TBN, 20/02/24: The Supreme Court on Tuesday annulled the results of the Chandigarh mayoral elections, which saw the BJP candidate win because the Returning Officer had invalidated eight ballot votes. This was a significant victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Kuldeep Kumar, the AAP candidate for mayor and the...
TBN, 20/02/24: Sambalpur University, Odisha’s one of the oldest universities, faces a dire shortage of staff with 45 percentage of teaching and 60 percent of non-teaching positions vacant, reflecting the dismal state of higher education in the region.
Despite its establishment in 1967 to bolster higher education in western Odisha,...
TBN, 20/02/24: In a 2018 defamation lawsuit involving his purported remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was granted bail by a district court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday.
"Rahul Gandhi had appeared before the court in response to a summons issued in a defamation...
TBN,20/02/24: Sarwan Singh Pandher, a prominent farmer leader, requested the Centre on Tuesday to hold a one-day session of Parliament and introduce legislation guaranteeing the MSP. The PM may convene a one-day meeting of Parliament and introduce legislation pertaining to the MSP guarantee.
All opposition parties ought to make it...
The 2018 electoral bonds programme, which permitted anonymous and limitless contributions to political parties on the grounds that it violated voters' right to information, was overturned by a five-judge Supreme Court bench.
TBN 17/02/24 : A constitution bench, led by Chief Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, and including Justices Sanjiv Khanna,...
TBN 13/02/24: State borders in North India are being closed once more to stop another march to Delhi, more than two years after the Narendra Modi government abolished three agriculture rules in response to a year-long protest by farmers.
In an effort to protest the Union government's failure to keep...
Bhubaneswar, Jan 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced the names of its Election Pravaris for various States ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Vijaypal Singh Tomar, a Rajya Sabha MP of BJP, has been appointed as the Election Pravari for Odisha, while Lata Usendi has been named as...
Puri, Jan 18, TBN : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Srimandir Parikrama Project, amid the chants of hymns by the priests here on Wednesday in the presence of Puri king Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb and lakhs of devotees.
However, a large number of devotees, who had thronged the holy...
Bhubaneswar 10/01/24 (TBN)
The inauguration of the Sri Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor has sparked a heated debate, mired in accusations and political controversy. Opponents have leveled sharp criticisms against the ruling BJD (Biju Janata Dal) government, alleging a calculated move to leverage the temple’s inauguration for electoral advantage in the...
Bhubaneswar, 08/01/24 (TBN)
As the election season looms closer, a rising sentiment of discontent among local Odias against the ruling BJD (Biju Janata Dal) government has gained momentum. Concerns about neglect and deprivation of opportunities for native Odias have sparked a growing chorus of dissatisfaction within the state.
Amidst the impending...