Tag: Odisha Assembly

Police Commissioner Saumyendra Priyadarsi, Intelligence Director Sanjeev Pannda, Intelligence DIG Anup Sahoo and other officials reviewed the security arrangements at the Assembly premises and outside it.

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

Chief Whip of the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mohan Majhi announced the development asserting that the change is imminent but it is the party that will make the decision on the name.” Thus ending the rumour mill from churning out names.

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

Notably, Surya Narayan Patro had resigned from the post of Assembly Speaker recently due to health issues.

Filing of nomination papers for the post of Speaker will be held on June 10. 

Incumbent Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro resigned from his post earlier in the day.

The secretariat of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday issued an official notification for the conduct of the election to three vacant Rajya Sabha (RS) seats in the State.

But the story is in this 6-day session, only a single day was devoted to official business. 

Coming down heavily on the State government for restricting media access to these places, Opposition BJP and Congress on Thursday demanded the immediate lifting of the curb

A farmer's family in Odisha used to earn Rs 4976 per month in 2012-13 and the income increased by Rs 136 to Rs 5112 per month in 2018-19.

The Congress MLAs had urged Speaker S N Patro to ask Parliamentary Affairs Minister B K Arukha to make a statement on poll violence and law and order, instead of Mishra. However, Patro rejected the proposal and allowed Mishra to speak.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh said works on the heritage corridor project around Puri Sriamndir is underway and claimed that there is no threat of damage to the shrine from the ongoing project.    

Alleging that 104 mine owners in the State are plundering the minerals of the State and illegally transporting those outside the State, Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati demanded action against them. 

Altogether 35,326 cases of violence against women were registered in 2021 including 3327 rapes, 5048 abductions and 93 human trafficking.