Puri MP Sambit Patra and Odisha Minister Prithviraj Harichandran flagged off the 'Subhadra Swagat Padayatra' in Banpur here on Sunday ahead of the launch of the scheme.
"The purpose of the flag march is to enable people to vote fearlessly. Those creating ruckus will be dealt with strictly. We have 153 booths in 71 locations, and CAPF will be deployed on all booths as per the instructions of the ECI," an official said.
Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Puri Lok Sabha seat, Sambit Patra on Wednesday held a mega padayatra in Banpur.
Acting on a tip-off, the troops of Border Outpost Banpur, 54 Battalion, under South Bengal Frontier launched an operation and seized nine gold biscuits, nineteen gold chips, and a gold chain.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Chilika MLA Prashant Jagdev who had allegedly rammed his SUV into a crowd injuring more than 20 people including eight policemen near the Banpur block office in Khordha district on March 12 this ye