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Nuapada: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) failed to defend its long-held political stronghold in the Nuapada Assembly by-election, despite an intensive campaign led by party candidate Snehangini Chhuria. Chhuria, who entered the electoral field with confidence and campaigned door to door with party leaders, workers...

Bhubaneswar: Following the defeat in the Nuapada bypoll, the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress Friday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misusing money and government machinery in the constituency to woo voters in its favour. While interacting with media personnel, senior...

Bhubaneswar: In a major step towards strengthening state’s school education system, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi unveiled the logo of the ambitious Godavarish Mishra Adarsha Prathamik Vidyalaya scheme at Lok Seva Bhawan here Friday. Under the first phase of the scheme, the state government will...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: BJD president and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Friday congratulated BJP candidate Jay Dholakia for his spectacular victory in the Nuapada bypoll and hoped that he would bring development to the area. Dholakia won the Nuapada Assembly bypoll in Odisha by...

Nuapada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday thanked the people of Nuapada for giving a decisive mandate in favour of the BJP, after party candidate Jay Dholakia won the Nuapada Assembly bypoll by a margin of 83,748 votes. Dholakia secured 1,23,869 votes, while Congress...

Kolkata: India reached 37 for one at stumps after dismissing South Africa for 159 on the opening day of the first Test Friday. At the draw of stumps, Washington Sundar (6) was giving company to opener KL Rahul (13). Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah (5/27) took...

Dhaka: India's Ankita Bhakat secured a landmark victory by defeating Paris Olympics individual silver medallist Nam Su-hyeon of Korea 7-3 to capture the women’s recurve individual gold at the Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka Friday. Ankita took the lead in the opening set with a...

Bhubaneswar: Playback singer Humane Sagar was shifted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar after his health deteriorated. Sagar, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital for the past few days, was moved to AIIMS due to complications related to his kidneys and liver, doctors said. Earlier,...

Bhawanipatna: A senior clerk of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Division in Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi district was caught red-handed by vigilance sleuths Thursday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a retired employee. The accused, identified as T Venkatagiri Rao, was...

Jharigaon: Despite government prioritisation of quality education, students in tribal-dominated areas continue to face severe challenges due to inadequate infrastructure. At Phupugaon Government Upper Secondary School in Jharigaon block of Nabarangpur district, a shortage of classrooms has forced students to attend lessons in dilapidated dormitory...