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Agitating farmers on Tuesday confronted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Kurukshetra Nayab Singh Saini at Shahabad-Markanda town of Kurukshetra district and allegedly vandalised the SUV he was travelling in.

The CEO said there were no reports of law and order issues that warranted repolling in booths.

Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested a Bhubaneswar-based businessman for allegedly defrauding IDBI bank of nearly Rs 4.8 crore by mortgaging four submerged plots to avail Rs 80 lakh loan in 2009.

Union minister Pralhad Joshi’s recent statement on installing a big statue at Unkal Lake has triggered a controversy with activists wanting the statue of Channabasavanna, one of 12th-century sharanas, at the waterbody.

As per the Centre’s instruction to states, the Assam health and family welfare department on Monday wrote to districts to discontinue new registration of healthcare workers (HCW) and front line workers (FLW) for Covid-19 vaccination, after as they received ample chance to get inoculated since January.

Women voters in the four constituencies of Kamrup (Metro) district feel the rise in the prices of essentials, especially LPG cylinders, could weigh heavy on their minds when they go to vote. The women voters expect the new government to urgently address the issue of price rise.

Police launched a crackdown at the residence of BPF candidate for Kokrajhar East constituency Pramila Rani Brahma on Sunday night to probe allegations of cash distribution after the end of campaigning for the third phase of elections.

On the last day of campaign for the final phase of the election, Assamese singer Arupjyoti Baruah, an ardent follower of warrior artist Bishnu Prasad Rava, one of the doyens of Assamese culture and gana shilpi (people’s artist) Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, on Sunday released a song, ‘Bicharor xekh rati (last night of judgment)’, with which he appealed to the people to judge, consider and elect honest and efficient representatives to the assembly to establish a healthier democracy for a good and secure future.

A senior police officer of the commissionerate police has landed in controversy for allegedly seeking sexual favours with the help of a sepoy posted at Odisha Special Armed Police’s (OSAP) 7th Battalion here.

The BJP on Monday alleged that the state government is showing undue favours to private companies and providing land to these business houses by taking kickbacks. It also raised the issue of loss in power sector.

Puri district police on Monday seized Rs 50 lakh in unaccounted cash from two persons in Pipili, where the bypoll would be held on April 17. The BJD alleged the money belonged to the BJP.

Flash floods in most parts of the city on Sunday night irked voters in the four constituencies here, which go to the polls on Tuesday in the third and final phase.

The Odisha government on Monday decided to file an injunction before the Supreme Court against fresh attempts by Andhra Pradesh to conduct panchayat election in some parts of the Kotia group of villages.

Ahead of the third and final phase of the assembly elections, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi was confident that the results will signal the return of the old trend of Assam giving mandate to a new party every five years.

The state health department on Monday once again wrote to the Centre highlighting the “acute shortage of Covishield vaccine” in the state.

Detection of Covid cases in educational institutions has created a challenge for the state government. If the cases increase, the pandemic will disrupt planned syllabi and exam schedule.

In the wake of spurt in Covid-19 cases in Odisha, many private school in the city have decided not to start offline classes for the new academic session. The state government had allowed offline classes for classes IX to XII.