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Union Minister BJP’s Dharmendra Pradhan (Left) casting his vote Tuesday; BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik displays his inked finger after pressing the EVM at a booth in Bhubaneswar

Phase-III Live Updates: Odisha votes

Bhubaneswar:  The third phase elections for the six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly constituencies in Odisha commenced Tuesday. Voting began at 7.00am and it will continue till 6.00pm. In the Maoists affected areas, polling will end at 4pm, said an election officer. A total of...

Pradeep Maharathy being sent to  Jharpada jail, Monday 	OP Photo

Maharathy in jail for attack on poll squad

Bhubaneswar: The BJD’s Pipli candidate, Pradeep Maharathy, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in an attack on a poll panel’s flying squad in his farmhouse Sunday night, was sent to jail Monday evening even as his bail plea will be heard April 24. Maharathy...

In total, three churches in Colombo, Negombo and the east-coast town of Batticaloa were attacked, along with three luxury hotels in the capital (AFP)

Sri Lanka Easter attack toll hits 290

Colombo: The death toll Monday sharply rose to 290, including six Indians, from a series of eight blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, police said, as they arrested 24 people, reportedly members of a Muslim radical group, in connection with...

Serial blasts in Lanka claim 215

Suicide bombers attack three luxury hotels and churches on Easter Sunday in which Americans, British and Chinese were killed Colombo: Suicide bombers were involved in at least two of the eight attacks that struck three churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka...

Karkare died as he tortured me: Pragya

Pragya, however, Friday night apologised for her remarks that Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare had died because of her “curse” Bhopal: Malegaon blast accused and BJP’s Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has claimed police officer Hemant Karkare died during the 26/11...

Modi ratings drop, but Rahul still way behind

New Delhi: The approval rating of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dropped around 17 points in over a month but there is still no good news for the Congress as satisfaction of voters with Rahul Gandhi has not shown any sign of improvements, according to...

Women voters await their turn under sun at a booth in Purushottampur in Ganjam district, Thursday 	op photo

64% cast votes amid EVM snags

ECI orders re-polling in 6 booths of Kandhamal, Bargarh & Sundargarh districts Bhubaneswar: Technical glitches associated with EVM and VVPAT machines marred second phase polling in five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly constituencies of Odisha, Thursday. Problems in EVM and VVPAT machines were reported from...

 

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