Bhubaneswar, March 12 The Odisha Assembly on Thursday witnessed repeated disruptions and was adjourned until 4 pm amid protests by BJD and Congress members over alleged shortages of cooking gas and the black market sale of LPG cylinders.The issue was raised soon after the House assembled for...
Bhubaneswar, March 11 The Odisha Assembly witnessed heated exchanges and was briefly adjourned on Wednesday following a verbal confrontation between members of the opposition BJD and the ruling BJP over the law and order situation in the state.The issue was raised during Zero Hour when...
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Bhubaneswar, March 10 No candidate withdrew from the race for the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha on the last day for withdrawing nominations on Monday, leaving five nominees in the fray for four seats and setting the stage for a contest after a gap of 12 years, officials said.The candidates...
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Bhubaneswar, March 9 Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy on Monday asked the state government to inform the House about the details of the death of a farmer in Kendrapara district, allegedly due to harassment during the ongoing paddy procurement season.In a ruling, Padhy said that the...
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Bhubaneswar, March 9: Despite sustained government efforts to raise public awareness, cybercriminals continue to spread their activities across the state, defrauding unsuspecting individuals and stealing crores of rupees, according to official data.Responding to a question in the Odisha...
Bhubaneswar, March 9 Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy on Monday asked the state government to inform the House about the details of the death of a farmer in Kendrapara district, allegedly due to harassment during the ongoing paddy procurement season.In a ruling, Padhy said that the...
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Bhubaneswar, March 9 On Monday, opposition Congress MLAs expressed concern in the Odisha Assembly over the delay in implementing the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 in the state and sought a ruling from Speaker Surama Padhy, asking the government to introduce a motion by the...
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Bhubaneswar, March 7 Intensifying the campaign for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Odisha, the opposition-backed common candidate, Datteswar Hota, met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Saturday, while BJP-backed Independent candidate Dilip Ray expressed confidence of...
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Bhubaneswar, March 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Odisha's BJP MLAs and Rajya Sabha election candidates ahead of the March 16 elections to the Upper House of Parliament.Shah, who undertook a day-long visit to Odisha on Friday and attended marathon official programmes...
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Bhubaneswar, March 4 A day after receiving the backing of the ruling BJP for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, former Union minister Dilip Ray launched his campaign on Wednesday, asserting that securing the required additional votes would be "not a difficult task" for him.Ray, the...
Bhubaneswar, March 2 The state capital of Odisha witnessed intense political activity on Monday ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, with the ruling BJP and opposition Congress holding separate meetings with their MLAs, while the BJD-sponsored "common" candidate, urologist Datteswar Hota...
Bhubaneswar, February 28 – The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announced senior party leader Dr. Santrupt Misra and renowned doctor Datteswar Hota as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, prompting the Congress to declare its support for the physician.This move significantly increases...
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Bhubaneswar, February 28 BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced senior party leader Dr Santrupt Misra and doctor Datteswar Hota as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Saturday.Misra had unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Cuttack and currently serves...
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Bhubaneswar, February 28 As the race for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections intensifies, the Congress in Odisha has raised doubts over a possible "horse trading" for the fourth seat for which neither the ruling BJP nor the opposition BJD has the required numbers to win.The ruling BJP is set to...
Bhubaneswar, February 27 As the race for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections intensifies, the Congress in Odisha on Friday raised doubts over a possible horse trading for the fourth seat for which neither the ruling BJP nor the Opposition BJD has the required numbers to win.The ruling BJP is...
Bhubaneswar, February 26 BJD MP Sasmit Patra collected six nomination forms for the elections to the four Rajya Sabha seats from the Odisha assembly as soon as the notification was issued, sparking speculation about the opposition party's strategy for the polls.According to the count in the...
Bhubaneswar, February 23 The Odisha Assembly witnessed noisy scenes for the fifth consecutive day on Monday as opposition BJD and Congress members created a ruckus over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement, forcing Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the proceedings multiple times.As soon as...
Bhubaneswar, February 23 – The Odisha Assembly continued to witness significant disruptions on Monday as members of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Indian National Congress (INC) staged protests over issues related to market chaos and the Epstein file.As the Question Hour began at...
Bhubaneswar, February 23 The Odisha Assembly witnessed noisy scenes for the fifth consecutive day on Monday as opposition BJD and Congress members created a ruckus over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement, forcing Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the proceedings multiple times.As soon as...
Bhubaneswar, February 21 The Odisha Assembly witnessed chaos for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday as opposition BJD and Congress MLAs created uproar over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement.Opposition members raised anti-government slogans, displayed placards and banners near the...