Tag: Assembly

Bhubaneswar: Launching a broadside against chief minister Naveen Patnaik, senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Narasingha Mishra today said the manner in which the leader of the House gave his statement outside the State Assembly after it was adjourned sine die yesterday, was ‘grossly unfortunate’.

The Odisha Assembly was today adjourned till Thursday after Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra expressed his resentment in the House over Minister Arun Sahoo’s remarks against him, which was followed by Opposition ruckus over a BJD legislator’s statement

The ruling BJD and the Opposition have started blaming each other for the prevailing impasse in the second phase budget session of the Odisha Assembly

In the wake of the ongoing stalemate in Odisha Assembly, Opposition Congress on Thursday called for imposition of President's Rule in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Impasse continued to prevail in the Odisha Assembly on Thursday over the chit fund issue as the Opposition and ruling members indulged in a relentless war of words forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House till 3 PM. As soon as the House session began, the Opposition Congress and BJP members rushed to the […]

The Odisha Assembly on Friday witnessed an uproar following Speaker Niranajan Pujari’s refusal to allow a motion moved by Congress members demanding a debate on Odia as the official language

The Congress on Wednesday sought a clarification from chief minister Naveen Patnaik on the statements given by some senior ministers on morality in the context of minister Sanjay Dasburma's alleged links with a chit fund company

Fire erupted in Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s chamber in the Odisha Assembly on Wednesday

BJP’s Kendrapara district unit on Sunday demanded a probe by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch into alleged irregularities at the Kendrapara Credit Cooperative Society

Bhubaneswar: The meeting of the House committee of the State Assembly on Railways, which met here this afternoon to discuss the shifting of the proposed rail wagon repair factor from Narla in Kalahandi district to Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, remained inconclusive due to lack of consensus among the members. During the ongoing budget session of […]

The State Assembly was adjourned twice on Thursday after Congress members created a ruckus in the House demanding the Speaker’s ruling over exemption the Value Added Tax (VAT) on essential commodities

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday witnessed uproarious scene over the suicide of a farmer of Harabhanga village in Balangir district with the Opposition Congress members demanding immediate arrest of Balangir sub collector. Drawing the attention of the Speaker through a special mention during Zero Hour, Leader of the Opposition Narasingh Mishra and Congress chief […]

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday informed the State Assembly that three former ministers and six former MLAs have not vacated government quarters while several leaders including the Deputy Speaker, Leader of the Opposition, government Chief Whip and four ministers have occupied more than one government quarters

Bhubaneswar: After the Holi break, the Odisha Assembly began on a stormy note on Monday with Opposition Congress members demanding a statement from the chief minister on the steps the government had taken against the anti-socials who had allegedly raped a college girl inside a running car six days ago. Unable to run the proceedings, […]

The Opposition parties in Odisha are all set to corner the ruling party during the second phase of the Budget session in the State Assembly starting from Monday