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State Of Governance 2: The Absurdity Of Transfers & Posting Of OSDs
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government’s recent decision to remove the commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Prem Chandra Chaudhury when the capital city is reeling under…
State Of Governance 1: Is BJD Leader’s Outburst Against IAS Officer Sign Of A Deeper…
Bhubaneswar: The recent outburst by senior BJD leader Pravat Biswal and his MLA son Souvic against an IAS officer in front of the Cuttack collector and video cameras might not have got the…
Odisha Is Not Bengal: Reasons Why BJD Cannot Be Sitting Pretty
Bhubaneswar: The just-concluded elections in West Bengal might have come as a breather for the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) what with the results underlining the continuing dominance of certain…
All That Matters Is Politics, Stupid!
Bhubaneswar: In an electoral democracy, can governance be ever bereft of politics? Well, for those well-versed with the goings on in the most populous democracy, the answer is a BIG NO. And…
Why Rath Yatra Celebration Is Not Just About Rituals Or Keeping A Tradition Alive?
Why this unprecedented hullaballoo over conduct of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri? Could it have been handled better? Was such a high-voltage controversy in the run-up to Tuesday’s…
An Open Letter To Corona-Stung Bhubaneswar
Hey Bhubaneswar.
Tough times require tough responses. And surely what you are currently going through is possibly the toughest the city has ever experienced. You, of course, are a tough…
Odisha Assembly’s Minimum Sitting Days Rule A Joke: Is It Time For No-Work-No-Pay?
Bhubaneswar: Are the political parties or the powers-that-be really serious about running the Odisha Assembly? Do they really want to debate, discuss and discharge their legislative…
What The Future Holds For Bijoy Mohapatra?
Bhubaneswar: With the much-anticipated Patkura polls done and dusted, what lies ahead for Bijoy Mohapatra? Has the countdown to his political end begun? Or will the wily Bijoy rise again…
V K Pandian: The Man Behind Naveen’s Math
Bhubaneswar: It can be a coincidence or a providential plan. May 29, 2012, and May 29, 2019, shall go down as portentous days in Chief Ministers Naveen Patnaik's political career. And May 29…
Ten Reasons Why Naveen Continues To Rule
Bhubaneswar: Notwithstanding the Modi Magic casting its spell on the entire country for the second successive time, it failed to wow majority of Odisha’s 3.24 crore electorate. And the…