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Freedom fighter and former Odisha MLA Sribatsa Nayak no more
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 20:
Freedom fighter and former Congress legislator from Odisha’s Gondia assembly segment Sribatsa Nayak breathed his last following a prolonged illness. He was 92.
According to sources,…
Former Odisha DGP Marik bites the dust in Godda by-poll
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar/Ranchi, May 19:
Former Odisha DGP Sanjeev Marik lost the Godda by-election, results of which were announced today. Marik slipped to the third position in the election.
Amit Kumar Mandal of…
Karunanidhi wins – for 13th time
Chennai, May 19:
DMK president M. Karunanidhi was on Thursday elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly from Thiruvarur, defeating his nearest AIADMK rival by 68,366 votes, the Election Commission said.
This is the 13th time Karunanidhi,…
Nine rebel Congress leaders to join BJP
New Delhi, May 18:
The nine disqualified rebel Congress legislators of Uttarakhand whose shifting loyalty led to a political upheaval in the hill state are to join the BJP.
"All the nine rebel Congress leaders will join the BJP at the…
Candidates fasten belts for CMC by-poll in Odisha’s Cuttack
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Cuttack, May 17:
With the filing of nomination papers scheduled to end tomorrow, the candidates have embarked on a high-decibel campaigning for the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) by-poll in ward no- 21…
Oppn lambasts Odisha govt for adjourning Assly ahead of schedule
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 17:
The ruling Biju Janata Dal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today came in the firing line of the Opposition parties as it criticised the Odisha government for adjourning the Budget session…
Fate of former Odisha IPS Sanjeev Marik sealed in ballot boxes
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar/Ranchi, May 16:
The fate of former Odisha Director General of Police Sanjeev Marik has been sealed in the ballot boxes as voters exercised their franchise in the Godda by-poll held today.
It…
Odisha Assembly adjourned sine die ahead of schedule
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 16:
Odisha Assembly Speaker Niranjan Pujari today adjourned the Budget session of the Assembly for an indefinite period four days ahead of the schedule.
The second phase of the Budget…
Chorus for Jagamohana repair gets louder in Odisha
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 15:
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI)’s dilly-dallying with the repair and conservation of the Jagamohana of the Shree Jagannath temple in Odisha’s Puri has received flak across the board…
Candidates announced for CMC by-poll in Odisha
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 15:
With less than three weeks to go for the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) by-poll in ward no- 21, Opposition parties today announced their candidates.
While Congress has fielded…