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Ahmedabad/Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday paid a courtesy visit to the Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gujarat's Gandhinagar. The Governor was in Gujarat to attend the "Bharat Parv" celebrations at Ekta Nagar November 8, held as part of the nationwide observance of...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Ahead of the November 11 by-election in Odisha's Nuapada, Opposition BJD Sunday urged the chief electoral officer (CEO) to take urgent steps to ensure free and fair polling, alleging infiltration of "outsiders" and misuse of money and muscle power. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty said...

Nuapada: Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Manmohan Samal Sunday said that the balanced and inclusive development of Nuapada is not merely a promise but a firm commitment of the party. Speaking at a press conference in Nuapada, Samal alleged that the Biju Janata Dal...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Sunday submitted a petition to the Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan seeking the intervention of the CEO for the removal of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) posters and banners “affixed” on government properties, including electricity poles and the walls...

Konark: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has barred tourists from entering the 'Nata Mandap' of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha's Puri district. As per the directive issued by the ASI Saturday, tourists will no longer be allowed to climb the 'Nata Mandap' of...

New Delhi: Forward Ryan Willaims, who has relinquished his Australian passport to become an Indian citizen, has joined the Khalid Jamil-coached national team camp in Bengaluru, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said Sunday. Born in Perth, the 32-year-old entered the camp along with defender...

Bhubaneswar: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will Monday visit Odisha, where he is scheduled to participate in a slew of official functions, a statement said. Chouhan will attend the inaugural session of a programme to mark the 'Mandia Dibasa' (Millet Day) at the Lok...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Nuapada: The upcoming Nuapada byelection, necessitated by the untimely demise of MLA and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Rajendra Dholakia, has shaped up as a high-stakes political test for the three major parties in Odisha. For the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Nuapada: In every election, beyond the banners of major political parties, there stand individuals who contest not for ideology or symbols, but for conviction. Independent candidates, often dismissed as long shots, quietly play an influential role in shaping democratic outcomes across...

Tihidi: In yet another incident of police brutality, a minor boy from Narendrapur village under Pirahat police limits in Bhadrak district was beaten up by men in khaki at the police station, his parents alleged Friday. The matter came to the fore after the boy’s...