Tag: Odisha Assembly

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has planned to implement roof-top solar projects across all major cities in the state, a minister said on Tuesday. The Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (GEDCOL) would implement the project in urban areas of the state, Energy minister Pranab Prakash Das told the state assembly while replying to a […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 393 elephants have died in the past five years in Odisha, Forests and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh said on Tuesday. The minister did not elaborate how the pachyderms died. However, according to a senior official of the forest department, several elephants suffered unnatural deaths owing to poaching, poisoning, train and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has rapped the Odisha government for failing to achieve the objective of securing the state’s coastline. “The objective of securing the coastline of the state through establishment of Marine Police Stations and sea patrolling was not achieved despite receipt of financial assistance from Government of India […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has failed to collect about Rs 2,754.20 crore in revenue from the industrial units operating in the state, the Odisha Finance Minister said on Monday. “Since cases are still sub judice in different courts, the government has not been to recover the arrears,” Finance Minister Pradip Kumar Amat told the state […]

The Odisha legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution ratifying the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST), 2016

Bhubaneswar: Unable to digest the truth and face its failures, Odisha government seems to have forgotten that a free press is the central component of democracy and an attempt to chain it will only backfire. Opposition party chief whip, Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Tuesday brought a ‘Breach of Privilege Motion’ against OTV after the channel […]