The Election Commission has approved the lifting of model code of conduct in 11 districts in Odisha to facilitate speedy relief and rescue operation in view of cyclonic storm Fani, a poll official said on Wednesday. The move came at the end of the day when Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had made a request to the Election Commission in …
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday requested the Election Commission to delay polling in one of the 147 assembly segments to avoid any inconvenience due to upcoming cyclone Fani. The met department said cyclone Fani intensified into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ on Monday evening and is headed towards the Odisha coast. "I am in Delhi to meet the Election Commission …
