Tag: Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro

Sensing a thunderous winter session, the ruling BJD is planning to move an adjournment over LPG price hike on day one of the session

Cuttack: After the recent victory following years of bitter legal battle with West Bengal over the origin of the Rasagola, demand for GI Tag certification for Cuttack filigree crafts has now intensified in Odisha. Barabati-Cuttack MLA Mohammad Moquim has presented his demands before the State Legislative Assembly for availing GI Tag for the ancestral silver […]

Bhubaneswar: Barely a few minutes after the commencement of the Winter Session of Odisha Assembly, Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro adjourned the House till 3 pm following uproar by the Opposition. Both the Congress and BJP raised questions related to the safety and security of women in the State with the leaders of the former party […]

Bhubaneswar: After a series of adjournments on Saturday due to protests by opposition members over Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro’s ban on media from reporting ruckus in well of the Odisha Assembly, normalcy was restored in the House following an all-party meeting. The opposition BJP and Congress demanded the withdrawal of Speakers ruling on the media […]

Bhubaneswar: All MLAs will undergo antigen tests for COVID-19 to attend the second phase of the ensuing Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly that will begin from March 12. The members who will test negative will be allowed to enter the House and take part in the Assembly proceedings, Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro said. “During […]