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Odisha Polls: Patnaik Faces A Big Challenge From BJP

Monomita NagFebruary 7, 20220

Odisha has to go for the Assembly election in 2024. Before that, a direct fight between two main parties, BJD and BJP, can be seen in the upcoming Panchayat and urban polls in the state that are going to be held in February 2022. Congress has become a fringe player in the state,  therefore, any threat from the party is out of the reckoning. But the upcoming polls will prove the performance of the Naveen Patnaik government. BJP Strategy In Odisha To challenge the Naveen Patnaik government in the state, BJP had to start from scratch. In 2014 Assembly polls, the party managed to get only 10 seats while Congress got 16. But surprisingly in the 2017 Panchayat polls, BJP routed Congress capturing 297 Zilla Parisad seats. Congress could manage only 60  seats. Since then, BJP emerge...

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Debt-Ridden Pakistan Looks For China To Redeem From Financial Crunch

Monomita NagFebruary 7, 20220

Pakistan seems to be expecting China to bail it out from a dire economic condition. Prime Minister Imran Khan has come to China to secure a $3 billion loan for cash trapped Pakistan and secure investments in half a dozen sectors. Pakistan wants this loan to boost its foreign exchange reserves. It needs to be mentioned in this context that Pakistan was already in receipt of $11 billion and $4 billion as commercial loans and foreign reserve deposits respectively from China earlier. What is very crucial is that last year the country had paid PKR 26 billion in the form of interest to China and PKR 794 billion paid as a trade finance facility. Additionally, the country also received a $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia last month. Dire Economic  Crises Pakistan's economic c...

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The Conflict Between Mamata And The Governor Is Getting Dirtier In West Bengal

Monomita NagFebruary 4, 20220

Disgusted by the regular interference and criticisms of govt activities and political issues TMC has charged that Jagdeep Dhankhar, the governor of WB is acting as the working president of BJP. The relationship between Mamata and Governor has deteriorated to such an extent that she has recently blocked him on Twitter. It is reported that Dhankar has also gone to the extent of threatening the Chief Secretary and the Director-General of Police of the state. Mamata's run-ins with the governor have become frequent and bitter. WHAT DOES THE GOVERNOR SAY? Dhankar says that he is not happy with the abysmal law and order situation of the state under the Trinamool rule. Very recently he accused Mamata govt and charged that WB has turned into a 'gas chamber ' of democracy. He added that h...

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Impending polls In The New Year Will Be Far-reaching For BJP

Monomita NagFebruary 4, 20220

The polls in five states mean a lot for BJP.  Its results will indicate if it will be easier for them to retain the power at the center for the third time straightway or whether the road ahead will be bumpier with opposition challenges. However, BJP had two setbacks in the recent past- bowing to farmer's demands for the repeal of three Agri laws and being defeated in the political game with Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal. It now needs to be seen how these setbacks have impacted the party. Have these nudged the leaders to take a look at their poll strategies afresh? UP IS THE KEY FOR BJP Undoubtedly UP holds the key for BJP. Its victory or defeat in the UP poll will determine the party's performance at the next Lok Sabha poll to a great extent. Therefore, it is not taking any cha...

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“Committed A Blunder”: Shiv Sena On Decades-Old Alliance With BJP

Monomita NagJanuary 29, 20220

Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddav Thackeray lamented that their 25 years of alliance with the BJP was a mere waste. He said this speaking on the 96th birth anniversary of the party founder Bal Thackeray. Hinting at the wider activity of the party, he emphasized that now his party is trying for a national role, expanding its footprints in other states. Waging a tirade against BJP, Thackeray pointed out that after the two parties, Shiv Sena and Akali Dal severed their relationship with the NDA alliance, BJP has become weak as their support base has shrunk. Thackeray came out openly and explained that when they aligned with BJP and supported the party wholeheartedly, they had a clear objective. He said, "We wanted them to move nationally and that they will allow...

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Pakistan Defence Minister Takes A Jibe At Imran Khan For Neglecting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Monomita NagJanuary 29, 20220

The wind of change is blowing in Pakistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to be in deep trouble. It is reported that he has lost the support of his own party and also most importantly, the backing of the army. The cause of concern is a serious attack on the Prime Minister by the country's defence minister Pervez Khattak. He charged PM Imran with neglecting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and his abysmal failure to handle internal security. Khattak's dissatisfaction with Imran's way of running the government is important because the minister has the backing of 80 legislators in the lower house of the country's parliament, the National Assembly. Khattak attacked Imran that KP is being neglected with regard to the provision of gas and electricity,  while these facilities are being enjoye...

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Andhra Pradesh: ‘Casino Row’ Is Unfurling Into A Dirty Political Drama

Monomita NagJanuary 25, 20220

A fiery political drama is unfurling in Andhra Pradesh after the opposition TDP charged Kodali Venkateswara Rao, a high profile minister in the state government. The civil supply and consumer affairs minister was accused of operating a 'casino' for a week during the Sankranti festival at a convention centre owned by him. A video clip has gone viral showing a person dealing cards at a table at the centre. The convention centre is situated at Gudivada in Krishna district which incidentally is Kodali's home turf. However, state chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has distanced his government from this controversy. TDP accused the star minister that he is a supporter of the prohibition policy of the government and issued a statement supporting the ban and had also spoken against ga...

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A Political Tit For Tat Game In Tripura Between Ruling BJP And New Entrant TMC

Monomita NagJanuary 25, 20220

Tripura will go to poll in 2023, but the political scenario is undergoing a dramatic change. The state is witnessing unprecedented violence between the ruling BJP and the state's new entrant TMC. Interestingly, the political observers are seeing an unfolding of tit for tat political game in the state between the two rivals. In West Bengal, BJP, who tried to whack TMC faced extreme violence and atrocity. Whereas, TMC, which is challenging the ruling BJP in  Tripura, is facing a similar backlash allegedly by the ruling party. BJP vs TMC CPM's 25 years reign ended in 2018 when BJP captured 36 seats out of 60 and formed the government. TMC tried back then but flunked to open an account. However, after the spectacular win in the election last May in West Bengal, it turned its attenti...

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A Huge Attrition Phenomenon Of Working People Is Making The Companies Ponder Globally

Monomita NagJanuary 24, 20220

Since 2020 the world is witnessing a great resignation phenomenon'. People are resigning throughout the globe in top corporates, IT companies, and even in smaller firms. Last year millions of working people resigned in their own volition. Covid pandemic is the biggest factor for such high attrition. Drastic changes introduced in companies all over the world due to pandemic is to blame for this. It was observed that the employees were unable to face prolonged emotional and mental stress in their workplaces.  However, the attrition is restricted to medium category and low wage workers and the sectors that have been most affected are transportation, hospitality, health, education, retail, etc. One example will suffice to understand the seriousness of the problem. It is recorded that 20 milli...

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Kerala Succeeds In Controlling The Rapid Growth Of Population

Monomita NagJanuary 24, 20220

With a  population of around 1.37 billion, India's growth rate of population is the highest in the world. It is reported that in the last 10 years, 181 million people have been added to the existing population. If this growth rate remains unchecked it would not take long for India to emerge number one in the world in terms of population. But it is a matter of great appreciation that the state of Kerala located in South West India can boast of the lowest birth rate in the country. This is one of the most densely populated states and has approximately a population of 32 million, but the number of births fell by 71,000 during the period 2020 to 2021. With live birth recorded below 4 lakhs for the first time in the past decade. Except for Ernakulam where the live births went up fro...

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Assembly Elections 2022: CEC Asks Parties To Give Details Of Candidates With Criminal Records

Monomita NagJanuary 21, 20220

Fielding candidates with criminal records is a common phenomenon in the Indian election system and every state follows it. However, some states particularly come to the fore in giving tickets to candidates with even serious charges against them. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that it is compulsory for all the political parties to state the details of any candidate with criminal cases or their background history on their websites or social media platforms. Sushil Chandra, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), made it clear that in the upcoming elections in five states, parties have to state the reasons for nominating candidates with criminal records to maintain the purity of elections. “To maintain purity in the election, in view of the order passed by Sup...

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Will Election In J&K Union Territory Settle The Political Uncertainty Plaguing The State?

Monomita NagJanuary 21, 20220

JK union territory is gearing up for the first election in 2022. Political parties including three former chief  Ministers - Farook Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, and Mehbooba Mufti, have started coming out of their hiatus since Aug 5, 2019. Once the election which is supposed to be held in  Sept/Oct is completed, the abnormal ground situation in Kashmir may create some surprises. Though Farook Abdullah led PAGD, a grouping of the National Conference, People's Democratic Party, and the CPM formed in 2020 is planning to fight it out together. However, its performance in the District Development Council election in 2020 was far from a symbol of unity. Congress was not a party to this group. Two more parties Apni Party and People's Conference managed to pull out candidates from the PAGD ...

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