EC suspends two polling officials for dereliction of duty in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission (EC) has suspended two polling officials in Odisha for dereliction of duty, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal said in Bhubaneswar Monday. One polling official from Narla Aassembly constituency in Kalahandi district and another polling...
Peaceful polling underway in Odisha, 23.28% voter turnout till 11am
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Voting begins for four LS seats, 28 Assembly segments in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Polling for four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly seats in Odisha began Monday, amid stringent security measures, officials said. Voting started at 7 am in Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Kalahandi parliamentary constituencies along with 28 Assembly segments within...
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Odisha Assembly, LS polls 2024: Live updates
Bhubaneswar: Polling for four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly seats in Odisha began Monday, amid stringent security measures, officials said. Voting started at 7am in Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Kalahandi parliamentary constituencies along with 28 Assembly segments within the jurisdiction of these Lok Sabha seats. Polling will continue till...
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New Delhi: The CBSE Monday declared the results for the Class-X exam with 93.60 per cent students clearing the test. Girls outshine boys by 2.04 percentage points, officials said and added that 94.75 per cent girls cleared the exam. More than 47,000 students have scored above 95 per cent marks and more than 2.12 lakh above 90 per cent, they said. The officials said that more than 1.32 lakh students were...
Read moreStrike in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir enters day four
Islamabad: The situation remained tense in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Monday as the total strike against high prices of wheat flour and inflated electricity bills and taxes entered its fourth day, with the Pakistan government stepping up efforts to de-escalate the situation following deadly clashes between security forces and protesters. The disputed region witnessed clashes Saturday between the police and activists of a rights movement, leaving at least one police official dead and...
Read moreSporadic incidents of violence reported in Bengal as polling underway
Kolkata: Polling percentage in eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal in the first two hours Monday was 15.24 amid reports of tension and violence in different pockets, especially from the two constituencies in Birbhum district. As per the records from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), the highest polling percentage till 9 a.m. was reported from Baharampur at 16.97, followed by Bolpur at 16.46, Baradhaman-Purba at 15.88, Krishnanagar...
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New Delhi: A voter turnout of over 24 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of polling Monday in 96 constituencies spread over 10 states and Union Territories in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections amid reports of violence in Andhra Pradesh and poll boycott in some villages of Uttar Pradesh. There were also reports of malfunctioning of EVMs in some booths in West Bengal and Odisha....
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EC suspends two polling officials for dereliction of duty in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission (EC) has suspended two polling officials in Odisha for dereliction of duty, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal said in Bhubaneswar Monday. One polling official from Narla Aassembly constituency in Kalahandi district and another polling official in Ganjam district have been suspended for dereliction of duty, he said. "We are monitoring the...
Odisha Assembly, LS polls 2024: Live updates
Bhubaneswar: Polling for four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly seats in Odisha began Monday, amid stringent security measures, officials said. Voting started at 7am in Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Kalahandi parliamentary constituencies along with 28 Assembly segments within the jurisdiction of these Lok Sabha seats. Polling will continue till 6pm with adjustments in certain remote and...
Jharkhand: Security forces thwart Maoist bid to block voter access to polling booths in Singhbhum
Chaibasa: Security forces Monday thwarted an attempt by Maoists to obstruct voter access to polling booths by felling a tree and blocking a road leading to remote Sonapi and Morangponga areas of West Singhbhum district, officials said. "We received reports of Maoists blocking a road with a felled tree near Sonapi to hinder voters from reaching booth...
Strike in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir enters day four
Islamabad: The situation remained tense in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Monday as the total strike against high prices of wheat flour and inflated electricity bills and taxes entered its fourth day, with the Pakistan government stepping up efforts to de-escalate the situation following deadly clashes between security forces and protesters. The disputed region witnessed clashes Saturday between the police...
Sporadic incidents of violence reported in Bengal as polling underway
Kolkata: Polling percentage in eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal in the first two hours Monday was 15.24 amid reports of tension and violence in different pockets, especially from the two constituencies in Birbhum district. As per the records from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), the highest polling percentage till 9 a.m. was...
Peaceful polling underway in Odisha, 23.28% voter turnout till 11am
Bhubaneswar: Around 23.28 per cent voter turnout has been recorded in four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly segments in Odisha till 11am Monday, officials said. Long queues of people were seen in front of all the 7,303 booths where peaceful polling is underway, they said. Voting started at 7am in Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Kalahandi parliamentary...