Rahul, Kharge likely to visit Odisha next week to campaign for Congress candidates
Adequate security arrangements in place for 5th phase polling: Odisha DGP
Modi arrives in Odisha to address poll rallies Monday
NHRC issues final reminder to Malkangiri Collector over plights of villagers
Stage set for polls to five Lok Sabha seats, 35 Assembly constituencies in Odisha
Over 8 crore voters to exercise franchise in 5th phase of LS polls tomorrow: ECI
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Sunday said that over eight crore voters will exercise their franchise in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections May 20 while polling for 35 Assembly constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly will also take place simultaneously. “In the 5th phase, at...
Read moreHelicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers ‘hard landing’, state TV says without further details
Dubai: A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating. Raisi was travelling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometres (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Travelling with Raisi were Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, the governor of Iran's East...
Read moreSunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings by four wickets in IPL
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Punjab Kings by four wickets to end the league phase of the Indian Premier League with 17 points here Sunday. Chasing 215, SRH overhauled the target with five balls to spare after opener Abhishek Sharma hammered a 28-ball 66 (6x6s, 5x4s). SRH were also bolstered by contributions from Rahul Tripathi (33), Nitish Reddy (37) and Heinrich Klaasen (42) along the way. Earlier in the contest, Punjab Kings...
Read moreUP: Rahul, Akhilesh leave stage without addressing rally amid ‘stampede-like’ situation
Prayagraj: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Sunday abandoned a joint poll meeting in Phulpur area here without delivering speech as their supporters broke through barricades trying to reach the dais. According to police sources, scores of Congress and SP supporters had reached the venue to attend the rally. When Yadav arrived at the venue, the crowd standing in front of the stage broke through the barricades...
Read more‘Operation Jhadu’: Arvind Kejriwal threatens sit-in protest amid heavy police deployment
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal before heading towards the BJP headquarters, while addressing party leaders and workers at AAP headquarters, said that they would march till the allowed way and sit there for half an hour, and if they are not arrested, it will be the saffron party’s defeat. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made up his mind to destroy and crush AAP. He has started an operation called...
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Rahul, Kharge likely to visit Odisha next week to campaign for Congress candidates
Bhubaneswar: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party's senior leader Rahul Gandhi are likely to visit Odisha next week for campaigning in simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state, a senior party leader said Sunday. Speaking to reporters here, AICC in-charge of Odisha, Ajoy Kumar said Gandhi and Kharge are expected to visit the state between...
Adequate security arrangements in place for 5th phase polling: Odisha DGP
Bhubaneswar: In the wake of pre-poll violence at Khaliikote in Odisha's Ganjam district recently that resulted in death of a BJP worker, the police are on their toes to contain any untoward incident during the fifth phase of polling which will be held in five Parliamentary constituencies -- Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Aska -- and 35 Assembly...
Modi arrives in Odisha to address poll rallies Monday
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday arrived here on a two-day visit to Odisha to campaign for BJP candidates in simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state. After his arrival at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar, Modi went to Odisha BJP's headquarters where he was scheduled to hold a meeting with the party's...
NHRC issues final reminder to Malkangiri Collector over plights of villagers
Malkangiri: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a final reminder warning of coercive action to the Malkangiri District Collector over his failure to address the plights of the villagers. Acting on a petition filed by Human Rights Activist and Lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy the NHRC passed the order on May 16 calling for the submission of...
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Ganjam Boxing Club organises summer training camp for youngsters at Mahatma Gandhi Stadium in Berhampur Carcade rehearsal in Cuttack ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to city scheduled Monday
Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers ‘hard landing’, state TV says without further details
Dubai: A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating. Raisi was travelling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometres (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran....
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings by four wickets in IPL
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Punjab Kings by four wickets to end the league phase of the Indian Premier League with 17 points here Sunday. Chasing 215, SRH overhauled the target with five balls to spare after opener Abhishek Sharma hammered a 28-ball 66 (6x6s, 5x4s). SRH were also bolstered by contributions from Rahul Tripathi (33), Nitish Reddy...
UP: Rahul, Akhilesh leave stage without addressing rally amid ‘stampede-like’ situation
Prayagraj: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Sunday abandoned a joint poll meeting in Phulpur area here without delivering speech as their supporters broke through barricades trying to reach the dais. According to police sources, scores of Congress and SP supporters had reached the venue to attend the rally. When Yadav arrived at...
Stage set for polls to five Lok Sabha seats, 35 Assembly constituencies in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Tight security arrangements have been made, with the deployment of over 33,000 personnel, for elections to five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly constituencies in Odisha Monday, officials said. Over 70.69 lakh voters, including 40.33 lakh men, 39.35 lakh women and 851 transgender persons, are eligible to cast their votes at 9,162 polling stations in Aska, Kandhamal,...