Tag: Monsoon Session

One more hour has been added to the working hour of the Odisha Legislative Assembly during the Monsoon session

“Due to the absence of our leader, we are not getting our due importance in the House," said MLA Kusum Tete.

The budget is likely to be presented on the first day of the session.

Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marndi on Friday said that 1621 persons have been killed in lightning strikes across Odisha till date since 2018

Odisha University of Health Sciences Bill, 2021, Odisha Land Rights to Slum Dwellers (amendment) Bill, 2021 and Odisha Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill 2021 have been passed in the Assembly today.

As the Monsoon Session of the Odisha Assembly will have eight working days, the Opposition parties have braced up to corner the State government.

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has exuded confidence that it is ready to face all debates and discussions with its own strategy. The ruling party has said that it would counter the Opposition with issues of caste census, increasing 50% reservation quota, and farmers' suffering with crop insurance schemes among others.

The sitting arrangements will be made by following social distancing norms and other guidelines that were followed during the last Assembly session. All the MLAs and Ministers can participate in the debate either by sitting or standing, Patro informed.

This Monsoon Session of Parliament provided 17 sittings spread over a period of 24 days and passing as many as 22 Bills.

Bhubaneswar: Monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly which begins from September 4 is likely to be a stormy affair with the Opposition parties gearing up to corner the ruling-BJD on floor of the House. With elections up around the corner, both the Congress and BJP have prepared agenda to keep the State government on back […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Wednesday directed the Odisha government to send a comprehensive proposal in consultation with and consent of the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court for setting up High Court benches in southern and western parts of the State. The response of the Union Minister came a week […]

Bhubaneswar: The monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly will begin from tomorrow. Opposition parties today said they would raise issues such as unemployment, corruption and farmers’ problems during the session. The ruling BJD also said it would highlight Mahanadi and Polavaram issues in the session which has become significant as speculation is rife that the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP today launched a scathing attack on the Congress for shielding the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government during the monsoon session of the Assembly due to which the Bomikhal flyover collapse could not be debated. Alleging that the Congress and BJD have an unholy nexus since 2009, BJP, in a press conference here at […]

Bhubaneswar: Total 14 bills were passed during monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly which concluded today. On the last day of the session, a bill tabled on pay hike of legislators and ministers was passed in the House following a minor amendment. With the amendment, monthly allowance of former legislators was hiked to Rs 30,000 […]

Bhubaneswar: Pandemonium continues in State Assembly for the second consecutive day over the Opposition’s demand for special discussion on collection of ‘PC’ or percentage commission through adjournment notice. Soon after the House assembled for the day, members of the Opposition bench rushed to the well and demanded discussion on the matter even as the Speaker […]