‘Mo Booth’ mobile app launched for voters in Odisha’s Khurda district
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Odisha Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal launches ‘Mo Booth' mobile application through which voters can find name, route to their polling stations in Odisha's Khurda district
‘Mo Booth’ mobile app launched for voters in Odisha’s Khurda district
Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief electoral officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal Wednesday launched ‘Mo Booth' mobile application through which voters can easily find the name and route to their polling stations. "Using the app, voters of Khurda district including Bhubaneswar city can know about their booth, its location and direction," Dhal added. The app now offers a feature enabling citizens...
Slovakia’s prime minister wounded in shooting
Bratislava (Slovakia): Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon and taken to hospital. Reports on TA3, a Slovakian TV station, said that Fico, 59, was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova, some 150 kilometers northeast of the capital,...
No dispute with Naveen Patnaik, but manner in which Odisha govt run by officer from outside: Shah
Cuttack: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday said while there is no dispute with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, he expressed concerns about the state's administration being led by an officer from outside the state. "We have no dispute with Naveen Babu, but the manner in which an officer from outside is running the state government in...
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ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in money laundering case
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