Tag: Odisha Assembly

The ongoing winter session of Odisha Assembly seems to be jinxed. Today was its 13th working day in succession which witnessed unruly scenes and frequent adjournments as Opposition members disrupted the proceedings demanding discussion on the multi-crore chit fund scam

Three important Bills were passed in Odisha Assembly in the absence of Opposition members on Wednesday

Pandemonium prevailed in Odisha Assembly on eighth day of the winter session on Friday as Opposition members staged protests near their seats whereas treasury bench members resorted to sloganeering and stormed into the well of the House

Normalcy eluded Odisha Assembly also on the seventh day of its winter session today as the treasury benches took their turn in creating noisy scenes in the House at the beginning of the Question Hour following which Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned the proceedings till 3 pm

Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 3pm as bedlam continues over chit fund scam making difficult for Speaker Niranjan Pujari to run the House

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly on Thursday witnessed uproarious scenes and heated exchange between Opposition Congress and the ruling party lawmakers during the discussion over the much-awaited Lokayukta Bill-2014. The members of the Congress alleged that there was ambiguity in the Bill’s Clause-II which deals – who would be brought under the purview of the Bill. […]

Last day of the 14th Odisha Assembly on Thursday witnessed an unpleasant scene when members of Opposition Congress wearing black badges shouted slogans alleging the ruling party was trying to pass a government bill - Lokayukta Bill - on the Private Members' Day

With 17 more bodies recovered from the Hirakud reservoir till the latest report today, the death toll in the unfortunate boat tragedy incident rose to 28. More three bodies are still apprehended to be trapped in the deep water...

Bhubaneswar: Cutting across party lines, the members in the State Assembly today expressed concern over various problems in procuring paddy from the farmers and for delaying the payment of Rs 100 as bonus per quintal to the cultivators. Responding to Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh who pointed out that the problem is acute in Kalahandi, […]

Addressing the last session of the 14th Odisha Assembly, Governor SC Jamir on Monday lauded preparedness of the State government to effectively handle the natural disaster and it's various measures to combat naxal menace in the State.

The State council of ministers on Saturday approved the draft proposal of the first Supplementary Budget for the 2013-14 financial year. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Goods and Services Tax Bill-2017 was passed in the special session of the state assembly on Friday. The bill was unanimously passed by a voice vote even though the opposition demanded it be sent it to the select committee for further deliberation. The assembly also passed the Odisha Value Added Tax (Amendment) […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha assembly witnessed uproarious scenes for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as Congress members raised the issues of suicides by farmers and the distress sale of vegetables in the state. Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned the house twice as it could not function properly due to opposition protests. During Zero Hour, Leader of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has so far filed requisition for land measuring 1.17 lakh acres under the land bank scheme in 23 districts, the state assembly was told on Thursday. The state-owned Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation of Odisha (Idco), which is mandated to create a land bank, has so far filed requisition for land measuring […]

Bhubaneswar: A total of 35 steel making companies have started production in their projects in Odisha, state Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick said on Friday. Replying to a written question, Mallick informed the Assembly that out of 49 companies which have signed memorandums of understanding with the state government, 35 have started production. The […]