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Panda in BJP, Satpathy’s exit will impact Odisha Politics

A day after Panda joined BJP, Tathagata Satpathy of BJD declared ‘political sanyas’.   New Delhi: After a pregnant pause, former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP,...

A subterranean Hindutva wave in India

The Hindutva factor, which helped make the BJP the main national political party of India replacing the Congress, is here to stay and an...

Congress seeks to hijack Ayodhya stir after VHP pause

Hindu religious leaders inclined towards the Congress are trying to grab the leadership of the movement and embarrass the BJP government ahead of the...

Rough days, but both PC, son still out of bounds of law

Days after SC rap on his knuckles, Karti faced six-hour interrogation by ED on Thursday while Chidambaram Senior too was grilled for five hours...

Congress faces terminal decline in Odisha

Braja Kishore Tripathy and Kharavel Swain join hands, float a new political outfit.   BHUBANESWAR: As if exodus, expulsions and a major scam ahead of his visit...

Congress grossly misused sedition law in UPA era

NEW DELHI: Soon after the Delhi Police filed a charge-sheet in the 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) sedition case, the Congress party jumped to...

Modi government banking on Swamy formula

‘Basing on Narasimha Rao government’s affidavit in SC, the disputed land can be handed over to Hindus to build Ram temple.’   New Delhi: While authorities...

‘Mighty’ Chidambarams facing heat of law

Journalist asks CJI to suspend senior designation of P. Chidambaram and his wife.   NEW DELHI: ‘Who is Karti? Karti Chidambaram, you are saying? Let him...

Smaller parties to pop up ahead of polls in Odisha

BJP is looking to forge alliance with the regional parties that may come up soon.   New Delhi: Paarty-hopping is a common phenomenon during elections everywhere...

Catch me if you can: Chidambaram gives sleepless nights to CBI, ED

New Delhi: The “long arm” of law has so far not been able to catch up with the influential legal eagle and Congress bigwig...

Farm loan waiver is just a first-aid, not a cure

Successive governments over the years have failed to develop a strong market mechanism and an effective crop insurance policy to resolve the problem.   NEW DELHI:...

Eastern front: BJP senses opportunity in Odisha

PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate a slew of projects in the state involving total investment of more than Rs 14.5 thousand crore.   New Delhi:...

Time running out for BJP on temple issue

New Delhi: With the perception gaining ground that Congress succeeded in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan because it adopted a “soft Hindutva” line, there is...

Why Modi government failed to address its core constituency

New Delhi: The election results in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the three major states located in the “Hindi heartland”, have set the warning...

It’s lose-some-gain-some for the BJP in Odisha

While two of its leaders deserted the party, a former IAS officer has joined its ranks.   New Delhi: Political dynamics are at its peak in...

‘Free temples from state control and make India truly secular’

Government agencies responsible for maintenance and renovation of old temples are stuffing the broken portions with stones, while artisans having expertise in carving traditional...

How religious minorities are enjoying fruits of secularism in India

Sometime ago, the official Chinese media had praised India’s secular fabric saying Hinduism has prevented the spread of radical Islam in this country. In...

Grounded before take-off

Poor planning, technical issues with aircraft, shortage of pilots and engineers and non-availability of slots are said to the reasons behind cancellation of flights.   A...

How state control over temples is failing secularism in India

The problem is acute especially in seven states, Tamil Nadu being the worst hit, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha and Maharashtra.   The recent...

Train to Leh is of great strategic significance

Both Railways and local BJP MP want it to be declared as a national project.   The Bilaspur-Manali-Leh railway project will have many firsts to its...

Train delays arrested, to an extent

Intense efforts of the Indian Railways authorities to maintain punctuality of trains seem to be bearing fruits. An internal report prepared on the actual...

Opinion polls raise BJP stakes in Odisha, Modi may fight from Puri

As reported by The Sunday Guardian earlier, the state BJP unit wants PM Modi to contest from Puri.   A fresh survey, jointly conducted by ABP...

Justice Misra creates history as he ends his tenure as CJI

Expectations that Chief Justice of India Dr Dipak Misra would be able to dispense justice by authoring landmark judgements in his last days in...

Constitution holds matter of faith above right to property: Dr swamy

‘The Narasimha Rao government  had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in 1994 that if it was proved that a temple did exist...

After JAY Panda, Naveen axeS ‘LOUDmouth’ Dama

Damodar Rout may join hands with Panda to float a new regional party.   Biju Janata Dal (BJD) vice-president and Paradip MLA Damodar Rout, popularly known...

16 days left for CJI Misra to make judicial history

Among the cases pending before him, the Ram Janmabhoomi, Babri mosque title dispute is the most sensitive one.   Now that Justice Ranjan Gogoi is set...

Mystery deepens over Jagannath temple treasury’s missing keys

The treasure trove was last opened in 1985 and the keys were later supposed to be deposited with the district treasury. But nobody knows...

Jammu Dalits made ‘nowhere people’ by Article 35A

A terribly uncertain future stares generations of a 5,000-strong Dalit community residing in Jammu for more than 60 years now, thanks to Article 35A...

Railways looking to fix train-delays on war footing

Indian Railways is failing to tackle the menace of infinite and indefinite delay of trains across all its zones, despite best of efforts. In...

Railways’ exclusive package to celebrate ‘Rakhi’ in Sri Lanka

Indian Railways’ commercial wing Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) has come up with an irresistible offer for the citizens to celebrate...

Efforts multiply to delay Ram Mandir verdict indefinitely

Since the case went to Supreme Court in 2017, only supplementary arguments have been heard because of delaying tactics by lawyers and others. The...

Odia pride rising, odisha to get own anthem soon

The song ‘Bande Utkala Janani’ describes the land of Odisha as the ‘mother’ of her inhabitants and envisages a state that maintains her self-respect...

Political slugfest muddies Mahanadi

Though the issue dates back to 1983, it was never a major dispute between neighbours before BJP came to power at the Centre in 2014.   There...

Followers foresee Panda doing a Kumaraswamy

Unsure of joining the BJP, Jay Panda may float a new party.   Ardent and ambitious followers of former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Baijayant “Jay”...

PM Modi may shake up team in August

A recuperating Arun Jaitley has been advised bed rest till the end of July.   The possibility of another round of reshuffle of the Narendra Modi...

Odisha BJP wants PM to contest from Puri

The Bharatiya Janata Party leadership is under pressure from the party’s Odisha unit to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi contest next year’s Lok Sabha...

Jay Panda in BJP may push Naveen to opposition ranks

Recent events may force the CM to lean towards an alliance of regional parties.   Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik might have kept himself away from...

Six years on, Bomikhal is Odisha’s bridge to nowhere

Two successive mishaps at site of the bridge have blown the lid off rampant corruption and favouritism.   Graft and nepotism at the top level have...

Modi to kickstart 4-yrs-in-govt celebrations from Odisha

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to celebrate Narendra Modi government’s completion of four years at the Centre in a grand way. Prime...

Ministry pushes use of steel over concrete in infrastructure sector

As for the housing sector, the Steel Ministry plans to provide affordable homes made of steel which are cost-effective and more durable.   The Ministry of...

BJP looks to do a Tripura In Odisha

Present political situation may prove ‘lull before storm’ if people’s mood swings. BJP is waiting to make a kill.   Far from the hoi polloi of...

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