Heatwave sweeps state; Boudh sizzles at 45.9°C
Ready to sacrifice good relations with Naveen for welfare of Odisha, says Modi
BJP to meet same fate in Odisha as they faced in Karnataka, Telangana & Himachal: Patnaik
MLA EVM breaking case: Osiaha CEO orders inquiry into viral booth video
BJP cites video to push its Pandian ‘controlling’ Patnaik line of attack, Odisha CM says this won’t work
Election Commission takes action: Special Secretary in CMO DS Kutey suspended, Ashish Singh to undergo medical examination
BHUBANESWAR: The Election Commission of India has initiated significant action in response to allegations of undue influence in the ongoing Odisha Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha had reported instances of interference by senior officials in a communication dated May 27, 2024. The Election...
Read moreNawaz Sharif says Pakistan ‘violated’ agreement with India signed by him and Vajpayee in 1999
Lahore: Former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif Tuesday admitted that Islamabad had "violated" an agreement with India signed by him and ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999, in an apparent reference to the Kargil misadventure by Gen Pervez Musharraf. "On May 28, 1998, Pakistan carried out five nuclear tests. After that Vajpayee Saheb came here and made an agreement with us. But we violated that agreement...it was our fault," Sharif told...
Read more2020 Delhi riots: Court dismisses Umar Khalid’s bail plea
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid who is accused in the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots. Khalid has been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai rejected the bail plea. PTI
Read moreCourt sends Bibhav Kumar to three-day police custody
New Delhi: A court in New Delhi Tuesday granted three days to Delhi Police for custodial interrogation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar, who has been accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal. Maliwal was allegedly assaulted at the chief minister's official residence May 13. Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Goyal sent Kumar to police custody till May 31. A detailed order from the court is awaited. Delhi Police...
Read more“KCR tried to use MLAs poaching case to arm twist BJP over ED case against daughter”
Hyderabad: Former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao allegedly wanted to use the "BRS MLAs" poaching case to force BJP into a compromise to get rid of the ED case against his daughter and MLC K Kavitha, according to the confession statement of a former police official arrested in connection with the phone-tapping case. As per former Deputy Commissioner of Police P Radha Kishan Rao's confessional statement, one of the accused...
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Heatwave sweeps state; Boudh sizzles at 45.9°C
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is reeling under intense heatwave conditions, with day temperatures rising to above 40 degrees Celsius in as many as 17 locations in the state. Boudh became the hottest place in the state with mercury rising to an unprecedented 45.9 degrees Celsius, followed by 45.3 degrees Celsius in Sonepur and 45 degrees Celsius in Titlagarh. In...
Ready to sacrifice good relations with Naveen for welfare of Odisha, says Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said he decided to ‘sacrifice’ his good relations with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for ‘the welfare of Odisha’. He said this during an interview with news agency ANI while responding to a question over the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) decision to not ally with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) -...
BJP to meet same fate in Odisha as they faced in Karnataka, Telangana & Himachal: Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that Naveen Patnaik would become a former chief minister after counting of votes on June 4, the ruling BJD president on Tuesday said that the saffron party will meet the same electoral fate as in Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh. Patnaik in a video message said: “The Bhartiya...
MLA EVM breaking case: Osiaha CEO orders inquiry into viral booth video
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal Tuesday ordered an investigation into the breaking of an EVM allegedly by a sitting MLA who is also a BJP assembly poll candidate Prasanta Jagadev. On May 26, the police arrested Jagadev on the charge of vandalizing the EVM inside a booth under Begunia assembly segment where he had...
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Election Commission takes action: Special Secretary in CMO DS Kutey suspended, Ashish Singh to undergo medical examination
BHUBANESWAR: The Election Commission of India has initiated significant action in response to allegations of undue influence in the ongoing Odisha Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha had reported instances of interference by senior officials in a communication dated May 27, 2024. The Election Commission highlighted the involvement of DS Kutey,...
Nawaz Sharif says Pakistan ‘violated’ agreement with India signed by him and Vajpayee in 1999
Lahore: Former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif Tuesday admitted that Islamabad had "violated" an agreement with India signed by him and ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999, in an apparent reference to the Kargil misadventure by Gen Pervez Musharraf. "On May 28, 1998, Pakistan carried out five nuclear tests. After that Vajpayee Saheb came here and made...
Sixth phase: 63.37% voting recorded; over 7.05 crore voters turn up at polling booths
New Delhi: The penultimate phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections recorded 63.37 per cent voter turnout with 7.05 crore out of 11.13 crore eligible voters exercising their franchise, the Election Commission of India Tuesday said. As many as 58 seats in eight states went to polls in the sixth phase May 25. Of the 87.54 crore...