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BJD continues its dominance, wins by-poll seats by even bigger margins
Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) continued its dominance in the electoral fray as two of its candidates registered an emphatic win in the by-elections to Balasore Sadar and Tirtol assembly seats.
The two candidates – Swarup…
BJD’s Bijaya Shankar Das wins Tirtol Bypoll as party retains seat
Jagatsinghpur: BJD leader late Bishnu Charan Das' son Bijaya Shankar Das is all set to carry forward the legacy of his father in Tirtol assembly constituency as junior Das who was fielded by the party for the bypoll to the seat emerged…
Odisha Congress takes out tractor rally against farm laws
Bhubaneswar: Opposing the new farms laws, the Odisha Congress today held a mega tractor rally. The State unit of Congress took out the tractor rally under the leadership of Odisha Congress in-charge A. Chellakumar.
The tractor rally was…
Bihar Polls: Cong spent more than Rs 61 lakh on FB ads
Patna: Ahead of Bihar Assembly election results on Tuesday, it has emerged that the grand old Congress Party invested more than others in reaching out to voters through the popular social media platform Facebook in the last one month.…
Congress to hold tractor rally against new agriculture bills in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Congress has decided to hold a mega tractor rally in Odisha against new farm bills cleared by the Parliament.
The state unit of Congress will take out the tractor rally on November 9 opposing the three controversial…
Former Odisha MLA Jiban Pradip Dash suspended from BJD
Bhubaneswar: Former MLA Jiban Pradip Dash was suspended from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for his anti-party activities.
By the order of BJD President Naveen Patnaik, the party leader Jiban Pradip Dash was suspended from the BJD for…
Odisha villagers boycott by-poll over poor road condition
Jagatsinghpur: Alleging the State government apathy towards local issues such as lack of all-weather roads, voters of some villages in two panchayats under Tirtol block boycotted the Tirtol by-poll.
Voters of ward no- 15,16, 17, 18 and…
Campaign gains momentum for bypolls in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The campaign for the bypolls to Balasore and Tirtol Assembly constituencies in Odisha has gained momentum with three major political parties - BJP, Congress and BJD - trying their best to woo the voters.
The by-elections to…
Baijayant’s Pakistan analogy kicks up internet storm
Bhubaneswar: BJP's national vice president Baijayant Jay Panda has kicked up major controversies on the internet for comparing his home state Odisha with India's neighbouring Pakistan.
His controversial statement against Odisha police…
Reshuffle in Odisha Congress: New district presidents appointed
Bhubaneswar: In a reshuffle in State unit of Congress, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) today approved a proposal of appointment of presidents for the districts and cities in Odisha with immediate effect.
As per the list of…
