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Dimapur: One person lost his life in pre-poll violence at Longkhum village in Koridang assembly constituency under Mokokchung district, following a clash between supporters of rival candidates late Sunday night.Polling for the bye-election in the constituency will take place on April 9.Nagaland deputy CM Y Patton, who also holds the home portfolio, strongly condemned the death of Imrongsungba Imchen in the pre-poll violence in Longkhum village.He expressed deep sorrow at the passing of Imchen, w ...Read More >
Kohima, April 8 (IANS) The by-election to the Koridang Assembly constituency in Nagaland's Mokokchung district on Thursday has turned into a keen multi-cornered contest, with two veteran leaders and four first-time candidates in the fray. The by-election was necessitated by the demise of sitting MLA Imkong L. Imchen, who passed away on November 11, 2024, at a private hospital in Guwahati after a brief illness at the age of 75. The ruling People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) has fielded Daochier ...Read More >
Kohima, April 7 (PTI) Campaigning for the Koridang (ST) Assembly by-election in Nagaland ended on Tuesday amidst a tense poll environment following reports of violence over the past 48 hours, officials said. Officials said at least one person died, several injured, multiple vehicles damaged, and 16 people were detained in connection with election-related violence on Sunday and Monday. Firearms and ammunition were also recovered, prompting concerns over law and order. Night curfew has been impo ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Shrinking of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction due to transfer of Ichchapuram-Palasa section from Khurda Road railway division to the proposed Visakhapatnam division of South Coast Railway (SCoR) evoked strong reactions from Congress, BJD and other organisations on Friday.BJD's Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra in a letter to railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday strongly opposed this railway move. "This decision impacts Odisha, a state that contributes significantly to ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Chairperson of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to refer the VB-G RAM G Bill to the Standing Committee concerned for a detailed examination. In a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker, Ulaka, who is the Congress MP from Koraput in Odisha, said that the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, (VB-G RAM G) seeks to intr ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A flurry of political activity was witnessed in Nuapada on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras on Saturday,with BJP candidate Jay Dholakia and Congress nominee Ghasiram Majhi, among others, filing their nominations for the Nov 11 bypoll.Jay Dholakia, son of late BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, led a massive procession from Khariar Road to the district magistrate's office, joined by over 10,000 supporters and senior BJP leaders. State BJP president Manmohan Samal, former president Basant ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday approved a list of 40 star campaigners for the upcoming 71-Nuapada Assembly Constituency by-election in Odisha. The announcement was made by Bhakta Charan Das, President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), through an official press release issued on Friday. The list features several prominent national and state-level leaders, including Bhupesh Baghel, Sachin Pilot, Kanhaiya Kumar, A. Revanth Reddy, Mallu Bhatti Vikramar ...Read More >
Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress president, was hospitalized in Bengaluru. He developed a fever and experienced leg pain. Doctors at MS Ramaiah Hospital are currently monitoring his condition. The 83-year-old leader was admitted on Tuesday. Party sources confirmed his health is stable. There is no cause for concern regarding his well-being. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday for medical treatment. Lok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir made the ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, 83, has been admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru for a planned pacemaker implantation procedure. His son, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge, confirmed that the veteran leader is stable and doing well under medical supervision. Health Condition And Hospitalisation Kharge was taken to the hospital on Tuesday after he developed a fever and complained of leg pain. Doctors advised the pacemaker procedure as a precautionary step. Party colle ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka): All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning after doctors advised him to undergo a pacemaker implantation procedure. In a post on X, his son Priyank Kharge said, "Sri Kharge was advised pacemaker to be implanted and is admitted to the hospital for the planned procedure. He is stable and doing well. Grateful to all of you for your concern and wishes." Kharge is scheduled to visit Kohima on O ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 1 (ANI): All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning for medical treatment. Meanwhile, Kharge is scheduled to visit Kohima on October 7 and address a public rally at Naga Solidarity Park. Also Read | Jaunpur: 75-Year-Old Farmer Marries 35-Year-Old Bride, Dies the Morning After Wedding in UP. Lok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir, President of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Commit ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 opener between India and Sri Lanka set a new milestone in women's cricket, as Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium recorded more than 20,000 fans in the stadium at any Women's Cricket World Cup event. The game drew 22,843 fans at the ACA Stadium, a record for the most attended group stage fixture at any Women's World Cup. The previous record of 15,935 was set during the India-Pakistan ICC Women's T20 World Cup Gro ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 1 (ANI): All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning for medical treatment. Meanwhile, Kharge is scheduled to visit Kohima on October 7 and address a public rally at Naga Solidarity Park. Lok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir, President of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee, made the announcement during a press conference at Congress Bhavan in Kohima. According to Jamir, Co ...Read More >
Kohima, Sept 30: The Nagaland unit of the Congress on Monday said that it will organise a mega rally to be addressed by the AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge in the State capital Kohima on October 7. Announcing this, State Congress chief S Supongmeren Jamir also sought to downplay the proposed merger of NPF and NDPP, claiming it would not have any significant impact on the State's politics. Jamir said that the October 7 rally at the Naga Solidarity Park here would focus on "save democracy, sav ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 11 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party stalwart Rahul Gandhi on Friday gave a clear message to the party leaders in Odisha to fight unitedly against the BJP government in the state. Kharge and Gandhi held closed-door meetings with state party leaders shortly after addressing the 'Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh' here. Also Read | Congress' Partap Singh Bajwa Accuses AAP of 'Tampering' With His Video on SAD Leader Bikram Singh Majithia and Circulating It on Social M ...Read More >
Koraput (Odisha) [India], July 6 (ANI): Congress MP from Assam's Koraput, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, said that a resident of Hinjili in Ganjam district, Odisha, who has been kidnapped in the African country of Mali is out of communication and requested the External Affairs Ministry to take cognizance of the matter. An al-Qaeda abducted three Indians linked terrorist group in West Africa's Mali. 'A resident of Hinjili in Ganjam district, Odisha, has been kidnapped in the African country of Mali. A ...Read More >
Koraput (Odisha) [India], July 6 (ANI): Congress MP from Assam's Koraput, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, said that a resident of Hinjili in Ganjam district, Odisha, who has been kidnapped in the African country of Mali is out of communication and requested the External Affairs Ministry to take cognizance of the matter. An al-Qaeda abducted three Indians linked terrorist group in West Africa's Mali. Also Read | Bangkok-Bound Thai Lion Air Flight TLM242 Grounded at Kolkata Airport With Technical Fault, ...Read More >
JEYPORE/BARIPADA/KEONJHAR/DHENKANAL: Braving heavy rains, devotees from across the state took part in the Bahuda Yatra on Saturday. Hundreds of devotees in Koraput took part in the rituals of the holy Trinity in Sabar Srikhetra. After completing rituals at the Gundicha temple, the deities were brought out in ceremonial pahandi procession and placed on their respective chariots. Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is on a two-day visit to the district, participated in the festivitie ...Read More >
Koraput (Odisha) [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday participated in the Bahuda Yatra by pulling the chariot of Goddess Subhadra at Sabar Srikhetra in Koraput district. Odisha Ministers Suryabanshi Suraj and Nityananda Gond, Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, and other senior leaders, and several senior leaders were also present on the occasion. Also Read | Pune Shocker: Woman Beaten After She Refuses To Have Romantic Relationship With Man in Shivajinagar, Min ...Read More >
A political row erupted between the BJP and the Opposition on Tuesday after the ruling party's MPs on the parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj boycotted its meeting in protest against the presence of activist Medha Patkar and actor-turned-activist Prakash Raj who had been invited to depose before the panel. The meeting, which was eventually cancelled, had been convened to discuss the implementation and effectiveness of the "Right to Fair Compensation and Tran ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 30 (ANI): Opposition parties in Odisha strongly condemned the assault on Ratnakar Sahoo, Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), and demanded strict action against the guilty. BJP leaders also condemned the incident, and the police assured that firm action would be taken. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed his deep shock at "brutal kicking and assault" of Ratnakar Sahoo and call ...Read More >
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Jun 30 (PTI) A day after three people were killed in a stampede near Shree Gundicha temple in Odisha's Puri, the Congress on Monday demanded that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Manjhi and his deputy resign, taking responsibility for the tragedy, and also called for a judicial inquiry. Alleging that the BJP prioritised billionaire Gautam Adani, who attended the Rath Yatra, over the people, the opposition party said the state government has turned Odisha's holiest festival int ...Read More >
The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Monday demanded the resignations of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM Pravati Parida and Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, holding them accountable for the stampede in Puri that claimed three lives and left over 50 injured, a statement by the party said. The party also demanded ₹50 lakh ex gratia for each of the deceased devotees and ₹25 lakh for those seriously injured. While Majhi had announced ₹25 lakh ex gratia for the families ...Read More >
Hyderabad: International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on June 30 every year to raise public awareness of asteroids and the importance of defending Earth against potential threats from the asteroid belts. This day has been sanctioned by the United Nations. Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Even though these rocky remnants are the leftovers from the formation of our solar system that occurred about 4.6 billion years ago, they still orbit around the sun like planets. There a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jun 30 (PTI) The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Monday demanded the resignations of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM Pravati Parida and Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, holding them accountable for the stampede in Puri that claimed three lives and left over 50 injured, a statement by the party said. The party also demanded Rs 50 lakh ex gratia for each of the deceased devotees and Rs 25 lakh for those seriously injured. While Majhi had announced Rs 25 ...Read More >
Guwahati: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, convened a crucial meeting with party leaders from Manipur to address the escalating situation in the violence-hit state. According to sources, the high-level discussion, held at the new AICC headquarters at Indira Bhavan, also included Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Foll ...Read More >
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