POLITICS

Bhubaneswar: BJP leader and former Odisha minister Damodar Rout today announced his retirement from electoral politics, marking the end of a 45-year-long political career. The veteran politician's move came after his name was not…

Bhubaneswar: With the political climate is heating up for Bijepur Assembly by-poll in Odisha, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as well as Congress and BJP will intensify their campaigning with as many as 120 star campaigners to win the election.…

Nuapada: While Congress is struggling to strengthen its position in Odisha following poll debacle, its senior leader Bhakta Charan Das declined to fight Lok Sabha elections in future. "I will not contest elections anymore especially the…

Bargarh: The nomination papers of two candidates out of total seven candidates, who had filed their candidature for Bijepur by-poll scheduled to be held on October 21, were rejected during a scrutiny today. Sources said nomination of…

Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations to rest, the BJP today fielded Sanat Gadtia as its candidate for the bypoll to Bijepur Assembly constituency, which is scheduled to be held on October 21. Gadtia had unsuccessfully contested the 2019…

Bijepur: With less than a month left for the much-awaited Bijepur bye-election, pre-poll violence hit the western Odisha region after a BJP worker was brutally attacked by unidentified miscreants last night. The worker identified as…

Bhubaneswar: Alleging that Odisha government is hijacking different projects funded by the Centre, BJP’s State President and Lok Sabha MP Basant Panda today said the party will gherao 314 block offices and NAC/municipality offices across…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik yesterday said the people of the state will choose his successor at the right time. To a query about his successor during an interactive session at a literary festival here, Patnaik said he…

Bhubaneswar: With the announcement of the date for the by-election to Bijepur assembly seat in Odisha, the three main political parties including the ruling BJD are bracing up to finalise candidates and fine-tune their strategy. Bijepur…

Bhubaneswar: Even though dates for the Bijepur bypoll have not been announced yet, BJD has begun its spadework to win from the Assembly seat once again. The ruling party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today formed a four-member…