Politics

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday officially moved to withdraw the four bills that sought a nearly three-fold increase in the salaries, allowances, and pensions of MLAs, ministers, the Chief Minister, Speaker, and Deputy…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Legislative Assembly descended into chaos again on Wednesday as Opposition MLAs staged a vociferous protest over the deadly fire at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, demanding accountability and…
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Bhubaneswar: Former Minister Raghunath Mohanty and Ex-MLA Jiban Pradip Das joined the BJD at Naveen Niwas here on Wednesday in the presence of senior party leaders Pranab Prakash Das, Debi Prasad Mishra and Pratap Jena. There has been…
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Bhubaneswar: The suspended BJD MLAs are gradually stepping forward to publicly justify and defend their decision to cross-vote in the recent Rajya Sabha election for four seats from Odisha. “…I have mentioned in the show cause notice…
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Bhubaneswar: In a decisive move to enforce party discipline, the BJD on Saturday suspended six of its MLAs with immediate effect for their alleged involvement in anti-party activities, including cross-voting against the party’s directives…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated a major crackdown on non-operational industrial units for alleged misuse of allotted land. Industries Minister Sampad Swain informed the Assembly on Friday that action has been taken against…
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Bhubaeswar: The Odisha Assembly witnessed chaotic scenes on Wednesday as BJD and Congress MLAs staged a mock funeral procession inside the premises to protest the fire tragedy at Cuttack’s SCB Medical College and Hospital, which claimed 12…
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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has served show-cause notices to six of its MLAs for defying the party whip during the March 16 Rajya Sabha election for four seats from Odisha. The MLAs – Chakramani Kanhar (Baliguda), Naba…
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Bhubaneswar: The controversy surrounding the alleged Biju–Naveen Inspirational Foundation intensified further on Tuesday after suspended BJD leader Shreemayee Mishra shared documents on social media and reiterated her allegations. The…
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Bhubaneswar: In a swift disciplinary action, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Tuesday suspended three of its MLAs, Sofia Firdous, Ramesh Jena, and Dasarathi Gomango, for cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections,…
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