Daily Archives: February 24, 2012

BJD sweeps zilla polls

Continuing with its enviable record of electoral triumphs, the ruling BJD has swept the  Zilla Parishad (ZP) polls, winning 651 out of the 851 seats for which the  State Election Commission announced results on Thursday. In the 2007 panchayat polls, the ruling party had won 345 seats. The Opposition  Congress finished a distant second with

Mystery shrouds death of student

Mystery shrouds the death of a MCA student of Sambalpur, who was declared dead at the  VSS Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday night. The girl was brought to the hospital by two youths who disappeared soon after admitting her. Doctor said she was unconscious when she was brought to the hospital. Police have registered