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Election 2019
Vote For Me Or Else…: Maneka, Sakshi Warn Voters
Bhubaneswar: Two BJP leaders – Union minister Maneka Gandhi and BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj – have been caught on camera threatening voters to vote for them or face the consequences.
Union…
Six Polling Staff For Malogam Village’s Lone Voter
Itanagar: Malogam village in mountainous Arunachal Pradesh may be just like any other hamlet tucked away in a corner of the Himalayas, but for the Election Commission, Malogam is no ordinary…
Final First-Phase Polling 73.76% In Odisha: CEO
Bhubaneswar: The final polling percentage in the first phase Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha held on Thursday was 73.76, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar on…
Amit Shah Flays BJD Govt At Keonjhar Rally
Keonjhar: BJP president Amit Shah on Friday kicked off his election campaign for the second-phase elections in Odisha by hitting out at the ruling party over the issue of corruption,…
Polling Parties Trek 15 Km To Reach Malkangiri Headquarters
Malkangiri: Six polling parties were left to their fate and they managed to reach the district headquarters in Malkangiri from the polling booth on Friday morning after covering a distance…
Priyadarshi Mishra Appointed BJD Spokesperson
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday appointed party's general secretary Priyadarshi Mishra as spokesperson with immediate effect.…
Maoists Release Four Motor Launches With Staff In Malkangiri
Malkangiri: Maoists on Friday let go of four motor launches they had taken away two days ago along with the staff in the cut-off areas of Chitrakonda block in Odisha’s Malkangiri district.…
Sarada Prasanna Jena Quits Congress, Joins BJD
Bhubaneswar: Congress leader Sarada Prasanna Jena resigned from the primary membership of the Congress and joined the Biju Janata Dal with over 500 Congress workers on Thursday.
He joined…
Naveen Kicks Off Campaign In Aska
Aska: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday began campaigning in Aska Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha’s Ganjam district.
After arriving at a temporary helipad near…
Veterans Urge President To Stop Parties From Using Forces For Polls
New Delhi: Over 150 veterans, including at least eight former chiefs of staff, have written to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing “alarm and disquiet” at the armed forces being used for…