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Parjang: Police Friday recovered the mutilated body of a man from a pond at Muktapasi village under Kamakhyanagar police limits in Parjang block of Dhenkanal district. The deceased has been identified as Rajesh Kumar Pani alias Lulu, 43, of Saanda village in the district. His...

Nuapada: Celebrations swept across Nuapada Friday as counting for the Nuapada Assembly byelection concluded and a grand victory procession marked the occasion. Supporters erupted in jubilation following Jay Dholakia’s decisive win, with villages and the town echoing with chants in his honour. Streets across the...

Nuapada: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) failed to defend its long-held political stronghold in the Nuapada Assembly by-election, despite an intensive campaign led by party candidate Snehangini Chhuria. Chhuria, who entered the electoral field with confidence and campaigned door to door with party leaders, workers...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: BJD president and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Friday congratulated BJP candidate Jay Dholakia for his spectacular victory in the Nuapada bypoll and hoped that he would bring development to the area. Dholakia won the Nuapada Assembly bypoll in Odisha by...

Nuapada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday thanked the people of Nuapada for giving a decisive mandate in favour of the BJP, after party candidate Jay Dholakia won the Nuapada Assembly bypoll by a margin of 83,748 votes. Dholakia secured 1,23,869 votes, while Congress...

Nuapada: BJP’s Jay Dholakia won the Nuapada bypoll by a margin of 83,748 votes, securing 1,23,869 votes.Congress candidate Ghasi Ram Majhi finished second with 40,121 votes, while BJD’s Snehangini Chhuria came third with 38,408 votes. Dholakia’s vote share stood at 58.27 per cent, followed by...

Bhawanipatna: A senior clerk of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Division in Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi district was caught red-handed by vigilance sleuths Thursday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a retired employee. The accused, identified as T Venkatagiri Rao, was...

Jharigaon: Despite government prioritisation of quality education, students in tribal-dominated areas continue to face severe challenges due to inadequate infrastructure. At Phupugaon Government Upper Secondary School in Jharigaon block of Nabarangpur district, a shortage of classrooms has forced students to attend lessons in dilapidated dormitory...

Balasore: In a poignant incident in Aradabazaar under Sahadevkhunta police limits in Balasore, a woman’s body was preserved in a freezer for four days as villagers waited for her son to return from Canada to perform the final rites. Chhabirani De, who had been living...

BJP’s Dholakia secures 1,23,869 votes after 29 rounds of counting After 29 rounds of counting, Jay Dholakia secured 1,23,869 votes (58.27 per cent), while Congress candidate Ghasi Ram Majhi was in second spot with 40,121 votes (18.87 per cent). BJD’s Snehangini Chhuria followed with 38,408...