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Bhubaneswar: After BJP Mahila Morcha vice president Sushamarani Biswal from Nilagiri joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) three days back, Nilagiri’s outgoing MLA Sukant Nayak on Friday resigned from the BJD. Sushamarani is now tipped to contest from BJD. The fresh jolt came to BJD just a day after party Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi deserted the […]
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Bhubaneswar: Former BJD veteran and Paradip MLA Damodar Rout on Thursday joined the BJP in New Delhi giving a boost to the party in Odisha where it is looking to improve its tally in the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. He joined the saffron party in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, party […]
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Bhubaneswar: As a part of societal concern and community awareness, students of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur participated in a three-day community service camp at Dhamra in Bhadrak district recently. More than 300 students from Class VIII and IX joined the camp. They stayed at Adani DAV School, Dhamra Port during the period. During the stay […]
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Cuttack: In a big relief for former Minister and Paradip MLA Dr Damodar Rout, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday quashed a case registered against him for using word ‘Harijan’ while addressing a public gathering at Kujang in Jagatsinghpur district in 2010. Rout was charge-sheeted for referring to the then Jagatsinghpur MLA and senior BJD […]
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Highlights Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty, a distinguished scientist from Odisha, was on Tuesday assumed charge as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), the country’s premier multi-disciplinary nuclear research facility. Prior to the new assignment, he was the Director, Physics Group in BARC and Director, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata. Here is all […]
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Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that winnability will be the criterion to determine selection of BJD candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the State. He said that the party will contest the elections on its own without going for alliance with any […]
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) has made elaborate arrangements to ensure free and fair Lok Sabha and Assembly elections starting April 11. However, delay in reporting of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violations has often resulted in the accused escaping detection from the flying squads of ECI entrusted to ensure enforcement of MCC. Further, […]
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Bhubaneswar: Classical Odia Language Day was celebrated at DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur on Monday amid a series of activities and with a vow to uphold the greatness of the language in all walks of life. Academic Supervisor PK Patra, Head of the Department (Odia) Jayashree Mohapatra, senior teachers Debendra Pati and Sharmila Dash among others […]
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Bhubaneswar: Five years after he left the BJD for the BJP ahead of the 2014 general and Assembly elections, former Khurda MLA Jotindra Nath (Jitu) Mitra went back to the BJD on Monday. Elected twice to the Assembly, first as an Independent candidate in 2000 and on BJD ticket in 2004, Mitra had resigned from […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha will go to simultaneous polls in four phases starting April 11, 2019. The next three phases of elections will be conducted on April 18, 23 and 29. Constituency-wise dates of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections 2019 has been declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Here’s all you need to know about […]
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