Politics

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea filed by Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha, challenging his suspension from Rajya Sabha on August 11 during the monsoon session. A bench comprising CJI DY…
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Bhubaneswar: Congress leader Bijay Patnaik extended his party’s support to the agitation of sarpanchs and came down heavily on the Odisha government for undermining panchayati raj institutions. Patnaik met the sarpanchs and panchayat…
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New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Monday announced schedule of elections to Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana. The elections will begin on November 7 in Chhattisgarh…
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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday suspended two more youth leaders from Odisha’s Angul for anti-party activities. Those suspended are Biju Yuba Janata Dal’s (BYJD) Angul district general secretary Prasanna Kumar Sahu…
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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday appointed Manas Ranjan Mangaraj as the chief whip of the party in Rajya Sabha. “Manas Ranjan Mangaraj, MP, Rajya Sabha is hereby appointed as Chief Whip of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in…
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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday after searching his residence in connection with money-laundering probe in the Delhi excise policy case. ED alleged that Singh…
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Cuttack: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched fresh attack on the Opposition parties by terming them ‘anti-people and anti-development’. Patnaik made such remarks while addressing BJD's Jan Sampark Padayatra launched on the…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 4 pm on Saturday amid uproarious scenes as opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs created a ruckus demanding withdrawal immediate of suspension of two party members from the House. …
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Bhubaneswar: Two MLAs – Mohan Charan Majhi and Mukesh Mahaling – of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were suspended for the rest of the monsoon session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly for allegedly throwing pulses at the Speaker’s podium on…
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Bhubaneswar: Amid opposition allegation of elected leaders being sidelined in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made statement in the Assembly on Monday and asserted that there is no clash between the roles of Ministers and officers in…
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