […]

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95.15 lakh voters to decide electoral fortune of 388 candidates on Monday

Bhubaneswar: There are as many as 95,14,883 registered voters, including 46,05,694 women, in the fourth phase of balloting in the State on Monday. The fourth phase polling will be held in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur parliamentary constituencies and 41 Assembly segments coming under these six PCs. The last polling day in Odisha […]

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Fresh polls recommended in 12 booths of Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar has recommended the Election Commission of India (ECI) for fresh poll in 12 booths that went to poll in the third phase on April 23. Kumar informed that recommendation was made to the ECI for repolling booth number 196 at Jhajia UGME School in Baramba Assembly constituency (AC), […]

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Campaigning for fourth phase polls ends today, Amit Shah to address rallies in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Campaigning for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the last polling day in Odisha, will come to an end on Saturday evening in the State. On the last day of electioneering for the fourth phase, all political parties will make final efforts to woo the voters. Today, BJP national president Amit […]

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Vedanta imparts fire safety training to 1,100 people

Lanjigarh: Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh Unit has imparted fire safety training to around 1,100 persons, including students, employees and associate partners as part of the 76th National Fire Safety Week. The company carried out several activities between April 15 and April 20 to educate the community and stakeholders about the importance of fire safety. Unit COO […]

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Thakurani Yatra: Famous Landa Besha rally held in Berhampur

Berhampur: The famous Landa Besha (tonsured persons) procession, a special ritual of the biennial Maa Budhi Thakurani Yatra, was organised to mark the ongoing festival here on Thursday. Hundreds of devotees comprising children, youths and elderly persons got their heads tonsured in Bijipur area and moved in a procession through the city to reach the […]

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Now, two polling officials axed in Deogarh for ‘human error’

Deogarh: Seven days after Bargarh Collector-cum-District Election officer suspended six officials for dereliction of duty, Deogarh Collector-cum-DEO on Friday suspended a Sector Officer and Presiding Officer for negligence. The Collector put Sector Officer T Gopalkrishana Saraf and Presiding Officer Himashu Sekhar Behera under suspension for misparing of VVPAT and EVM machine at booth number 183 […]

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Five years on, missing woman polling officer yet to be traced in Odisha

Phulbani: Five years have passed since Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) Mamata Naik, went missing while on election duty on April 7, 2014 but she is yet to be traced. The matter resurfaced in the wake of GRS Sanjukta Digal being killed by Maoists at Bandapada under the Gochhapada police station on April 17 during the […]

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Fuel prices likely to soar after elections

Bhubaneswar: Though the price of crude oil in international market has touched new heights, no change has been noticed in fuel prices in India. Researchers expect that oil marketing companies (OMCs) to significantly increase fuel prices after the country-wide general elections. Despite rising global crude oil prices, OMCs have not yet passed the buck to […]

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