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Bhubaneswar: BJD Rajya Sabha MP Manas Mangaraj has forecast a dominant performance by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the 2024 General Elections in Odisha, based on a comprehensive survey. The survey, spanning multiple constituencies, suggests a significant lead for the BJD, with the Bharatiya...

Bhubaneswar: As the 2024 general elections draw to a close, exit polls are predicting a significant shift in Odisha’s political landscape. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to make massive gains, while the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is likely to face a considerable...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday confirmed the deaths of nine persons due to sunstroke so far, while the investigation into 81 more casualties suspected to be linked to heat-related illness is currently underway. According to a report from the Office of the Special Relief Commissioner...

Bhubaneswar: Barring a few incidents of clashes, polling was peaceful in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly segments in Odisha with a voter turnout of over 70 per cent recorded at 11.30pm Saturday, an per EC’s Voter Turnout app. A polling official and a...

Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the explosion of a stockpile of firecrackers in Odisha's Puri mounted to nine after three of the injured people died, a senior official said Saturday. A total of 21 people are currently undergoing treatment in various hospitals in Puri, Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: A voter turnout of 62.46 per cent was recorded till 5pm Saturday in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly seats of Odisha where polling is underway in the third phase of the simultaneous elections Among the six Lok Sabha constituencies, Jagatsinghpur recorded the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 49.77 per cent voter turnout till 3pm in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly segments Saturday, officials said. Voting started at 7am in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur parliamentary constituencies along with 42 Assembly segments falling under these Lok...

Cuttack: Tension erupted in the Salipur Assembly segment under the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha after BJP's MLA nominee Arindam Roy accused the ruling BJD workers of booth capturing at Malasasan village. As per sources, some alleged BJD workers reportedly attacked BJP's polling agent,...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader Kartik Pandian Saturday claimed that the ruling party in Odisha would win more than 115 of the 147 Assembly seats and secure 15 of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. His claim comes on a day when the state's...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered around 37.64 per cent voter turnout till 1pm in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 Assembly segments where polling is underway in the last phase of simultaneous elections in the state Saturday, officials said. Manoranjan Sahoo, an assistant teacher deputed as a...