Tag: Election

Koraput: With the campaigning for the ensuing Panchayat elections in Odisha scheduled to kick off tomorrow, the liquor funda of former Koraput MP Jayaram Pangi has created a flutter in the political circle. The former MP gave this controversial statement in the presence of the media persons and leaders of all political parties near the […]

Cuttack: Acting the directive of the Supreme Court, secretary of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) Ashirbad Behera, president Ranjib Biswal and all OCA office-bearers today quit their respective post today. Talking to OTV, Behera said no office-bearers of OCA had in fact quit their post. “The fact is that the Supreme Court on January 2 this […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake allegation of criminal antecedents against a presidential candidate, the PG Council of Utkal University on Sunday said it will seek suggestions from Advocate General (AG) regarding validity of the candidature. A meeting in this regard was convened at the PG Council office here to discuss the matter. “We discussed the issue […]

Cuttack: Secretary of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) Asirbad Behera today said he would not contest the OCA elections henceforth as per the directive of the Supreme Court. The announcement of Behera came hours after the apex court accepted the Lodha Committee recommendation. “As per the recommendation of the Lodha Committee, I would not contest the […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Election Commission issued the notification for the biennial elections to 57 Rajya Sabha seats, including three from Odisha, on Tuesday. The elections to the three seats of Odisha in the upper house will be held on June 11. While the last date for filing of nomination is May 11, the verification of […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after senior Congress leader Lalatendu Bidyadhar (Lulu) Mohapatra made a thinly veiled attack on Food and Civil Supplies minister Sanjay Dasburma accusing him of using a Pajero SUV gifted by Artha Tatwa (AT) chit fund company, AT chief Pradip Sethi on Friday said he is yet to receive some of his vehicles […]

Cuttack: Candidates contesting next month’s civic body elections here have been asked in specific terms to adhere to model code of conduct sincerely and any deviation from it would invite stringent action. CMC election officer Laxmidhar Mohanty said no party or candidate shall include any activity which may aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha bracing for general and Assembly elections, 3.38 lakh newly added names of young voters set to feature in the state electoral rolls before the polls, may turn out to be game changer for political parties. This figure of new electors in the 18-19 years age group, who will make their debut on […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP face a tough challenge in the Lok Sabha elections in the coming summer in the wake of its defeat in the recent Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and mounting worries on the economic front. Even at the end of 2017, no one […]

New Delhi: Biennial election for 58 seats of Rajya Sabha from 16 states will be held on March 23, the Election Commission announced on Friday. While the last date of nomination is March 12, counting of votes for all seats will be held on March 23, it said in a statement. The term of 58 […]

Male: The first round of presidential elections in Maldives will be held in early September and preparations for the polls have already begun, the Elections Commission has announced. It said on Thursday that a second round, if necessary, would be held within 21 days from the election day. The President’s Office in a statement said it […]

Cartagena (Colombia): Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie has said his book “The Golden House” predicted the election of US President Donald Trump although he was sure of Hillary Clinton winning. Rushdie, winner of the Hans Christian Andersen prize in 2013, was participating in a discussion with Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vasquez in the 13th edition […]

New Delhi:The Gujarat Assembly elections will be held in two phases on December 9 and 14, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday. The Commission had already announced that the results for Gujarat polls will be announced along with that of Himachal Pradesh on December 18. The first phase of the Gujarat election will cover 89 […]

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday called an early election as he seeks to secure a stronger mandate to overcome “a national crisis” amid rising threats from North Korea. Abe’s decision comes amid rebounding approval ratings after a record low over the summer and with the opposition largely in disarray. In a national […]

New Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi is likely to be elevated as party chief at the culmination of party’s organisatonal polls in October, party sources said on Tuesday. Congress President Sonia Gandhi may step down ahead of Rahul’s likely elevation. The party on Tuesday released a schedule for the organisational elections which entail election of Congress […]