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Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that winnability will be the criterion to determine selection of BJD candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the State. He said that the party will contest the elections on its own without going for alliance with any […]
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Bhubaneswar: Five years after he left the BJD for the BJP ahead of the 2014 general and Assembly elections, former Khurda MLA Jotindra Nath (Jitu) Mitra went back to the BJD on Monday. Elected twice to the Assembly, first as an Independent candidate in 2000 and on BJD ticket in 2004, Mitra had resigned from […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha will go to simultaneous polls in four phases starting April 11, 2019. The next three phases of elections will be conducted on April 18, 23 and 29. Constituency-wise dates of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections 2019 has been declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Here’s all you need to know about […]
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Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited schedule for the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls was announced by the Election Commission on Sunday, with which the Model Code of Conduct for Governments and political parties came into force. Elections will be held in four phases in Odisha on April 11, 18, 23 and 29. While four Lok Sabha segments […]
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Jeypore: Reiterating party Odisha unit’s promises of financial assistance for poor brides and appointment of women safety officers in panchayats, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that if the party voted to power it would provide Rs 2,000 widow allowance. “We will provide Rs 2,000 widow allowance and free higher and technical education for […]
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Koraput: Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrived at Jeypore in Koraput district to interact with women and address a public meeting at Ekamba Ground here. Before addressing the rally, Gandhi will interact with women at Town Hall near Gandhi Chhak on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Women from different sectors including ASHA and Anganwadi workers […]
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Bhubaneswar: Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda joined the BJP on Monday. “Nine months of introspection & widespread consultations w/colleagues & public. Grateful for support recd from all over. On auspicious #MahaShivratri I’ve decided to join @BJP4India & work under the leadership of @narendramodi Ji to serve Odisha & India to the […]
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Bhubaneswar: As the Assembly elections are fast approaching, no Opposition party wants to remain behind in appeasing voters, particularly women in Odisha. The Congress on Monday said that if voted to power, it would distribute marriage kit to women. Earlier the party promised that it would come out with a loan-waiver scheme for small and […]
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Bhubaneswar: The BJD on Saturday staged a demonstration in front of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) headquarters here protesting the NDA Government at the Centre over its decision to take away Waltair division from ECoR to create a new zone for Andhra Pradesh. The regional party accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to destroy […]
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Bhubaneswar: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday described Odisha Government’s KALIA Scholarship scheme as an ‘election gimmick’ and wondered why Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is not implementing the newly introduced reservations in Government jobs and higher education for the economically weaker sections in the general category. Pradhan, who took to the […]
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