Tag: Niranjan Pujari

Bhubaneswar: The outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in Malkangiri district would be taken up for discussion in the Odisha Assembly tomorrow. A decision to this effect was taken by the Working Advisory Committee of the State Assembly after Speaker Niranjan Pujari agreed for the discussion in the House as per the calling attention motion notice by […]

Bhubaneswar: The Winter Session of the Odisha Assembly today began on a stormy note when Congress Chief Whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati along with Opposition legislators rushed to the House well demanding discontinuance of the Question Hour following which Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned the proceedings till 3 pm. As soon as the Question Hour began, Opposition […]

Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra on Thursday wrote a letter to Odisha Assembly Speaker Niranjan Pujari urging him to restore normalcy in the House

The all-party meet called by Speaker of Odisha Assembly Niranjan Pujari to end the impasse in the House remained inconclusive on Saturday and will be held again at 9.30 am on Tuesday, the business advisory committee decided in a meeting today

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

Allegation of abduction against Textiles and Handicrafts minister Snehangini Chhuria rocked Odisha Legislative Assembly again today after the Opposition created a din demanding chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s statement over the issue

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor SC Jamir today fixed May 16 as the date for election of the Speaker of State Legislative Assembly (OLA) following resignation of Niranjan Pujari from the post on May 5. In a letter to the members of the OLA, assembly secretary AK Sarangi informed them that the election for the post of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly today unanimously adopted a resolution recommending the state government to urge the Centre to increase the MSP of common paddy to Rs 2930 per quintal. The House supported the resolution moved by Agriculture Minister Pradeep Kumar Maharathy and said the farmers should get appropriate price for paddy. The Minimum Support Price […]

Bhubaneswar: Ending the six-day long logjam in Odisha Assembly over farmer suicide cases in the state, Speaker Niranjan Pujari on Tuesday ordered a Standing Committee probe into the death of farmer Hadu Bagarti. “I realise that the Bargarh farmer’s death is a fit case for investigation as raised by the Leader of Opposition and opposition […]

Bhubaneswar: The impasse over the alleged farmer suicides continued in the Odisha Assembly today with opposition BJP members creating ruckus forcing Speaker Niranjan Pujari to adjourn the House thrice. As soon as the House assembled for the Question Hour, the agitating BJP members led by Rabi Naik stormed into the well of the House demanding […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha assembly today witnessed repeated adjournments due to noisy protests by opposition BJP members demanding an apology from two BJD MLAs who made “derogatory” remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP members stormed into the well of the House during the Zero Hour as soon as BJD MLA Mahesh Sahoo made the […]

Bhubaneswar: Annoyed over no transaction of any business in the Odisha Assembly due to pandemonium by the Congress members, the opposition BJP today decided to boycott the all party meeting being convened by the Speaker. This was stated by BJP legislature party leader K V Singhdeo in a statement. “We doubt a conspiracy has been […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly today witnessed uproar when opposition Congress and BJP demanded a discussion on the violence during the three-tire panchayat elections which ended on February 21. The Opposition legislators shouted slogans standing on their seats on the second day of the budget session. They demanded that the discussion be held immediately after cancelling […]

Opposition Congress on Thursday moved a privilege notice against an English daily in Odisha assembly which published a report against the Speaker Niranjan Pujari

Bhubaneswar: Soon after the swearing-in ceremony, all the administrative departments were allocated among the Council of Ministers by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today. While the Chief Minister has retained the Home, General Administration & Public Grievance departments, Niranjan Pujari has been given charge of the Finance and Excise departments. Prafulla Kumar Mallik has been allocated […]