Tag: Odisha Assembly

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Pradip Amat adjourned the proceedings of the Odisha Assembly till tomorrow with Congress members creating pandemonium over the issues of farmers today soon after the session began. After the condolence motion was moved, the Congress members rushed to the well of the House and demanded discussion on an adjournment notice on […]

Bhubaneswar: The winter session of the Odisha Assembly scheduled to begin today is likely to be stormy affair as Opposition Congress has prepared a long list of issues to corner the ruling-BJD. Sources said Congress legislature party meeting decided to raise issues of farmers in the Assembly as the government prevented farmers to hold a […]

Bhubaneswar: The House Committee of Odisha Assembly will table its report in connection with the controversy surrounding journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra on the first day of winter session of the State Assembly starting tomorrow. After a meeting, Chairman of the House Committee and Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra today stated that the panel, which was formed […]

Bhubaneswar: Winter session of the Odisha Assembly is likely to be stormy as Opposition has prepared a long list of issues to corner the ruling-BJD in the House. As the poll dates are getting closer, the ruling party and Opposition are already on the war path and the same is expected to reflect in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Delhi-based journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra today deposed before the House Committee of the Odisha Assembly for the third time and submitted an affidavit over his alleged remarks against legislators. Iyer-Mitra submitted the affidavit in presence of the House Committee Chairman Narasingha Mishra and member Sanjay Das Burma at the Odisha Assembly building. Later, the panel’s […]

Bhubaneswar: Already in the eye of a storm for his derogatory remarks on Odisha, Sun Temple and MLAs, Delhi-based journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra today failed to turn up before the House Committee constituted by Odisha Assembly to probe breach of privilege motion moved against him. In an email sent to Odisha Assembly speaker, Iyer sought […]

Bhubaneswar: The House Committee formed by the Odisha Assembly today decided to issue a notice to journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra over his alleged derogatory remarks against Odisha asking him to depose on October 11. Following the House Committee meeting, Leader of Opposition and chairman of the committee Narasingha Mishra said Iyer will be asked to […]

Bhubaneswar: Shocking to know but true nonetheless. Principal posts in all colleges of Odisha are lying vacant. Sanctioned principal posts in all the 52 government colleges and 598 posts in as many aided private colleges are vacant, stated Higher Education Minister Ananta Das in the State Assembly today. Replying to an un-starred query from Rourkela […]

Bhubaneswar: Resolution on formation of a Legislative Council or Vidhan Parishad was passed in the Odisha Assembly today in absence of opposition members. All 104 MLAs of the ruling-BJD cast their vote in favour of the resolution tabled by the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Bikram Keshari Arukh in the State Assembly. Chief Minister was the first […]

Bhubaneswar: Finance minister Shashi Bhusan Behera today tabled the supplementary budget of Rs 12,790 crore in the State Assembly amid ruckus by the BJP members. The State government made budgetary allocation of Rs 750 crore for salary towards regularisation of ‘Sikhya Sahayaks’, Rs 350 crore was allocated for loan repayment and Rs 41 crore for […]

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 third day of Odisha Assembly started on a stormy note today with BJP members creating ruckus inside the House alleging unholy nexus between Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Narasingha Mishra. Following the pandemonium, Speaker Pradeep Amat adjourned the House till 3 pm today and has reportedly convened an […]

Bhubaneswar: The second day of the winter session of Odisha Assembly witnessed uproarious scenes today with Congress MLA disrupting the proceedings during Question Hour and accusing SC and ST Development Minister, Ramesh Majhi of presenting misleading facts in the House. Congress members alleged that members for Tribal Development Council are being selected on the basis […]

Bhubaneswar: It was another noisy day inside the Odisha Assembly as all the three major parties- Congress, BJP and the ruling-BJD created ruckus over different issues of the State following which the Speaker adjourned the proceedings of the House till 11:30 am today. At the beginning of the session, BJP legislators wearing black gowns raised […]