Tag: Panchayat Polls

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission has called all-party meeting tomorrow to discuss various issues relating to the ensuing Panchayat polls in Odisha scheduled in February next year. “The Commission has called an all-party meeting at 4 PM tomorrow to discuss about the preparation and management of panchayat polls,” Rabindranath Sahu, secretary, SEC, told media persons […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government today apprised its preparedness to the Election Commission for the ensuing 3-tire panchayat polls. A notification issued by the Panchayati Raj department mentioned-“In pursuance of sub-rule (2) of rule-3 of the Odisha Zilla Parishad Election Rules,1994, the State government do hereby call upon the Parishad Constituencies of all the Zilla Parishads […]

Bhubaneswar: The State BJP has finally come out of the ‘troubled waters’ to confirm that it will go ahead with national president Amit Shah’s criticism on Odisha government, and not with the party heavyweight and union minister Arun Jaitely’s ‘appreciation’. The leaders of the saffron party today claimed that the dilemma over ‘stark contrast’ remarks […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress today prepared a blueprint for the upcoming Panchayat Polls amid in absence of the some members of the legislature party. While some of the MLAs who are also district presidents were absent in the meeting, PCC president Prasad Harichandan finalized the party’s strategy for the panchayat polls after holding discussions with the […]

Bhubaneswar: Talks of Congress infighting in Odisha has intensified further after Pradesh Congress has called the district presidents to meet on Monday, a day before the meeting of Congress Legislature Party (CLP). Meeting of legislators, which usually takes place a day or two before the Assembly session, has raised many eyebrows, hinting at growing conflict […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Odisha unit today has given ‘Challo Bhubaneswar’ call for its grand rally to be held on November 25 where party’s national president Amit Shah is scheduled to sound the poll bugle ahead of panchayat elections by addressing the party activists and public gathering. The saffron party prepared a […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday lambasted the Congress-led UPA and BJP-led NDA governments for turning blind eyes to the interest of Odisha. While speaking at the preparatory meet of BJD’s ‘Jansampark Padayatra scheduled to begin from October 2, Patnaik reiterated that Central negligence has acted hindrance in the progress of […]

Bhubaneswar: The agitation by teachers under the banner of Block Grant Secondary School Teachers and Employees Association entered third day on Friday with the striking members adamant not to call off the strike until the State government accepts their demands. Around 32,000 teachers and support staff from 2,208 schools across the State are up in […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha block grant teachers under the banner of Block Grant Secondary School Teachers and Employees Association have threatened to boycott the ensuing panchayat polls scheduled to be held in February next year. The association demanded that if their nine point charter of demands is not met, they will not cooperate with the State government […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress today announced formation of committees at the state, block and panchayat level for the ensuing panchayat polls scheduled in February next year. Briefing media persons after presiding over the PCC Coordination Committee meeting, PCC president Prasad Harichandan said for the overall management of panchayat polls, campaigning and selection of candidates, Pradesh […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the forthcoming panchayat polls early next year, the Odisha BJP on Friday said it will field candidates in all panchayats and zilla parishad zones in the State. It was decided unanimously after a meeting attended by the senior leaders at party headquarters here today. They chalked out the action plan for […]

Bhubaneswar: The intra-party fighting in Congress once again came to fore on Monday after senior leader Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra (Lulu) raised the matter of lack of coordination in the party. “There is a communication gap and lack of co-ordination among the senior leaders. It is not possible on the part of All India Congress Committee […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) scheduled in February next year, the Odisha government has asked all district collectors to complete the process of delimitation of wards and reservation of seats by August 19 next. In a letter to all district collectors, Deoranjan Kumar Singh, commissioner-cum-secretary, Panchayati Raj, has asked […]

As part of its strategy for the panchayat elections in Odisha scheduled early next year, chief minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik today appointed special observers and district level observers to monitor and supervise preparations for the polls

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) will write to the Panchayati Raj department again asking it to submit a report on the number of wards and data on reservation of seats for the panchayat elections to be held next year. According to sources, the SEC had asked the department to submit a detailed report in […]