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Former MLA George Tirkey resigns from Congress primary membership
Rourkela: Tribal leader and former MLA, George Tirkey resigned from the primary membership of the Congress party today. He sent his resignation letter to the OPCC Chief.
In his letter, Tirkey cited that the Congress party is going to…
Union Minister targets Odisha govt over ‘selective attack’ on BJP leaders
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has criticised the BJD government in Odisha over the 'selective targeting and the continued string of attacks' on BJP leaders in the state including the newly elected Dhenkanal municipality…
Sitaram Yechury re-elected as CPI-M General Secretary
Thiruvananthapuram: CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury will continue in the post for a third term. This was announced at the party's 23rd party Congress venue on Sunday.
Yechury was re-elected as the general secretary along with a…
Union Minister Pradhan, BJP spox Patra condemn vandalisation of earthen ovens at Jagannatha temple
Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on Monday expressed their discontent over the vandalisation of over 40 earthen ovens at the Jagannath temple in Puri.
Taking to his Twitter handle, Pradhan…
New rules for Deputy Mayor poll notified in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the election for the post of deputy mayor in three municipal corporations, the Odisha government has amended the election rules.
The housing & urban development department on Monday issued two separate…
Senior Odisha leader Jayaram Pangi quits BJP
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Jayaram Pangi quit the party, today. Pangi made an announcement in this regard during Utkal Diwas celebration in Kotia.
The former Koraput MP had taken the decision of leaving the party in October, last…
[WATCH] Vice President Venkaiah Naidu heaps praise on Odisha MP in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: On the day of retirement of 72 MPs of Rajya Sabha today, Chairman of the Upper House and Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu praised Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Dr. Sasmit Patra in his farewell speech to the retiring members.…
Odisha: State Election Commission notifies date for re-poll in Dhamnagar NAC
Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) notified the date for fresh poll in four wards of Dhamnagar NAC in Bhadark district where voting was disrupted during the recently held urban local body elections.
In a notification, the…
ULB polls in Odisha: BJD registers landslide victory
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has made a landslide victory in the urban local body (ULB) election, for which results were declared on Saturday.
The State Election Commission (SEC)…
BJD’s Subhash Singh elected Cuttack Mayor
Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha member Subhash Chandra Singh registered a landslide victory in Odisha ULB polls as he was elected as the Mayor of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC).
Singh, who was contesting the urban body elections as the…