Bhubaneswar, March 30 Members of around 10 opposition parties, including the BJD, Congress, and CPI(M), staged a protest in Bhubaneswar on Monday, demanding the resignation of Odisha Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in the fire at the state-run hospital in Cuttack...
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Bhubaneswar, March 30 Proceedings in the Odisha Assembly were severely disrupted on Monday, with the House being adjourned multiple times as opposition members staged a demonstration, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a...
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Bhubaneswar, March 30 – The chaos caused by the opposition parties, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress, over the fire tragedy at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which claimed the lives of 12 patients, continued to disrupt proceedings in the Odisha Assembly on Monday...
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Bhubaneswar, March 25 Opposition MLAs demonstrated wearing black T-shirts in the Odisha assembly on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack.The demonstration by the opposition MLAs over...
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Bhubaneswar, March 25 – The Odisha Assembly continued to be disrupted on Wednesday as opposition parties, including the BJD and Congress, intensified their protests over the fire on March 16 in the Trauma Care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital, which claimed 12 lives and left many severely...
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Chandigarh, March 24 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann virtually rejected the demand for a CBI investigation into the alleged suicide of an official in Amritsar, saying that the state police is capable of investigating the case fairly, and no one will be shielded.He was responding to queries...
Bhubaneswar, March 24 Chaos prevailed at the Odisha assembly on Tuesday, with proceedings adjourned multiple times amid opposition protests demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the deaths of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack.Members of the...
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Chandigarh, March 23 Former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar was arrested on Monday, two days after an official of the state warehousing corporation died by suicide after accusing the AAP MLA of harassing him.Bhullar was arrested in Mandi Gobindgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib district, a police...
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Bengaluru, March 23 The Legislative Assembly passed the Karnataka Grama Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on Monday after a heated debate over the reintroduction of ballot papers for local body elections, with the opposition BJP staging a walkout and LoP R Ashoka tearing a copy of...
Bhubaneswar, March 23 – The Odisha Assembly continued to witness intense disruption on Monday, as the opposition continued to demand the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the recent fire incident at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which resulted in at least 12...
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Bhubaneswar, March 23 Proceedings in the Odisha Assembly were disrupted for the fifth consecutive day on Monday as the opposition BJD and Congress demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in the fire at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in...
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Chandigarh, March 22 – The family of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation District Manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, who allegedly committed suicide in Amritsar, demanded strict action and the immediate arrest of former state minister Laljit Singh Bhullar on Sunday, alleging that sustained...
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Shimla, March 21 – Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition, Jai Ram Thakur, on Saturday described the state's budget as "the most disappointing and directionless in the state's history," offering absolutely nothing to the people.He stated that the budget...
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Bhubaneswar, March 20 – Massive chaos continued to rock the Odisha Assembly for the fourth consecutive day on Friday as the opposition intensified its demand for the Health Minister's resignation over the fire mishap at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which officially claimed 12...
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Bhubaneswar, March 20 The proceedings of the Odisha Assembly were disrupted for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, following frequent adjournments as the opposition BJD and Congress demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the fire incident in a hospital that left 12...
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 As the Odisha Assembly proceedings were affected due to the uproar by BJD and Congress MLAs demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the fire tragedy at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack for three consecutive days, Chief Minister Mohan...
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 – The Odisha Assembly continued to witness massive protests by members of the opposition, including those from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress, for the third consecutive day. They were demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the tragic...
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Raipur, March 19 – The Chhattisgarh government has moved to tighten laws against religious conversions carried out through coercion or inducement, introducing the Chhattisgarh Swatantraya Vidheyak 2026 (Freedom of Religion Bill 2026) in the Assembly.State Home Minister Vijay Sharma tabled the...
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 The Odisha Assembly was adjourned three times on Thursday as the opposition disrupted the proceedings, demanding the resignation of State Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the deaths of 12 patients at a state-run hospital in Cuttack.The House saw multiple adjournments...
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Mumbai, March 18 Members of the opposition staged a walkout from the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday over the issue of pending payments under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), alleging that farmers have not received their dues for several years.The...