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Angul/Chhendipada: In a unique drive to discourage liquor consumption, an association of women in Badahinsara panchayat on the outskirts of Angul town has decided to impose Rs 40,000 fine on those selling liquor and Rs 10,000 for those consuming it. The decision came to the...

Angul: Forest officials’ efforts to reunite an elephant calf with its herd went in vain as the pachyderms refused to take the newborn calf back. The 15-day-old elephant calf was rescued after it got trapped in the muck on a paddy field while feeding on...

Nuapada: Ahead of the Nuapada by-election, the district and police administrations have intensified inspection drives to ensure a free and fair poll. On Sunday, the Income Tax (IT) Department conducted raids on the residences of BJD leader Manoj Mishra and Congress leader Ankit Singhai in...

Rairangpur: A farmer was killed in an elephant attack at Rajpal village under Jashipur police limits in Mayurbhanj district, police officials said Sunday. The incident occurred when Sanaga Bari, 55, was guarding his crops on his farmland. An elephant which had strayed into the area...

Nuapada: The high-pitched election campaign for Nuapada by-election in Odisha ended Sunday evening after weeks of rallies and road shows by senior leaders. The bypoll, necessitated following the death of BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia on September 8, is the first electoral battle after the BJP...

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...

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...