New Delhi: Putting speculation to rest, 11 BJP MLAs, whose disqualification by the Karnataka Assembly Speaker was quashed by the Supreme Court, on Sunday extended their support to the Yeddyurappa government and said they would continue to be in the party. In a letter to Governor H R Bhardwaj, all the 11 BJP MLAs confirmed […]
Jun 25, 2021
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Rahul Gandhi, UP government and four others on a petition filed by a former MLA challenging Rs 50 lakh fine slapped on him by the Allahabad High Court in an alleged sexual exploitation case. A bench of justices V S Sirpurkar and T S Thakur […]
Jun 24, 2021
Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler was once again targeted on Monday by ruling BJD MLAs who took exception to his presence at a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting held yesterday at a committee room in Orissa Assembly premises. "Tytler is not a member of this house. Therefore, he cannot use the committee room meant […]
Jun 24, 2021
Bhubaneswar: State Assembly on Monday witnessed verbal duels between ruling BJD MLAs and Congress members over former Union minister and Congress leader Jagdish Tytler`s visit to Sri Jaganath Temple in Puri on March 16. The issue was raised by former Speaker and BJD MLA from Puri Maheswar Mohanty during Zero Hour. "While the temple prohibits […]
Jun 24, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The state Assermbly on Saturday asked its members and officials not to use the word "Harijan" while referring to the scheduled caste community. "It is seen that the word Harijan is used in writing in assembly questions. It is better not to use the word Harijan," speaker Pradip Kumar Amat said through a ruling. […]
Jun 24, 2021
Kolkata: Apparently fearing anti-incumbency, the Left Front on Sunday dropped nine ministers and a number of sitting MLAs as it announced a list of 292 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls – its toughest electoral battle since assuming power in 1977. The list, which was announced in a press conference by Left front chairman […]
Jun 24, 2021
Hyderabad: Bedlam prevailed in the Andhra Pradesh Legislature Thursday as TRS and TDP MLAs hailing from Telangana region virtually manhandled Governor E S L Narasimhan while he was delivering the customary address to the joint sitting of both houses on the opening day of the Budget Session. The TRS MLAs first uprooted the mike and […]
Jun 24, 2021
Bangalore: In a relief to the ruling BJP, the Karnataka High Court on Monday upheld Speaker K G Bopaiah`s order disqualifying five independent MLAs, who had withdrawn support to the government, from the assembly membership on the eve of October 11 trust vote which it won. "… We are of the view that the impugned […]
Jun 24, 2021
Bhubaneswar: In a bonanza for MLAs and ministers in the state, Orissa cabinet on Friday effected a three-fold hike to the monthly salary of legislators in view of inflation. The enhanced salary structure for the MLAs and others would be implemented retrospectively with effect from April one, 2010, Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik told reporters […]
Jun 24, 2021
Mumbai: Congress MLAs from Maharashtra today rallied behind former chief minister Ashok Chavan, who was named in the Adarsh housing scam, saying they felt he was "victimised". As many as 19 Congress MLAs were present at a luncheon meet here organised by former minister Abdul Sattar, which was also attended by Chavan. Sattar told reporters […]
Jun 24, 2021
Bhubaneswar: A group of people fired at policemen from a Congress MLA`s residence here on Tuesday, following which eight persons, including three with criminal antecedents, were arrested, the police said. An FIR was also registered against the MLA Ramesh Jena who had been accused under section 147 (rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly), 353 (assaulting government servants), […]
Jun 24, 2021
New Delhi: In what could be a major embarrassment for the Congress, at least 20 party MLAs, two MPs and 2 MLCs were on Tuesday present at former Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy’s one-day fast here to protest the “injustice” meted out to Andhra Pradesh in the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal award. Mr. Jagan, who had […]
Jun 24, 2021
Bhubaneswar: Once again the chit fund scam ‘ghost’ has returned to haunt the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as two of its senior leaders and sitting MLAs have been summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Seashore chit fund scam. According to sources, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s close aides—MLA Atanu […]
Jun 23, 2021
Bhubaneswar/ Cuttack: A day after Odisha government urged the agitating lawyers of western Odisha to end their cease-work agitation; a delegation comprising legislators from Western Odisha met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today and requested him to look into the demands of a permanent High Court bench in the region. The delegation however failed to meet […]
Jun 23, 2021
Bhubaneswar: Undertaking a massive change in the list of candidates for both the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Odisha, ruling BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik today denied tickets to 35 sitting MLAs and 6 MPs. The sitting MPs denied tickets were Nityananda Pradhan (Aska), Mohan Jena (Jajpur), Rudramadhav Ray (Kandhamal), Yoswant Singh Laguri (Keonjhar), Jayram […]
Jun 21, 2021
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