Politics

Bhubaneswar: Former India hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey formally joined the Congress in the presence of senior party leaders in Bhubaneswar on Monday. The international hockey star joined the party in the presence of OPCC president…
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Mumbai: The two-day meeting of the Opposition INDIA bloc ended on a positive note here on Friday as voiced by leaders of different parties who addressed the media. “This stage (INDIA alliance) represents 60 per cent of India’s…
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New Delhi: Whether India can have a "one nation, one election" system, or simultaneous national and state elections countrywide, will be examined by a new committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, sources said today, signalling…
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Bhubaneswar: The election to Speaker post will be held on September 21 and the monsoon session of Odisha Assembly commence the following day (September 22), official sources said on Thursday. The Speaker post has been lying vacant since…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) is planning a ‘mishran parba’ (joining ceremony) on September 5 here to induct several prominent personalities, including former chief minister Giridhar Gamang, former MPs Hema…
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Bhubaneswar: Amid talks about possibility of early elections in Odisha, a team of Election Commission of India (ECI) is scheduled to visit the state on September 13. Speaking to mediapersons, chief electoral officer of Odisha Nikunja…
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Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha’s 5T Secretary V K Pandian made adverse remarks on Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi, opposition political Congress and BJP lashed out at Biju Janata Dal (BJD) saying the ruling party has no respect for elected…
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Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Friday alleged that a massive land scam is taking place near Odisha capital under the patronage of an influential bureaucrat in the Chief Minister’s office. …
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Berhampur/ Bhubaneswar: The bitter fight between Odisha’s 5T Secretary V K Pandian and Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi was played out in full public view on Friday as the bureaucrat, for the maiden time, attacked the legislator though he…
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Bhubaneswar: While political circles here are abuzz with speculation about early Assembly polls in November/December, the Odisha Assembly is likely to be convened for the one last time for four to five days on September 26 to place the…
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