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Bharatiya Janata Party declared its candidates for the six Assembly seats in Odisha

Bhubaneswar:2/5/24: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday declared its candidates for the six Assembly seats in Odisha for the ensuing elections. Shambhunath Rout has been fielded by the BJP for Ghasipura seat. Ashish Patra is the candidate for Bhograi constituency. Sudhanshu Nayak has been nominated for Bhandaripokhari seat, Umesh Chandra Jena will be contesting from Bari seat. Dr. Purnachandra Mohapatra ...

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Naveen Patnaik filed his nomination papers for the Kantabanji Assembly constituency

Titlagarh:2/5/24: Biju Janata Dal Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today filed his nomination papers for the Kantabanji Assembly constituency. He filed his Nomination Papers at the Sub-collector’s office in Titlagarh. He filed the Nomination papers with the returning officer. Senior BJD leaders Anang Udaya Singhdeo, Kartik Pandian, Bolangir Assembly Constituency candidate Kalikesh Narayan Singhdeo, Titlagarh BJD Assembly candidate Tukuni ...

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BJD President announced the BJD’s final list of candidates for the ensuing Assembly elections

Bhubaneswar: 2/5/24:Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik today announced the BJD’s final list of candidates for the ensuing Assembly elections in the State. Sabitri Pradhan has been nominated as BJD candidate for Khandapada seat, Sukanta Kumar Nayak for Nilagiri, and Sandhyarani Das for Korei Assembly segment. The BJD has changed its candidate for Deogarh Assembly seat. ...

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7.41 percent Increase in Coal Production in April Compared to Last Year

Newdelhi:02 /5/24:India’s coal production for April 2024 reached 78.69 MT (Provisional), with a growth rate of 7.41% compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, which was 73.26 MT. During April 2024, Coal India Limited (CIL) achieved a coal production of 61.78 MT (Provisional), marking a growth of 7.31% compared to the same period last year when it was ...

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Mineral Production in the Country Grows by 8 percent in February, Compared to Last Year

Newdelhi:2/5/24:The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for February 2024 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 139.6 is 8.0% higher as compared to the level in February 2023. As per the provisional statistics of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the cumulative growth for the period April-February, 2023-24 over the corresponding period of previous year is 8.2%. Production levels of important ...

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ECI directs all political parties to cease enrolling/ registering voters for post-election beneficiary-oriented schemes under the guise of surveys

Newdelhi:2/5/24:The Election Commission of India has taken a serious view of activities by political parties and candidates seeking details of voters under the guise of various surveys for their proposed beneficiary schemes, as a corrupt practice of bribery under Section 123(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. It has noted that, “some political parties and candidates have been engaging ...

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Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo system successfully flight-tested by DRDO off the Odisha coast

Bhadrak(Odisha)1/5/24:The supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system was successfully flight-tested at around 0830 hrs on May 01, 2024, from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. SMART is a next-generation missile-based lightweight torpedo delivery system, designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to enhance the anti-submarine warfare capability of the Indian Navy ...

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ECI issues direction for handling and storage of Symbol Loading Units in compliance of Supreme Court Order

Newdelhi:1/5/24:In pursuance of the judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, dated 26th April 2024 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 434 of 2023, ECI has issued the new protocol for handling and storage of Symbol Loading Unit (SLU). All CEOs have been directed to create necessary infrastructure and provisions to implement the new protocols for handling and storage of ...

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Odisha Boys, Girls Win Silver In 67th National School Games Rugby U-17 Championship

Pune:30/4/24: Odisha recently bagged two silver medals in the 67th National School Games Rugby U-17 Championship with both the state boys and girls teams finishing runners-up at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Maharashtra’s Pune. This was the third medal for Odisha in National School Games Rugby Championships bagged on Sunday with the State U-19 girls team also securing a silver ...

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BJD MLA Bhagirathi Sethy submitted his resignation from the primary membership of the Party

Bhubaneswar:30/4/24: Bhagirathi Sethy, the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Anandapur, submitted his resignation from the primary membership of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday. He has sent his resignation to the party President and CM Naveen Patnaik today. The party recently dropped Sethy’s name from the Anandapur assembly seat, replacing him with Abhimanyu Sethi. This decision could have been a ...

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