Patna: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) sub-inspector died under suspicious circumstances at a hospital in the Digha police station area of Patna on Sunday. His body was found below the hospital building. Police suspect he either died by suicide or fell accidentally.The deceased, Vijay Singh, 44, was a resident of Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district. He was…
Bhubaneswar: The BJP on Thursday nominated Debashish Samantaray as its candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll, necessitated by his resignation from the Upper House as a BJD member, and subsequent switch to the saffron party on May 25.Samantaray’s renomination was on expected lines, with the BJP having earlier adopted a similar approach for former BJD MPs…
Bhubaneswar: The by-election to the Rajya Sabha seat, vacated by Debashish Samantaray, will be held on June 18.According to a press note issued by Election Commission of India on Wednesday, the notification for the bypoll will be issued on June 1, with June 8 set as the last date for filing nominations. Scrutiny will follow,…
Bhubaneswar: Just a day after resigning from BJD and Rajya Sabha, Debashish Samantaray on Tuesday joined BJP, following in the footsteps of his former party colleagues Mamata Mohanta and Sujeet Kumar.BJP sources said 66-year-old Samantaray is likely to be re-nominated to the seat he vacated to re-enter the Upper House as a BJP candidate in…
Bhubaneswar: Alleging that he was being systematically sidelined, BJD MP Debashish Samantaray resigned from Rajya Sabha and the party on Monday, announcing plans to join the BJP soon. He is the third BJD Rajya Sabha member in the past two years to quit the party, with two before him going on to join the BJP.A…
