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Ruling BJD awards Balasore LS seat to former BJP leader Lekhashree Samantsinghar

Bhubaneswar, Apr 11 (UNI) The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday announced Lekhashree Samantsinghar, who recently quit BJP to join BJD, as the party candidate for the Balasore Lok Sabha seat.
With the announcement of the party candidate for the Balasore Lok Sabha seat, the ruling BJD has finalized candidates for all the 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state in three phases.
The Opposition BJP had already announced party candidates for all 21 Lok Sabha seats, while the other Opposition Congress had so far named candidates for only eight Lok Sabha seats.
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Our stand remains same for justice to qualified candidates: BJP on SC verdict

07 May 2024 | 9:47 PM

Kolkata, May 7 (UNI) Reacting to the Supreme Court order for interim stay on Calcutta High Court's decision, which declared the entire panel of 2016 SSC teachers' recruitment null and void, the BJP on Tuesday said, " Our stand remains the same for justice to the qualified candidates" in the alleged recruitment scam.

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Mamata happy with SC verdict on SSC recruitment in Bengal

Mamata happy with SC verdict on SSC recruitment in Bengal

07 May 2024 | 9:36 PM

Kolkata, May 7 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed her happiness with the Supreme Court verdict ordering an interim stay on the Calcutta High Court judgment which declared the entire panel of SSC teachers recruited in 2016 null and void.

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Itanagar DC expresses disappointment over slow progress of highway work

07 May 2024 | 8:56 PM

Itanagar, May 7 (UNI) Itanagar Capital Complex Deputy Commissioner cum Nodal Officer (NH-415) Shweta Nagarkoti Mehta has expressed her disappointment over the slow progress of the work on the Pappu Nallah-Nirjuli stretch of NH-415 under Package-B. She urged the contracting agency to speed up the work and complete it within the stipulated time, official sources said on Tuesday.

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Odisha: Residential school girls get lessons on good & bad touch

07 May 2024 | 8:48 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 7 (UNI) The ST&SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department of Odisha government has launched a massive awareness campaign to make the girls boarders of SSD Residential Schools know what is a good touch and bad touch.

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Arunachal Guv greets people on World Red Cross Day eve

07 May 2024 | 7:47 PM

Itanagar, May 7 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt General (Retd) KT Parnaik has extended his good wishes to the people of the State, particularly the Red Cross volunteers, on the eve of World Red Cross Day, which commemorates the birth anniversary of Sir Jean Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross Movement.

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