Pandian ‘Outsider’ factor to hurt BJD in Odisha! BJP to get 62-80 Assembly seats: Axis My India poll

Bhubaneswar, June 2: The BJP will likely gain political ground in Odisha with India Today-Axis My India exit predicting 62 to 80 seats for the party in the 147-seat Assembly. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, may see its tally fall considerably and is likely to get 62 to 80 […]

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PM Modi raises concerns about Naveen Patnaik’s failing health; Odisha CM calls it rumour

Bhubaneswar, May 29: Amid videos of BJD leader VK Pandian adjusting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s shivering hands going viral on social media, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the well-wishers of the BJD leader were worried over his health, and they believed that there might be a conspiracy behind it. Addressing election […]

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ECI acts tough, suspends Odisha CM’s Special Secretary DS Kutey

Bhubaneswar, May 28: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday suspended senior IPS officer DS Kutey, Special Secretary to Chief Minister The ECI also directed IPS officer Ashish Singh, IG (CM Security), who is on medical leave since May 4, to present himself for a detailed medical test before a special medical board constituted […]

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Odisha: 35,000 security personnel deployed for sixth phase elections tomorrow 

Bhubaneswar, May 24: Nearly 35,000 security personnel have been deployed for the sixth phase of the national polling in six parliamentary and 42 Assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts in the State, said DGP Arun Kumar Sarangi here on Friday. The top cop said that as per guidelines of the Election Commission of India (ECI), […]

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A win for Akash Dasnayak, Voters’ Best Choice Above and Over Party Lines!

Jajpur Road: May 19: With Korei Assembly constituency in Jajpur Parliamentary Constituency, going to polls in the last round of General Elections on June 1, the campaign trail of BJP candidate Akash Dasnayak is seen to be pulling huge crowd of voters from among even the ruling BJD and the Congress loyalists. Proving to be […]

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“I won’t turn it down,” says Jual Oram on his name doing rounds for CM post if BJP wins in Odisha

Rourkela, May 18: “If they tell me, I won’t turn it down,” said BJP heavyweight Jual Oram, who is seeking re-election from Sundergarh Lok Sabha seat on Saturday amid his name doing rounds for the Chief Minister post if BJP wins in the State. “If they tell me, I won’t turn it down. But I […]

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Odisha Elections: CEO directs deployment of 20 companies of CAPF in politically-sensitive Ganjam district

Bhubaneswar, May 16: Twenty companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will be deployed in politically-sensitive Ganjam district for the 5th phase of election (second phase in Odisha) on May 20. “A committee headed by Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha Nikunja Bihari Dhal has approved the deployment of 20 companies of CAPF in Ganjam district for […]

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Shah tears into Naveen Patnaik, says he has pushed Odisha back 50 years during BJD’s 25-year rule

Berhampur, May 15: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Wednesday tore into Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, saying he has pushed the State back by 50 years during his BJD’s 25-year rule. He urged the voters to give an opportunity to the saffron party to form Government in the State for its […]

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CBSE Class-XII results: Priyasha Pattnaik emerges DAV Bhubaneswar Commerce topper

Bhubaneswar, May 15: Priyasha Pattnaik of DAV Public School, Pokhariput has emerged topper in the school with 98.2 per cent marks, in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class-XII examination which was declared on Monday. Meanwhile, Priyasha has also cracked the Common Law Admission Test-2024 (CLAT) by clinching All India Rank (AIR) 103 and […]

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