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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...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: The death toll in the explosion of a stockpile of firecrackers in Odisha's Puri mounted to eight Saturday after two more persons undergoing treatment succumbed to their injuries, a senior official said. At least 30 people were injured in the explosion that took place...

Bhubaneswar: A voter turnout of 22.64 per cent was recorded till 11am Saturday 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. Among the six Lok Sabha constituencies,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded around 7.69 per cent voter turnout till 9am 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. Voting started at 7am in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak,...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Biju Janata dal (BJD) met the Chief Election Officer (CEO) here, Friday demanding action against BJP nominee from Basta Assembly constituency, Rabindra Nath Andia, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). The delegation, in a memorandum to the CEO,...

Bhubaneswar: The STF of Odisha Police in the presence of scientific officers of the State Forensic Science Laboratory and members of State Pollution Control Board destroyed a bulk quantity of contraband ganja and brown sugar, Friday. STF sources here said a total of 147kg and...

Bhubaneswar: The twin city Commissionerate Police Friday busted an interstate water pipe robber gang with the arrest of 11 of its members including Alok Bhola. It is worth mentioning Alok alias Tunguru, an auto-rickshaw driver, had created a sensation in the state sometime back after...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Friday directed health facilities at different levels to stay in total readiness for dealing with heat-related cases. The direction came in light of rising temperatures throughout the state, along with very hot and humid conditions, and the reported deaths of 16...

Bhubaneswar: With temperatures hovering above 42 degrees Celsius in 13 different locations across Odisha coupled with high humidity levels, the state government Friday advised people to remain indoors from 11 am to 3 pm for the next three days. According to the IMD's Bhubaneswar centre,...