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Congress To Launch Drive to Get 5 Crore Members

New Delhi: With a target of enrolling 5 crore members, the Congress is set to launch a nationwide drive from next month, an exercise which will be carried out digitally to check bogus membership that has been a major concern for the party. In a circular issued by Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal, […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Bijepur Bypoll: Congress fires ‘Betrayer’ salvo at CM Naveen, Rita Sahu Hits Back

Bhubaneswar: A day after the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha constituted a four-member election coordination team for Bijepur bypoll, Congress MLA Tara Bahinipati today tagged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as ‘beiman’ and ‘traitor’ for vacating Bijepur Assembly seat. However, former MLA Rita Sahu was fast enough to hit back stating that several developmental works […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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AICC To Re-Form Odisha PCC For Party's Revival

Bhubaneswar: With the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) struggling to deal with its decimation across the States including in Odisha, fresh reports suggest that the Committee is thinking of a major revival to steady the ripples within the party. The AICC has decided to re-form the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) in Odisha, informed the OPCC chief […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Over 1/3rd Of KALIA Scheme Beneficiaries Are Bogus: BJP

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odisha government claimed that only 32000 of the total beneficiaries who received monetary assistance under the KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme are ineligible, the State BJP and Congress units today came down heavily on the Naveen-led government for allegedly misutilising the State exchequer funds. While BJP […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Big Ranks, No Power: Chinks In BJD's 'Political Rehabilitation' Policy

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government recently conferred Minister of State (MoS), principal secretary and chief secretary ranks on 12 newly-appointed advisors to various departments. However, a directive approved by the CM on the key roles these advisors have been allocated, has drawn flak from the Opposition BJP and Congress. Training guns on the Odisha government, the […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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PM Campaigned For Trump, Will Affect India's Bipartisan Relations With The US: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of violating Indian foreign policy’s “time honoured principle” of not interfering in the domestic elections of another country by “actively campaigning” for US President Donald Trump at the ‘Howdy, Modi’ event in Houston. The opposition party said by taking a “partisan” position, the prime […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Column: Bijepur, A question of Credibility

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Battle lines have been drawn in Bijepur with Election Commission announcing the by-poll schedule for the western Odisha constituency made famous by chief minister, Naveen Patnaik’s victory from there in the recent election. The bye-election has been necessitated by Patnaik’s decision to quit the seat in favour of his pocket-borough of […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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BJD, Congress Brace Up For Bijepur Bypoll, Candidate Announcement Soon 

Bhubaneswar: A day after the issuance of gazette notification for the by-election to Bijepur Assembly segment, senior leaders of the BJD and Congress are bracing up to finalise their respective candidates for the upcoming bypoll on October 21. Among several contenders in BJD, Rita Sahu, wife of former Congress MLA Subal Sahu, is said to […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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As Rahul sulks, Sonia's coterie is back in Congress

New Delhi: With an angry Rahul Gandhi sulking and his mother Sonia Gandhi returning to take charge of the Congress, the syndicate of her coterie is back in the party and asserting its clout. This is clear from a slew of decisions taken during the last over one month after Sonia Gandhi took charge, most […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Dalit Kids Beaten To Death Over Open Defecation

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday urged Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath to ensure stringent punishment to those who beat to death two Dalit children in the state for defecating near a village panchayat. Two Dalit children, who did not have a toilet at home, were allegedly beaten to death by […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Nehru Approaching UN On J&K Was More Than A Himalayan Blunder: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday faulted Jawaharlal Nehru’s handling of Jammu and Kashmir, saying approaching the United Nations on the issue was “more than a Himalayan blunder”, and asserted that the entire world has supported the move to abrogate the state’s special status under Article 370. Shah said that there are […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Teach Some Diplomacy Lessons To Modi: Rahul To Jaishankar

New Delhi: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed at External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for covering up Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “incompetence” saying he should teach some lessons on diplomacy. Rahul Gandhi also said that Modi’s endorsement of US President Donald Trump has caused serious problems with the Democrats for India. “Thank you […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Three-Time Odisha MLA Prafulla Majhi Is Back As Doctor!

Sundergarh: After some years of successful tryst in politics, three-time Congress MLA from Talsara Assembly segment in Sundergarh district, Dr Prafulla Majhi is now on a different mission. An active political leader a few months ago, Majhi is now seen serving people as a doctor. According to sources, Majhi has been appointed by Sundergarh district […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Column: Congress Must Grab This Opportunity With Both Hands

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: For all practical purposes the contest in Bijepur will be a duel between ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). But for the Congress, which no more enjoys the status of state’s main opposition party, it is extremely important not only to be in the fray but to […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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BJP, Congress slam ruling-BJD's social service wing

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday alleged that in the name of a social service wing, the ruling-BJD is trying to ‘loot’ the State exchequer once again. “Earlier when the BJD-led Odisha government failed to create employment opportunities for youths, it formed the Biju Yuva Vahini and created nuisance in villages. Now when […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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