Tag: Odisha Assembly

Bhubaneswar: Visible flutter set in the existing order today signalling a ministry reshuffle likely to come any time soon. The most noticeable shake up came after the ruling party BJD effected a major rejig in the party organization. As many as 5 ministers -Debi Mishra, Arun Sahoo, Sanjay Dasburma, Pradeep Panigrahy, Pranab Prakash Das- were […]

Bhubaneswar: With buzz surrounding the ministry reshuffle getting shriller, Speaker of the Odisha Assembly, Niranjan Pujari resigned from his post today, stoking speculations that he might be set for ministerial berth in the likely reshuffle of the cabinet. According to sources, Niranjan arrived at the Assembly today evening and handed over his responsibilities to the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly saw regular adjournments today amid ruckus created by opposition in connection with the Ganjam’s district Patrapur gangrape case. Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra repeated his demand of a Crime Branch probe into the incident. Mishra termed it as a shameful incident for whole country. He said such an incident would have rocked […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today decided to abolish all border unified inter-state check gates except one at Nalda from April 1, 2017. The announcement in this regard was made by Finance minister Pradip Kumar Amat in the assembly. The check gate at Nalda bordering Jharkhand will be operated by the Steel and Mines department only for […]

Berhampur: Not only the BJP Yuva Morcha is agitating here against the decision of the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) to hike the electricity tariff, general public were also seen today demanding reversal in the decision of the commission. “The current power tariff is already hurting the electricity consumers and the increase in the tariff […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding an increase in minimum support price (MSP) for paddy and opposing the recent hike power tariff, Opposition members today created pandemonium in the State Assembly leading to adjournments thrice in the pre-lunch session today. As soon as the House assembled to begin today’s business, Congress and BJP legislators stormed to the well and […]

Bhubaneswar: The demand for raising Minimum Support Price (MSP) of paddy is likely to rock the Odisha Assembly again. As the issue is still to be discussed in the House, the Opposition may demand a discussion on it today. According to sources, Business Advisory Committee of the House is to finalize a date for discussion […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding consensus on a proposal to increase minimum support price (MSP) for paddy to Rs 2,800, Opposition members today created ruckus in the Odisha Assembly leading to adjournment in the proceedings twice today. As soon as the House assembled for the Question Hour, Congress legislators stormed into the well of the State Assembly and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Assembly today witnessed similar pandemonium for the six consecutive day as the stand-off between government and opposition parties over the cases of farmers’ suicide continued in the House on Tuesday. Unable to run the House, Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned it for an hour only three minutes after the the House assembled for the […]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition has targeted the State Government over amendment in Odisha Zilla Parishad Election Rules-1994. Leader of Opposition, Narasingha Mishra, raising this topic in the Odisha Assembly yesterday alleged, the government has amended the Zilla Parishad Election Rules in favour of the ruling party. LoP Mishra termed it as illegal and therefore demanded that […]

Bhubaneswar: Mounting attack on the ruling party over farmer deaths in Odisha, the BJP legislators today created ruckus demanding a debate on the matter while asking for suspension of the Question Hour, following which the Speaker adjourned the proceedings for one hour. While the State’s Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy was presenting a reply on the […]

Bhubaneswar: The second and last phase of the budget session of the Odisha Assembly will begin today and is scheduled to continue till April 7. The session is set to be a stormy one with opposition parties all set to corner the agriculture minister on a wide range of issues such as farmers’ suicides, the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government told the Assembly today that a family dispute was the reason behind the suicide of a famer at Bargarh and it was not due to crop loss or the burden of loan as alleged by the opposition Congress. “An inquiry into the suicide of Khainu Bagarti alias Hadu (the farmer), revealed […]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Odisha poverty remark at a poll rally in Uttar Pradesh today rocked the State Assembly once again when Congress members created a pandemonium leading to an adjournment in the House proceedings till 3 pm. Congress chief whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati in demanded for a censure motion against the Prime Minister […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP legislature party leader KV Singh Deo today alleged in the State Assembly the Tricolour has been insulted by hoisting the national flag on the left side of a vehicle used by a minister. However, later it was found the vehicle regarding which the BJP LP leader was talking about is being used by […]