Elections 2024

New Delhi: In a laudable move, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has made arrangements for the elderly and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to vote from home in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Citizens above 85 years of age and PwDs…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has assigned additional charge to three IAS officers after shifting some officers earlier. According to an office order issued by General Administration and Public Grievance on April 10, Vineet Bhardwaj,…
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Bhubaneswar: A BJD delegation moved the chief electoral officer (CEO), Odisha, on Friday, seeking steps to protect the sacredness and sanctity of the ‘revered conch’ on Badadanda (grand road) in Puri. The EC had ordered for keeping the…
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Bhubaneswar: Former Laxmipur MLA, Kailash Chandra Kulesika, has switched sides to BJP from BJD after being denied ticket for the upcoming polls in Odisha. Kulesika contested as an independent candidate from Laxmipur Assembly seat in…
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Bhubaneswar: Speaker Pramila Mallik has disqualified Arabinda Dhali and Premananda Nayak, who recently joined BJP after quitting the ruling BJD, as members of the Odisha Assembly under anti-defection law. Official sources said that the…
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Berhampur: Hundreds of followers of Odisha’s Khallikote queen and 10-time MLA late Sugnan Kumari Deo quit BJD and joined BJP on Thursday. The late queen’s followers including sarpanchs, former sarpanchs and panchayat samiti members of…
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Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations to rest, the ruling Biju Janata Dal on Thursday named Lekhashree Samantsinghar as its candidate for Balasore Lok Sabha constituency for the upcoming elections. Lekhashree was apparently rewarded after…
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Bhubaneswar: BJD leader and Berhampur MP Chandra Sekhar Sahu has been admitted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar after complained of certain health complications. As per information, several BJD leaders, including V K Pandian, visited…
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Bhubaneswar: With the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha fast approaching, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that the party will its complete list of candidates for different seats in the state very soon. Names of…
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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday announced a 38-member manifesto committee with senior leader and Berhampur MP Chandrasekhar Sahu as its chairman. Legislators Debi Mishra, Pratap Deb, and Sudam Marndi, and Padmanav…
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