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 […]
Bhubaneswar: Though we are 10 months away from the Panchayat elections in the State, all the major parties –BJD, Congress, BJP – have began warming up for the same. While Congress launched an membership drive for the same on Friday, BJP is all set to kick off its Jana Kalyan campaign from April 7. Even […]
Bhubaneswar: Gearing up for the Panchayat Elections, which are almost a year away, the State Election Commission (SEC) has asked the Panchayatiraj department to reconstitute the Panchayats and submit a detailed list of panchayats after their reconstitution by May. After the reconstitution, the current number of 6336 panchayats is expected to rise by 700. “We […]
As 2016 sets in with celebrations among people cutting across class and political affiliations, the three major political parties in Odisha – BJD, BJP, Congress – will definitely face an uphill task in facing the challenges ahead in the new year
All the political parties in the State are now focusing on the upcoming Panchayat elections and seeing it as a major opportunity to build and ensure their prospects for the 2024 general polls
Jammu/Srinagar: Voting was underway on Saturday for the third phase of panchayat polls across Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security. Voting is taking place in 2,773 polling stations — 918 in Kashmir division and 1,855 in Jammu. Polling started at 8 a.m. and will end at 2 p.m. According to the state’s Chief Electoral Officer […]
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