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Odisha: Congress, Left, NCP, SP To Observe Bandh From 6 AM To 6 PM; BJD lends moral support
Bhubaneswar: Extending support to nationwide strike call given by various farmers' unions, the Congress party in Odisha, the State units of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Samajwadi party (SP) have decided to observe the Bandh in State from 6 am to 6pm on Thursday. The leaders of these parties took […]
Lady PEO Death: BJP Gheraoes Police Stations Demanding CBI Probe
Jajpur: Demanding CBI investigation into the death of lady Panchayat Extension Officer (PEO) Smitarani Biswal and registration of criminal cases against Superintendent of Police Charan Singh Meena, BJP workers today gheraoed different police stations of the district. The protesting BJP workers lodged complaints against the Jajpur SP in different police stations alleging that the SP […]
High IPS vacancies playing Havoc in Odisha; situation to worsen in 2020
Bhubaneswar: With filling of a mere 5 vacancies at the IPS level in 2018 and a mere 3 in 2017, Odisha is the only State in the country where the vacancy level of IPS officers, especially at the cutting-edge level of SPs or DIGs, has been among the worst in the country. The vacancy rate […]
SP will also contest bypolls alone: Akhilesh
Ghazipur: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said he will now prepare for Assembly bye-elections and his party will contest on all 11 seats where polls are to be held. "I will consult my party leaders and then we will contest the bye-elections. If the alliance has parted ways, then 'swagat' hai (welcome)." The […]
Mayawati confirms break-up, terms it temporary
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati said that her party would contest the upcoming Assembly by-elections alone. Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, on the hand, did not comment on Mayawati's statement but said in Azamgarh on Tuesday that the Samajwadi Party would form its own government in Uttar Pradesh in 2022 when Assembly elections are […]
Film stars lose their sheen in elections
Lucknow: Till the turn of the millennium, film stars guaranteed crowds and votes in politics. Political parties wooed them ardently. As a result, top stars like Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Babbar, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Prada, Govinda and Jaya Bachchan braved the heat and dust of campaigning for their political parties. Some like […]
Ex-BSF man's nomination on SP ticket cancelled in Varanasi
Varanasi: The Election Commission has cancelled the nomination of former Border Security Force trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was set to contest from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tej Bahadur Yadav had been served a notice on Tuesday because he had given different reasons for leaving his job in the […]
Aazam Khan stokes controversy with makes "underwear" jibe
Lucknow: The usage of foul language during electioneering hit a new low Sunday when veteran SP leader Aazam Khan made an "underwear jibe", which the BJP said was made against actor Jaya Prada, fighting the Lok Sabha polls from Rampur against him. Without naming the actor, who is fighting as a BJP candidate from Rampur, […]
BSP-SP announce tie up for LS polls, keep Congress out of it
Lucknow: Arch rivals Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) announced on Saturday that they will contest the coming Lok Sabha polls together in Uttar Pradesh sharing 38 seats each of the 80 in the state while leaving Rae Bareli and Amethi for Congress, which has been kept out of the alliance. The other […]
Counting of votes concludes in MP; Congress falls short of majority mark
Bhopal: The Congress party won 114 seats in Madhya Pradesh but fell short of the majority mark of 116 after counting for legislative assembly elections concluded today. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 109 seats, Bahujan Samaj Party won 2 seats, Samajwadi Party won one seat and Independents got four seats. In a […]
Women lock up cops inside panchayat office campus in Khurda
Khurda: Hundreds of women residents of Gobindpur panchayat today locked up some policemen including inspector-in-charge of Begunia police station inside the premises of panchayat office in Khurda for stopping them on their way to meet Superintendent of Police (SP). "We were travelling in a bus to meet the SP at the Collectorate but some cops […]
Police-public clash over youth's unnatural death
Khurda: Death of a youth in Bajapur of Khurda led to violent clash between the locals and police today. According to sources, body of a local youth was found hanging in Bajapur following which the family members of the deceased reportedly asked the police to lodge a complaint of murder at the local police station. […]
Dowry harassment case lodged against former Khurda MLA
Khurda: A dowry harassment case has been lodged against former Khurda MLA Jitu Mitra at the Town police station. Mitra's daughter-in-law has reportedly lodged the complaint alleging that she was harassed for dowry. Names of Mitra's wife, daughter and younger son are also mentioned in the complaint. Mitra's eldest son, who had married the girl […]
Harassment charges levelled against Nabarangpur SP
Nabarangpur: Two subordinate staff have brought harassment charges against Nabarangpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Vivekanand Sharma. The two complainants – Rabin Kumar Lima and Debaraj Chanda were working as orderly at the residence of Sharma. The two personnel accused the SP of punishing them for minor mistakes. Moreover, they alleged that the senior official used […]
Woman attempts self immolation in front of Collector, SP
Bhubaneswar: Harried over police inaction in tracing her daughter who has been missing since last 50 days, a woman attempted self immolation in front of collector and SP during a grievance hearing in Bhadrak. The shocking incident was reported at the joint grievance hearing camp and took everyone by surprise. According to reports, Bilasini Patra […]
Puri SP issues guidelines to hotels to check crime
Puri: Taking steps to curb crime and illegal activity in the town, the Puri SP has issued guidelines for hotels, lodges, holiday homes and guest house in the town as safety directives. As per a notification from SP Sarthak Sadangi's office, hotels and other lodging units in the town should regularly submit Occupancy Report to […]
CCTV footage shows loot during Bhadrak unrest
Bhadrak: In a shocking revelation, a close circuit television (CCTV) camera footage showed that the perpetrators of violence in the strife-torn town were also involved in robbery and loot during the unrest. A footage, which is in possession of OTV, shows a clear picture of agitators robbing a mobile phone shop. The incident has been […]
Odisha government replaces Bhadrak SP, ADM
Bhubaneswar: Soon after returning from his visit from trouble-torn Bhardrak, chief minister Naveen Patnaik ordered the transfer of Superintendent of Police (SP) Dilip Das and Additional District Magistrate (ADM), Pravash Bhoi. Das will be replaced by Jajpur SP Anup Sahoo. Official sources said, Das has been directed to report at the Police Headquarters. Also Read: […]
Modi wins landslide in UP, crushes SP, Congress, BSP
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday scored a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh in a major boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, halfway through his first term, and decimated rivals, the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance and the BSP. Riding on the Modi wave, the BJP swept to an unprecedented two-thirds majority winning a whopping […]
Modi slams SP, tells people not to vote for 'conspirators'
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed last November's train accident in Kanpur a "conspiracy" and urged people not to vote for those "who help conspirators". Speaking at an election rally here, Modi also slammed the Akhilesh Yadav government for "protecting and patronising" the "copying mafia" that harmed the future of the […]
IAS officer Partha Sarathi Mishra in Vigilance net
Cuttack: The Vigilance sleuths today seized cash worth Rs 2,14,750 from the official vehicle of IAS officer and Managing Director of Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC) Partha Sarathi Mishra. The anti-corruption officials later conducted simultaneous raid on the government quarters of Mishra, his office in Cuttack and his residence. Talking to media persons, Mishra said […]
Rs 12.30 lakh seized from political party worker
Jharsuguda: With the Panchayat polls only four days away, police today seized Rs 12.30 lakh from the house of a worker of a political party in Kandheikela village. Talking to the media, Jharsuguda SP Uma Shankar Das said the police, acting on the allegation, raided the house of Debaraj Barik, worker of a political party […]
Tarabha youth murder: Prime accused nabbed
Dhenkanal/Bhubaneswar: Police today arrested Byomokesh Biswal, a jawan of Odisha State Armed Police (OSAP) and prime accused in the murder of Salman Rout who succumbed to the bullet injuries in Dhenkanal District Headquarters Hospital last evening after he was shot at during a pre-poll violence in Tarabha village earlier in the day. "We are investigating […]
Chit fund scam: CBI team begins probe in Aska
Aska: A three-member team of CBI officials today arrived in Aska in Ganjam district to probe into the chit fund scam. Reports said the officials of the central investigating agency led by SP, Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Additional SP, Rajiv Sinha, after their arrival in Aska town, went to Revenue Inspection bungalow where they verified […]
Puri lawyer murder: Grilling of wife, kin underway
Puri: On the basis of the statement of the three arrested accused in the brutal murder of lawyer and lodge owner Chandan Behera, police have started interrogation of his wife and kin. Talking to media persons here today, Puri SP Sarthak Sarangi said police have found new angles in this case after interrogating the three […]