Tag: Civic Body

Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high in the State Capital after BJP supporters barged into the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) office here during their protest against alleged corruption in the civic body. Hundreds of activists of the saffron party, including women, assembled before the BMC office and staged a demonstration protesting corruption and inefficiency of the civic […]

Jajpur: Four days after the no-confidence motion against Vyasanagar municipality chairperson got rejected in absence of councillors for voting, the civic body drama took a new turn as the chairperson and suspended BJD leader Sabita Rout went on leave for three months from today by handing over the office to the vice-chairperson of the 26-member […]

Jajpur: The no-trust motion against Vyasanagar civic body chairperson Sabita Rout in the district was dismissed as no councillor turned up to participate in the voting today. “We waited till 12 noon and no one turned up for voting. So, the motion was rejected”, said Abdul Alim Khan, additional District Magistrate of Kalinga Nagar. As […]

Keonjhar: Anandpur civic body Chairperson Saraswati Jena was ousted from the post after she was defeated in the no trust vote held in July last year.

Cuttack: The High Court today directed the Keonjhar district administration to announce result of the no trust vote against Anandpur civic body chief held in July last year. The court also rejected the writ petition of the urban body chairperson Saraswati Jena who sought a stay on declaration of result. 12 councillors had taken part […]

Puri: In a shocking incident, a four-year-old boy died after he was killed by a pack of stray dogs in the backyard of his house at Jagannath Colony area here today. Narrating the heartrending incident, Kajala Rout, the grief-stricken mother, said she was cooking when her son said he wants to fly a kite. “As […]

Dhenkanal: The BJP claimed the Dhenkanal Municipality Chairman post after party candidate Sudhanshu Dalei was elected through lottery after the voting ended in a tie. Out of the 23 councillor votes, only 18 were present. Sudhanshu along with independent candidate Rudranta Dalei got 9 votes each resulting in a tie. 11 councillors from Congress, 5 […]