Tag: Odisha Assembly

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: The House Committee of the Odisha Assembly today slammed the Centre’s Rs 200 per quintal hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy. The House panel, headed by the Assembly Speaker, today discussed and criticized the MSP hike approved by the Centre in July this year. The panel also decided to meet the […]

Bhubaneswar: There has been significant rise in the man-elephant conflicts in Odisha which is evident from the fact that 82 people were killed in separate elephant attacks till February 2018. Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray in response to a question, informed to Odisha Assembly on Wednesday that 66 persons had died in elephant attacks […]

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing budget session of Odisha Assembly on Saturday witnessed ugly scenes after shoes, microphones and other items were hurled at Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro’s podium following noisy protests over alleged arbitrary passage of some Bills in the House. Though it is unclear who hurled such objects in the House, government chief whip Pramila […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker P K Amat Friday announced that lone Samata Kranti Dal MLA George Tirkey would be recognised as Indian National Congress legislator in the House. Amat made the announcement in the House after Tirkey joined the INC. The leader of Congress Legislature Party, has also informed the Speaker about his acceptance of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly has passed two bills for conduct of direct vote for the elections of mayors in municipal corporations and chairpersons in the municipality and notified area councils. The Odisha Municipal (amendment) Bill 2018 and the Odisha Municipal Corporation (amendment) Bill 2018 were passed on Tuesday in the House in the absence of […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after a panel recommended formation of a Legislative Council in Odisha, one of its members today said the state government was planning to move a resolution in the assembly in this regard. The resolution could be moved in the coming monsoon session of the assembly, said Manohar Randhari, ruling BJD leader and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Legislative Assembly has passed the Odisha Appropriation Bill, 2018, allowing the state government to utilise the annual Budget of Rs 1.22 lakh crore for the current fiscal from its consolidated fund. The bill, introduced by state Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera, was passed by voice vote. “The government under the leadership of Chief […]

Bhubaneswar: The two-day long stalemate over the appointment of Lokayukta in Odisha Assembly ended today after the State government agreed to clarify on the controversy relating to submission of alleged fake affidavit in the Supreme Court. The proceedings of the House were affected for two consecutive days as the Opposition Congress and BJP accused the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly today witnessed repeated adjournments amid an uproar by the Congress members over the “deteriorating law and order situation” in the state. As soon as the House assembled for the Question Hour, Leader of the Opposition Narasingha Mishra urged Speaker P K Amat to initiate a discussion on the two recent rape […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was today adjourned sine die, three working days ahead of the schedule. A motion in this regard was moved by government chief whip Ananta Das who said that since the Appropriation Bill has been passed, the House should be adjourned sine die. As such coming four days were holidays for celebration […]