Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: A teacher of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV), posted as the presiding officer at a booth during the by-election in Odisha’s Nuapada Assembly constituency, was suspended on Tuesday for violating...

Bhubaneswar: Even as polling in the Nuapada Assembly by-election picked up pace through the morning, with 51 per cent voter turnout by 1 am, the BJD on Tuesday accused the...

Bhubaneswar: A presiding officer for by-election to Nuapada Assembly constituency has been suspended for violating the secrecy of voting, Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Gopalan informed on Tuesday....

Bhubaneswar: Polling for by-election to Nuapada Assembly constituency in Odisha, which began at 7 am on Tuesday amid tight security arrangements, saw an approximate voter turnout of 14.99% by 9...

Bhubaneswar: As Nuapada readies for the D-Day on Tuesday, much significance is being attached not just on the outcome but also its plausible impact on the internal dynamics of the...

Patna: Tejashwi Yadav slammed the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday for “not disclosing gender-wise voter turnout data” from the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections. The first phase...

New Delhi: It was in September 2023 that the 33% women’s quota in Parliament and state Assemblies became law after the President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Constitution (106th...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday alleged serious violations during the 48-hour silence period in the November 11 Nuapada Assembly by-election in Odisha. "The hallmark of...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to address the opening day of the fifth session of the Odisha Assembly on November 27, an official notification said on Monday. This came hours...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R N Gopalan on Monday rubbished allegations of a political party about a truckload of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) being covertly moved from Ganjam...