Tag: Taraprasad Bahinipati

Jeypore/Bhubaneswar: Rift in Koraput unit of Congress resurfaced today after senior party leader and Jeypore MLA, Taraprasad Bahinipati alleged that he was not invited by any party member to attend a Yuva Samabesh organised by the party in Boipariguda in the constituency. He said despite having no differences with anyone in the party, he was […]

Berhampur: Hundreds of Congress activists today gheraoed the office of the Inspector General of police (IGP), southern range, demanding withdrawal of ‘false’ cases against former MLA Ramesh Jena, who is currently on a five-day police remand. A group of party members led by Congress chief whip in Assembly Tara Prasad Bahinipati and senior leader Lalatendu […]

Bhubaneswar: Cutting across party lines, Odisha MLAs today demanded immediate implementation of pension and health insurance schemes for journalists working in the state. The issue was raised during Zero Hour in the Assembly by BJD member Samir Ranjan Dash who sought steps for launching pension and health insurance schemes for journalists of Odisha as implemented in […]

Cuttack: Extending its support to the Koraput Bar Association over the establishment of a permanent High Court Bench in undivided Koraput, the Congress will observe a five-hour bandh in the district today. The District unit of Congress will observe the bandh from 10 am to 3 pm. The party has also threatened to stage picketing […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Monday witnessed pandemonium and repeated adjournments due to noisy protests by opposition BJP and Congress MLAs, who were demanding a statement from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on the alleged deterioration of law and order in the state. The issue was raised by Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Pradipta Kumar Naik […]

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its opposition to Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, the Odisha Assembly has set up a committee to take up the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Assembly Speaker S N Patro announced formation of the 16-member committee, before adjourning the winter session of the House sine die on Saturday. “Representatives of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati evoked peals of laughter in the Assembly on Tuesday when he blew a flying kiss to Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro after being allowed to raise issues faced by his constituency. The Jeypore MLA, who was the first to ask questions in the House, clarified that he did not mean to […]

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of Odisha Assembly got off to a stormy start on Friday with opposition Congress boycotting the governor’s inaugural address and a ruckus later by the Opposition forced the Speaker to adjourn the House for the whole day. As soon as Governor Ganeshi Lal started reading the achievements of the State Government, […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government on Monday told the Assembly that 10,054 posts in the state police were lying vacant as of December 2019. Replying to a question raised by Congress MLA Narasingh Mishra, Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra said that these vacancies were out of the 72,119 sanctioned posts in the police, […]