Politics

Bhubaneswar: As rural Odisha readies to vote in the first phase of three-tier panchayat elections on Wednesday, the biggest challenge before the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is to effectively...

Bhubaneswar: A day before the first phase elections to panchayati raj institutions in the state, the BJP has demanded before the State Election Commission (SEC) to relax the COVID restrictions...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik here on Tuesday ruled out taking 'sanyas' (retirement) from active politics in the near future. Addressing a press conference, Niranjan said...

Bhawanipatna: This panchayat elections in the state have witnessed several innovative ideas adopted by the candidates to woo the voters. In one such out of box concept, a woman contestant...

Keonjhar: The District Election Officer has issued a notice to a BJP supported candidate for zilla parishad member post in the panchayat elections for filing a false affidavit about criminal...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has accused Union Minister Bishweswar Tudu of resorting to falsehood to cover his involvement in the case of assault on two state government officers....

Kolkata: In the latest twist to strained relations between Jagdeep Dhankhar and West Bengal government, the Governor on Saturday prorogued the state legislative assembly with effect from February 12. That...

Bhubaneswar: Undaunted by the show-cause notice served on her, BJD legislator Pramila Mallik on Friday stuck to her ground and justified her statement. On the direction of the State Election...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP has drawn the attention of the State Election Commission (SEC) to campaign by minister Arun Sahoo in support of candidates in panchayat elections and demanded action against...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday directed the district authorities to issue permission to the candidates in the panchayat elections to use public address system during campaign. In...