Bhubaneswar: The second day of the Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly was washed away amid ruckus created by the Opposition parties today. After mourning the death of leaders Priyanath Dey and Ladu Kishore Swain, both the Congress and BJP disrupted the House proceedings as soon as the question hour started. Following disruption, the Speaker […]
Puri/Rourkela: Amid the celebratory mood across the state on Utkala Dibasa, which marked Odisha’s 80th birthday today; inadequate usage of Odia language fuelled protests across the State. Odisha Assembly has made it mandatory to use Odia language on signboards after passing the amendment bill on May 1, 2018. But, many have failed to comply with […]
Bhubaneswar: As the counting of votes in Odisha will clock a longer duration than its national counterparts, the Election Commission has geared up with all exigency arrangements at the counting halls in the State to conduct the process smoothly. For the first time, counting halls across the State to have ACs fitted with to beat […]
Bhubaneswar: The Budget session of the 16th Odisha Assembly will begin from June 25 and continue till August 8 in two phases. The first phase of the session will be from June 25 to July 2 while the second from July 12 to August 8. Governor Ganesh Lal will address the House on the first […]
Bhubaneswar: Quite similar to a precedent set by PM Modi to invite heads for an all-party meet, Odisha Assembly Speakar Surjya Narayan Patro today chaired an all-party meeting ahead of the commencement of the first session of 16th Odisha Assembly on Tuesday. This is for the first time that an all-party meet was convened before […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal today said that the State government will attempt to connect the heritage silver city of Cuttack with smart city Bhubaneswar by Metro train. Addressing the inaugural session of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly, the Governor said the government will provide interest free crop loans to small and marginal farmers up […]
Bhubaneswar: The first day of the Odisha Assembly that began with Governor Ganeshi Lal’s address went on to witness uproarious scenes staged by the Congress followed by the party MLAs staging a walkout. The Congress leaders created noise within the well of the house protesting the proceedings where the speaker of the Assembly did not […]
Bhubaneswar: After pandemonium in house on day one, the State Assembly proceedings started smoothly on day two where in the question hour, the Congress party tried to put the Government on the mat on the issue of farmers. As the house assembled, during the question hour, senior Congress leader Tara Bahinipati asked the first question […]
Bhubaneswar: BJD legislator from Angul, Rajanikant Singh was today elected unopposed as the Deputy Speaker of 16th Odisha Assembly. Singh’s name was proposed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and supported in the House by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha. As there was no other candidate for the post, Odisha Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro […]
Bhubaneswar: The number of people below the poverty line (BPL) has come down in Odisha, state Planning and Convergence Minister Padmanabh Behera told the Assembly on Thursday. Replying to a question of BJP member Mohan Majhi, the minister said 2,21,60,000 people in the state were identified as below poverty line in 2004-2005 but that number […]
Bhubaneswar: The resentment over delay in restoration of power supply in cyclone Fani-hit districts reached Odisha Assembly today. Members of both ruling and opposition parties today corned the Odisha government over non-restoration of electricity in several parts of Puri, Khurda and other affected districts. Though cyclone Fani hit Odisha on May 3, several parts of […]
Bhubaneswar: Alleging distress sale of paddy and failure of Odisha government in procurement,Opposition parties including BJP and Congress today turned the heat on ruling-BJD in the State Assembly. While raising the issue during adjournment motion, BJP MLAs Bishnu Sethi and Jayanarayan Mishra claimed that paddy from Bhadrak and Balasore districts is being sent to West […]
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday appointed legislator Bishnu Sethi as the deputy leader of the party in the Odisha Assembly. BJP spokesperson Golak Mohapatra said that Dhamnagar MLA Sethi has been appointed the deputy leader of the BJP legislature party. Besides, Mohan Charan Majhi, who represents Keonjhar Sadar constituency, has been appointed […]
Bhubaneswar: The issue of alleged exploitation of patients by private hospitals dominated Odisha Assembly proceedings on Monday. While raising the issue, BJP chief whip Mohan Majhi cited his personal experience recently faced at Kalinga Hospital in Bhubaneswar. “Kalinga Hospital had detained the body of a patient as his family members had not cleared the hospital […]
Bhubaneswar: From Western to Coastal Odisha, the entire judicial system has virtually been brought to its knees by agitations by lawyers over various issues in the State. This has led to massive resentment among people as they are being deprived of judicial services and justice. It is pertinent to mention here that the lawyers in […]
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