Tag: Panchayatiraj

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Ministers divided on family count in rural Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a major embarrassment to the ruling BJD, two ministers of the party in their written replies in Assembly on Tuesday furnished two different figures of the total number of families in Odisha. While Rural Development minister Badri Narayan Patra put the number of families in rural Odisha at 81,20,619, Panchayati Raj minister Arun […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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500 new Panchayats in Odisha ahead of 2017 polls

Bhubaneswar: The state government has approved a proposal to add 500 new panchayats ahead of the upcoming panchayat polls in 2017. The decison has been taken based on the recommendations received from the district level and the State Election Commission (SEC) will be informed about the same in a month’s time, informed Panchayatiraj secretary Deoranjan […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Sarpanch association gheraoes minister's residence

Bhubaneswar: Members of Odisha Sarpanch Association today gheraoed Panchayatiraj minister Arun Sahoo’s residence to press their eight-point charter of demands. According to sources, in their 8-point demand charter, the sarpanches have sought withdrawal of the powers to bring No-Trust motion against the Sarpanchs, hike in their monthly remuneration from Rs 1,500 to Rs 5,000 and […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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