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Bhubaneswar: BJP Friday expelled senior leader Bijoy Mohapatra and two others from the party on the charge of "anti-party activities". The action against Mohapatra came after his son Arvind was made the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate from the Patkura Assembly segment. Mohapatra, a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Friday constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe into the killing of a BJP worker in a clash between supporters of the ruling BJD and the saffron party in Ganjam district. The SIT, headed by ADG RK Sharma, will submit...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday denounced the campaign speeches by his counterparts from other states and union ministers terming them as "derogatory and abusive", and claimed that those "political tourists" have no impact on people of his state. In the last few days,...

Bhubaneswar: Stepping up the drive against cash flow for elections, the police seized Rs 2.5 lakh from a man at Biju Patnaik International airport (BPIA) here, Thursday. According to IIC of Airport police station, Tusharkant Sethi, the accused has been identified as Sachin Parik. He...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Thursday issued a warning to mobile users, urging caution against answering calls originating from Pakistani numbers starting with +92 on WhatsApp. Through their official social media platform, the Odisha Police advised mobile users to exercise vigilance and refrain from engaging with callers...

Bhubaneswar: The series of roadshows by the BJP and the ruling BJD in the state capital has surcharged the political atmosphere in the run-up to the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha. The first roadshow was held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi May 10,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik led a roadshow in state capital Bhubaneswar Thursday, seeking votes for his party BJD. Accompanied by his close aide Kartik Pandian, Patnaik also addressed people in between the roadshow, urging them to vote for 'conch' -- the election symbol...

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission (EC) Thursday decided to deploy 2,000 central forces personnel for elections in Odisha Ganjam district, which has been rocked by political violence, officials said. A committee headed by Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal approved the deployment of 20 companies of...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 87 of the total 265 candidates contesting 35 Assembly seats and 12 of the total 40 candidates contesting 5 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha have declared criminal cases pending against them, according to the Odisha Election Watch Report. The Odisha Election...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP will ensure that the missing key of the Ratna Bhandar at Puri's Jagannath temple is found if it is voted to power in Odisha, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Thursday. Sarma addressed back-to-back election rallies in Brajarajnagar in Jharsuguda, Bonai...