He breathed his last at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, informed CPI (M) State Secretary Ali Kishore Patnaik.
Narayanpatna: Maoist posters resurfaced in Narayanpatna of Koraput district with the rebels appealing people to participate in the week-long centenary celebrations of the Russian Revolution from November 7-13 across the State. The posters have been put up by Koraput-Srikakulam division of CPI (Maoist) at various places in Narayanpatna. They have called upon people to draw […]
Bhubaneswar: Activists of the Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS), a farmers’ organisation, took to the streets today and staged a demonstration here at the Master Canteen Square protesting the death of five farmers in the Mandasaur district of Madhya Pradesh. The activists marched from Master Canteen to Lower PMG here shouting slogans against the Central government […]
Bhubaneswar: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday called for opposition-unity to fight the Narendra Modi led BJP government at the centre. Yechury, who is on a two-day visit to the State, is scheduled to meet Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday to seek BJD’s support for the upcoming president poll. Addressing media persons, […]
Bhubaneswar: The probability of estranged members, who were expelled or had left the BJD at some point in time, coming back to the party has increased with Chief Minister and party supremo Naveen Patnaik hinting that a decision can be taken on a case-to-case basis. Patnaik was speaking to mediapersons after meeting elected PRI representatives […]
Malkangiri: Maoist posters of CPI (Maoist) were found in Kudumuluguma village in Malkangiri district today. Through the letter, the CPI (M) Malkangiri Divisional Committee has threatened the tribals not to apply for candidature and cast vote in the ensuing Panchayat polls. The body warned the tribals that if anybody contests for Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti member, […]
Bhubaneswar: Protesting against the demonetisation, five Left parties in Odisha will stage dharnas and resort to civil disobedience in front of State Bank of India branches across the State on November 28. Speaking to newsmen here on Saturday, Dibakar Naik, CPI State Secretary, “Activists and leaders of CPI, CPIM, CPIML, SUCI and the All India […]
As the dates for general polls draw nearer, political parties scrambled to announce their candidates list on Monday. While ruling BJD said it would release first list of candidates for the ensuing Lok Sabha and Assembly elections by March 13, CPI (M) named its candidates for two Lok Sabha and 12 Assembly seats in the state
CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat mounted a blistering attack on the BJP saying that the non-Cong secular parties can only fight and stop the BJP from ruining and exploiting the country
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said that the CPI-M’s suggestion for an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was a “serious issue” and the party was discussing the issue with other parties too. “This is very serious issue. Left leaders have talked to us. We are also talking with others. These […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator K.K. Ramachandran Nair from Chengannur in Kerala’s Alappuzha district died at a hospital in Chennai in the early hours of Sunday, party sources said. The 65-year-old first-time legislator was ailing for a while and was undergoing treatment . His body will be brought here later on Sunday, and […]
Kolkata: Chairman of the CPI-M’s Central Control Commission, veteran trade unionist and former Rajya Sabha member Sukomal Sen died in a city hospital after prolonged illness here on Wednesday, party sources informed. Sen, 83, is survived by his wife and a son. A Rajya Sabha member for two consecutive terms from 1982 to 1994, he […]
Thrissur (Kerala): A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist was allegedly murdered by CPI-M workers here on Sunday, has claimed the State Bharatiya Janata Party. The incident occurred at around 1.30 p.m. when Anand, who was on a two-wheeler, was knocked down by a car. He was then hacked to death. Anand was pronounced dead in […]
New Delhi: The appointment of 36 non-Brahmin priests, including six Dalits, in temples in Kerala is a “major step” to ensure that “all Hindu believers get their due share in priestly functions”, the CPI-M has said. When Yedu Krishnan, 22, began his priestly functions at the sanctum sanctorum of the Shiva temple at Valanjavattom in […]
Patna: The CPI-M will stage countrywide protests against the BJP on October 9 to expose the latter’s real agenda behind political violence in CPI-M-ruled Kerala, party leader Sitaram Yechuri said on Friday. “The CPI-M will protest across the country against the BJP to expose its violence agenda in Kerala. We will fight the BJP with […]