Politics

Bhubaneswar: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will begin across Odisha from Saturday and continue till June 28, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R. S. Gopalan said here on Friday. Addressing a press conference, the…
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Bhubaneswar: A three-day national executive council meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) was commenced in Bhubaneswar on Friday. National president Prof. Raghuraj Kishore Tiwari inaugurated the event in the presence of…
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Bhubaneswar: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has not only nurtured student leaders but has also shaped responsible citizens and nationalist leadership for the country. From resisting the Emergency to actively participating in…
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Bhubaneswar: A day after resigning from the BJD, senior politician Debashish Samantray joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, saying he was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a developed India. Samantaray…
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Bhubaneswar: Just hours after Debashish Samantaray’s resignation, the BJD on Monday took a sharp dig at him, suggesting he may be eyeing the posts of Prime Minister or President of India. The Rajya Sabha member resigned from the primary…
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Bhubaneswar: BJD Rajya Sabha member Debashish Samantaray, a long-time loyalist of former chief minister and party supremo Naveen Patnaik, tendered his resignation from primary membership of the party on Monday. “I shall always be…
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Bhubaneswar: In a move to strengthen its preparations for the upcoming rural polls in Odisha, the BJD has constituted a six-member high-powered State-level monitoring team to oversee the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.…
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Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will begin in Odisha on July 1, as part of Phase-III of the nationwide exercise. The revision will be…
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Bhubaneswar: In a setback to BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Orissa High Court’s order declining to dismiss the election petition of former legislator Dipali Das challenging his victory from Jharsuguda…
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Nayagarh: In a setback to Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Nayagarh Block Chairman Kishore Sahu resigned from the regional party amid speculation that he is likely to join BJP. Sources said Sahu has tendered his resignation from the primary…
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