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Two crorepatis in poll battle in poverty-hit Kandhamal

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 14:23

Poverty-ridden Kandhamal district in Odisha has two crorepatis as rival candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, with one of the wealthy contestants owning luxury watches worth lakhs.

Naveen Patnaik denies BJD tickets to 35 sitting MLAs, 6 MPs

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 16:10

Undertaking a massive change in the list of candidates for both the Lok Sabha and Assembly Elections in Odisha, ruling BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik denied tickets to 35 sitting MLAs and 6 MPs.

Aparajita, Prasad, Subhshree, Soumya file nomination

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 01:11

Prominent Oriya actress Aparajita Mohanty,Subhashree Panda, AOP founder President Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and Congress chief whip Prasad Harichandan were among over 56 candidates who filed nomination papers for the second phase of polls for 11 Lok Sabha and 77 Assembly segments in Odisha.

Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Koraput, Nabarangpur on March 31

Last Updated: Monday, March 24, 2014, 23:46

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Odisha on March 31.

BJD joins high-tech campaign league in Odisha

Last Updated: Monday, March 24, 2014, 19:15

Biju Janata Dal has also decided to use latest technology and state-of-the-art equipment to solicit votes for its candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha.

Maoists call for poll boycott in Rayagada

Last Updated: Monday, March 24, 2014, 15:09

Maoists have called for boycott of ensuing polls in Rayagada district in Odisha, after issuing the same diktat in nearby Malkangiri and Koraput.

11-day ban on ore-laden truck movement along NH 5 (A)

Last Updated: Monday, March 24, 2014, 13:15

To ensure smooth polls, the authorities enforced an 11-day ban on movement of ore-laden trucks along NH-5 (A), the key road connecting mineral-rich areas and Paradip port.

LS polls: Mayawati raises issues of blackmoney, corruption

Last Updated: Sunday, March 23, 2014, 23:17

Mayawati Sunday raked up the issue of black money stashed abroad in illegal accounts and said the money would have "solved the problems of our poverty and unemployment".

Naveen fields Rajya Sabha MPs in Lok Sabha, Assembly polls

Last Updated: Sunday, March 23, 2014, 15:39

BJD leader Naveen Patnaik has fielded at least four Rajya Sabha MPs in Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Odisha even as the party received more than 50,000 applications for the ensuing polls.

Lion`s Club president held for Hirakud Dam boat capsize

Last Updated: Saturday, March 22, 2014, 15:11

The President of the local Lions Club Ramesh Kumar Agarwal was Saturday arrested in connection with the boat capsize at Hirakud reservoir where 31 people died on February 9.