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Odisha news. Odisha registers deficit rainfall of 31.5 per cent in June. Bhubaneswar: Odisha has registered a deficit rainfall of 31.5 per cent in June this year, an official said.
The state received an average rainfall of 148.3 mm against the Long Term Average (LTA) of 216.5 mm during June. On an average, the state experiences 9.9 rainy days in June. However, this time, there were 7.4 rainy days during the month. Of the 30 districts, Jajpur received the highest rainfall of 253.7 mm in June, whereas Gajapati district received the lowest of 59.8 mm, an official at the Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office said. While four districts of Jajpur, Koraput, Dhenkanal and Nawarangpur recorded normal rainfall last month, rainfall in 18 districts remained deficit between 19 per cent and 39 per cent, the official said. Rainfall in as many as six districts – Balangir, Keonjhar, Nuapada, Nayagarh, Kandhamal and Sundargarh – remained severe deficit between 39 per cent and 59 per cent during June. Odisha Entertainment News. Business News Odisha. Odisha News - OrissaPOST. Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Odisha Entertainment News.
Mahendra Swain’s murder: Three of 180 witnesses depose. Paradip: Hearing of the sensational Mahendra Swain murder case began in Additional District and Sessions Court in Kujang Tuesday.
According to reports, three out of 180 witnesses deposed before the Additional District Judge in the first phase Tuesday. Next phase of deposition has been scheduled for June 26. Worth mentioning Seaways Shipping and Logistics Private Limited General Manager Mahendra Swain was murdered near Ambedkar Bhawan at Madhuban Colony October 26 in 2016 in Paradip. Two miscreants had hurled crude bombs at the SUV in which he was travelling. While Swain was fleeing to save his life after alighting from the vehicle, miscreants fired two rounds at him leading to his death.
The main accused Ashok Bihari was arrested from Howrah in neighbouring West Bengal. Both Mishra and Bal, accused in Swain’s murder, are lodged in jail after they were arrested from Bangkok in Thailand. Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Orissa Latest News - OrissaPOST. No need for spl category tag to Odisha: Aparajita.
Newly-elected Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi (BJP) is now busy in the national capital meeting party heavyweights and getting accustomed with her new role in the Parliament.
The bureaucrat-turned-politician talks to Kuldeep Singh of Orisssa POST on her new role. Excerpts: You belong to Bihar. 20 new faces in Modi team. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pressed the refresh button and inducted 20 new faces in his Council of Ministers rewarding giant killers in the Lok Sabha election and dropping some of the most visible faces of his team — finance minister Arun Jaitley, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, tribal affairs minister Jual Oram and commerce minister Suresh Prabhu.While Jaitley’s omission had become public Wednesday as he opted out on health grounds, the absence of Sushma and Prabhu came as a surprise.A bigger surprise, however, was the inclusion of former foreign secretary S Jaishankar into the cabinet.In the last five years, despite serious ailment, Sushma had won accolades for turning foreign office into people’s ministry and Suresh Prabhu was seen as the “to go” man handling key ministries including railways.The tallest among the first-time ministers is party president Amit Shah who was seated third in the row of seniority after the PM and Rajnath Singh.
Naveen Patnaik to take oath as Chief Minister for fifth term today. Bhubaneswar: The team of Naveen Patnaik, who will be sworn in as Odisha Chief Minister for a fifth consecutive term Wednesday, is likely to be a mix of experienced and new faces, according to the BJD lawmakers who were intimated of their induction.
Several BJD lawmakers Tuesday said that they had received phone calls from Naveen Niwas, the residence of Mr Patnaik, informing them that they would be sworn-in as ministers. Several senior leaders, who were ministers in the previous government, are likely to be re-inducted into the council of ministers again. They include Ashok Chandra Panda, Pratap Jena, Sushant Singh, Bikram Keshari Arukh, Prafulla Mallick and Niranjan Pujari.
Cong to review poll performance May 30. Bhubaneswar: As the blame-game over the poor performance of the Congress party in the state is only escalating, the party is now all set to dissect the reasons as to why the national party tasted defeat and allowed other parties to grab their existing Assembly seat.
A meeting in this regard has now been fixed in the state capital May 30 when the Odisha-in-charge of the party and All India Congress Party (AICC) General Secretary Jitendra Singh and senior Congress party leader from Chattisgarh TS Singh Deo will participate in a discussion session. As per the plan of the Congress party, the leaders will meet the local leaders and will try to understand the reasons for the election debacle that the national party suffered in the state.
11:16am – Congress candidate Taraprasad Bahinipati wins Jeypore Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Rabi Narayan Nanda by 5451 votes. … Live updates: BJD on a role in Odisha, Naveen set for fifth term. 12:17pm – BJD candidate Sudam Marndi wins Bangriposi Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Sugda Murmu by 11844 votes. 12:16pm – BJD candidate Snehangini Chhuria wins Attabira Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Milan Seth by 22396 votes. 12:15pm – BJD candidate Ramesh Chandra Sai wins Athamallik Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Bhagirathi Pradhan by 47184 votes. 12:14pm – BJD candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain wins Athagarh Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Brajendra Kumar Ray by 57995 votes. 12:11pm – BJD candidate Tukuni Sahu wins Titlagarh Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Surendra Sing Bhoi by 19587 votes.
Counting delayed at four centres in Mayurbhanj. Live Updates: Results of Lok Sabha Elections. Counting in full swing.
Be vigilant near strong rooms, Priyanka tells partymen. New Delhi: Amid reports of new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) being brought to the strong room in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday appealed to the party workers to stay vigil near the strong rooms.
In an audio message, Priyanka Gandhi said: “Don’t lose your heart by the exit polls as these are being spread to lower your morale.” “Your attention is required more. Be strong and remain alert near the counting centre and the strong rooms. I am hopeful that your hard work will pay,” she added. Be vigilant near strong rooms, Priyanka tells partymen. Odisha Entertainment News and the Problems Faced in the Recent Times – Breaking news odisha, Odisha news paper- OrissaPost. Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Like BJP, the Congress believes in threatening political rivals: Akhilesh Yadav. Kanpur: After keeping the Congress out of his alliance with the BSP, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav attacked the grand old party over its ‘big ego’ and also accused it of ditching partners and threatening rivals.
“Like the BJP, the Congress too believes in threatening political opponents,” he said at an election meeting here. “We had an alliance more or less set with the Congress, but found that their ego is too big,” the SP president told a gathering. Phase III records 71.61% voting. Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 71.61 per cent voter turnout during the third phase of polling held in six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly constituencies, a senior election official said Wednesday updating the polling percentage. While the highest polling of 78.16 per cent was recorded in Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency, Bhubaneswar recorded the lowest voter turnout of 59.60 per cent during the election held Tuesday. Closely following Keonjhar was Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat where voting percentage stood at 76.38 per cent, while it was 74.98 per cent in Dhenkanal, an official in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said. Puri parliamentary constituency posted 72.53 per cent voter turnout, while Cuttack Lok Sabha seat recorded 69.65 per cent balloting, he said.
Re-polling has been recommended in two booths where voting was hit due to human error during attachment of voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT). Horrific Easter Sunday suicide bombings toll climbs to 359. Colombo: The Islamic State Tuesday claimed responsibility for the horrific Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka as the death toll in the carnage climbed to 359, including 10 Indians, with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warning of more explosives and militants “out there” and that the Indian Embassy was also a “possible target”. The Islamic State’s claim came as Sri Lankans started to bury the dead from the string of bombings.
Tuesday was declared a national day of mourning and white flags were hung from buildings across Colombo as a three-minute silence was held from 8.30 a.m, about the time of the first of Sunday’s bombings. At St. Sebastian’s in Negombo, around 40 km north of Colombo, more than 20 coffins were brought in for individual services in the run-up to a mass memorial.
Star kids who are going to make their big screen debut this year. Mumbai: After actor Mohnish Bahl’s daughter Pranutan kick-started her Bollywood innings this year, a spate of star kids is gearing up to make their debut on the silver screen. Pranutan made her acting debut at the age of 26 with superstar Salman Khan’s production “Notebook”, released last month. Here is an IANS list of aspiring star children, waiting in the wings to make their first big Bollywood appearance in 2019. * Ananya Panday: The daughter of actor Chunky Panday will make her debut with Punit Malhotra’s “Student of the Year 2”, which is slated to be released in May. Ananya has also bagged a major role in “Pati Patni Aur Woh”, an adaptation of B.R. SC gets detailed EC report on PM Modi biopic. New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday submitted its detailed report to the Supreme Court on the biopic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took the EC’s report on Modi’s biopic and asked the poll panel to supply a copy of the report to the producer of the movie. The bench, which also comprised justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, has now fixed the plea of producers challenging the EC’s ban on the movie for hearing Friday 26. The apex court had April 15 directed the Election Commission to re-examine its earlier order and take an informed decision on banning pan-India the release of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after watching the full movie. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for film producers who have challenged the EC’s ban on the biopic’s release till the current general elections are over, had told the top court that the poll panel has taken the decision after watching the promo, and not the entire movie. Odisha News Today - OrissaPOST. Naveen Patnaik condemns ‘dastardly’ Sri Lanka blasts. Four possible toeholds for BJP in Kerala - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST.
New Delhi: The BJP secured 10 per cent or more votes on nine Lok Sabha seats in Kerala in 2014 but barring Thiruvananthapuram, it came nowhere near even the victory mark. However, in 2019, riding on the Sabarimala sentiment, the party sees a realistic chance for itself on at least four seats — Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Pathanamthitta and Kasargod. An analysis of the 2014 Lok Sabha results show that the party just stopped short of opening its account in the state when its candidate O. Rajagopal came second against Shashi Tharoor of the Congress in Thiruvananthapuram. Rajagopal had polled 32.09 per cent votes while Tharoor had got 34.09 per cent.
Pondicherry logs 80% polling in election battle - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Amazon to pull plug on China retail operations: report - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Shanghai: Amazon is planning to close down online retail operations catering to consumers in China, in an apparent admission of defeat to local e-commerce rivals such as Alibaba, a report said Thursday.
The US e-commerce pioneer will maintain other operations in China such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kindle e-books and cross-border teams that help ship goods from Chinese merchants to customers abroad, Bloomberg News said, citing unidentified people familiar with the plans. Although dominant in the United States and some other markets, Amazon has struggled to compete in China with the likes of Alibaba and JD.com, who are hugely popular in the country. Panasonic targets Rs 1,000 crore revenue in India - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. New Delhi: Targeting Rs 1,000 crore in revenue in India in the next three years, Japanese electronics major Panasonic has announced it has integrated its welding business and SMT (Surface Mount Technology) equipment business into one Smart Manufacturing Solutions company.
The smart factory solutions proposition will enable Panasonic to deliver high value-added smart solutions and services along with world-class hardware to the manufacturing industry, the company said in a statement on late Wednesday. The company targets to achieve Rs 1,000 crore in revenue from its smart factory business in the next three years in India, with solutions and digital manufacturing expected to contribute 15 per cent to the total smart factory business revenue.
Campaign picks up in Chhendipada - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Will end ‘goonda raj’ in state: Modi - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked voters in the state to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha to end ‘goonda raj’ and ensure eradication of crime from the state.Speaking at a rally in Barmunda here, Modi cited the recent case of murder of a BJP leader from Khurda to drive home his point. Ex-DGP Mishra campaigns on cycle in Cuttack - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Cuttack: Politicians are fighting tooth and nail to get an edge over their adversaries and emerge victorious in their constituencies. Congress reminds Mamata of her past relations with BJP - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Kolkata: Hitting back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for trying to link two of its candidates to the RSS, the Congress Monday accused her of trying to sow the seed of suspicion among the minorities about the Congress, and reminded her of her past relations with the BJP.
Where to Get Hold of Unbiased Breaking News Odisha – Orissa Post. When it comes to getting a clear understanding of what is happening in the world around us. Not approaching politics as a star: Urmila Matondkar - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Mumbai: Urmila Matondkar, the star of 90s hit Hindi films like “Rangeela”, “Daud” and “Judaai”, is contesting the Lok Sabha election but says she isn’t approaching politics as a star and would rather be known as people’s representative. “I am not approaching this whole thing as a star with my star image. Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1 breakdown - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. New Delhi: Phase 1 of voting for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 begins April 11, Thursday.
Candidates up and down the country ended their campaigning for the first phase today hoping to have put up a good show to woo the voters. Odisha News Today OrissaPOST. Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. VVIP Chopper case: Court sends agent to judicial custody till Apr 20 - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Naxals strike again in Chhattisgarh, kill one CRPF personnel - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Raipur: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was killed and another injured in an encounter Friday with Naxals in Chhattisgarh, police said.
The skirmish took place in the forest near Chameda village in Dhamtari district when a joint team of CRPF’s 211 battalion and District Force (DF) was out on an anti-naxal operation, a police official told this agency. A police official informed that the patrolling team, comprising around 50 personnel of the CRPF and 10 of the DF, had launched the operation April 3 in the interiors of Khallari and Borai police station areas. Friday morning, when security forces were advancing through Chameda, around 150 km from this city, a group of Naxals opened fire on them, leading to a gunfight, the official said. The official stated that Naxals fled when security forces retaliated. Forget Rahul, jumbo attacks more of a concern for Wayanad tribals - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST.
Orissa latest news - OrissaPOST. Reliance Jio transfers control to RIIHL trusts - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. BJP group in Kendrapara sore over Bijoy’s comeback - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Actor Urmila Matondkar joins Congress, meets party president - Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Balasore farmers threaten to boycott elections over unsold paddy. Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Modi to visit Odisha for campaign. BJD’s 2014 poll promise of pucca roads remains a pipe dream. Odisha Latest News - OrissaPOST. Odisha sports news. Odisha entertainment news. Breaking news odisha. State news of odisha. Odisha entertainment news. Odisha sports news. Odisha sports news. Orissa latest news. Orissa latest news. Odisha news. Odisha sports news. Odisha business news. Odisha news.
Breaking news odisha. Odisha news today. Odisha latest news. Odisha news. Gehlot sworn in as Rajasthan CM, Pilot Deputy CM. Cyclonic storm Phethai: Gajapati admin shifts residents to safer places. Belgium crowned 2018 Hockey World Cup champions. BJD to gherao Parliament Jan 8 over hike in paddy MSP. Sexual abuse at shelter home: NCPCR, OSCPCR inspect Bargarh chidren’s home. Chief Minister-designate Kamal Nath to be sworn-in on Dec 17. Pilot supporters want him as Rajasthan CM. Orissa latest news. Hockey World Cup 2018 Bhubaneswar. Orissa latest news. Odisha latest news. Humans are better at remembering names than faces: Study. Taming the ‘Not Now’ habit. Amy Schumer announces pregnancy. Reputation in tatters. Mystery shrouds man’s death in Angul. Young talent blooms in Open Mic event. Exhibition game to mark Kalinga Stadium opening. India’s #MeToo moment: Bollywood finally speaks up for Tanushree Dutta. Rangeilunda: Ex-minister’s promise yet to take off.
A real challenge. Victim’s uncle arrested in Jajpur gangrape case. Govt hikes interest rate on small savings by up to 0.4 pc. World’s oldest hashtag unearthed in South Africa. Nuakhai: Festive fervour sweeps western Odisha. SUI-DHAAGA:Odia designer’s work wows Varun-Anushka. Butter no parsnips. BJD to seek Centre’s response on solar parks in LS today. 22% of total income of regional parties from unknown sources in FY’17: ADR.