Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday raised serious concerns over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the names of a large number of voters are being deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.The party, while addressing a press conference held here on Monday, said that similar concerns regarding large-scale deletions are now emerging in Odisha as well.Speaking at the press conf…
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New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Political leaders cutting across party lines, from the BJP to the Congress, expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar, describing his sudden demise as “devastating and highly distressing”. Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy expressed shock and grief over the incident said, “The news of Ajit Pawar’s air crash is extremely shocking for all of us. It is very sad and unfortunate. In such w…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 30 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent barbaric and inhuman attack on a youth from Odisha by a group of four anti-social youths at Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, saying that necessary steps are being taken to ensure the victim gets the best treatment and the culprits get severe punishment. According to a post on the official X handle of the Chief Minister’s Office, after coming to know about the gory inciden…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 30 (IANS) Senior BJD leader and Deputy Leader of Opposition Prasanna Acharya on Tuesday hit out at the Odisha Government, alleging that the paddy procurement system in the state has “completely collapsed”, pushing farmers into distress sale. Addressing a press conference, Acharya said that although the procurement season has begun, most market yards across Odisha are yet to open, and the administration is “unprepared” to purchase paddy from registered farmers. “Farmers…