Panchayat Poll Violence

Phulnakhara: Minor tensions erupted in Barang on the outskirts of the Cuttack city on Friday after locals of Kurangapadhan gram panchayat stopped the poll presiding officer from going to Block Development Office (BDO) with the ballot boxes…

Bhubaneswar: In view of reports of disturbance from several places in Odisha in the first phase polling, the State Election Commission (SEC) today directed the DG Police to further tighten security arrangements. "Reports of incidents of…

Bhubaneswar: As the first phase of the three-tier Panchayat Polls in Odisha witnessed several incidents of violence in different parts of the State, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan condemned the mishaps. Pradhan also slammed…