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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...

Keonjhar: On the run for 22 years, prisoner Jamdar, also known as Jayaprakash Laguri, 57, son of Nandalal Laguri of Tandaghutu village under Jagannathpur police station in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand was arrested by Keonjhar Town police and produced in court Thursday. Also Read:...

Tihidi: A clash between the residents of Talapada village and a school headmaster led to a standoff between the villagers and Pirahat police Thursday in Bhadrak district, sources said. Following the arrest of two villagers Wednesday night due to the initial clash, the locals refused...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The counting of votes for the Nuapada bypoll will start at 8am November 14 under a three-tier security arrangement, an official said Thursday. District Election Officer (DEO)-cum-Nuapada Collector Madhusudan Dash said the counting will commence with postal ballots at 8am, followed by EVM at...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Wednesday came down heavily on Berhampur Superintendent of Police (SP) Saravana Vivek M, accusing him of presenting a “web-series-style fabricated story” in the Pitabas Panda murder case, and questioned the state government’s silence even after the SP offered...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal alleged large-scale vote rigging and questioned the "unusual" voter turnout patterns during the recently concluded Nuapada Assembly bypoll Thursday. Briefing the media persons here, BJD Vice President Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak alleged, "According to election officials, voter turnout stood at 75...

Bhubaneswar: Temperatures dropped significantly across Odisha Thursday with Daringbadi in Kandhamal district recording the lowest temperature at 7.5 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department. At least 17 places in the eastern state experienced a minimum temperature of below 15 degrees Celsius Thursday, it...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The counting of votes for the Nuapada bypoll will start at 8 am  November 14 under a three-tier security arrangement, an official said Thursday. District Election Officer (DEO) cum-Nuapada Collector Madhusudan Dash said the counting will commence with postal ballots at 8 am, followed...

Koraput: In a bold and provocative move, Andhra Pradesh has intensified its activities deep inside Odisha’s Kotia panchayat, raising serious concerns over territorial intrusion and political manipulation. Under the guise of welfare and cultural programmes, Andhra officials are systematically trying to influence the sentiments of...

Bhawanipatna: Once a civil engineer earning a handsome salary at a private firm in Pune, Manmath Sahu’s life took a different turn during the Covid-19 lockdown. Returning to his native village in Kalahandi district, he found a new calling in integrated farming, a decision that...