Politics

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik went on official visit to different places in the state more than 60 times while former 5T secretary VK Pandian made more than 90 visits in and outside the state in the last five…
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Bhubaneswar: There is no justification for establishing an Orissa High Court bench in any part of Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi told the Assembly on Monday. “As per the Supreme Court verdict, there is no justification in having a…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal said on Monday that the party’s state unit will formally begin its membership campaign on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National president JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit…
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Bhubaneswar: Pandemonium returned to Odisha Assembly on Monday as opposition BJD and Congress members created ruckus over ‘Subhadra Yojana’, alleging non-fulfilment of promises made by the BJP government pertaining to the scheme. Unable…
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Bhubaneswar: Suniti Mund, who was BJP nominee for the 2022 election to the post of Mayor of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, has been suspended for anti-party activities. On being asked by reporters about her suspension, BJP’s Odisha…
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Bhubaneswar: A total of 35 large-scale industries in Odisha are lying defunct, Industries Minister Sampad Swain informed the state Assembly on Friday. Swain’s response came after a question in this regard was raised by BJD MLA Manohar…
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Bhubaneswar: The previous BJD government spent Rs 452.96 crore from the state exchequer for advertisements in the last five years, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Information and Public Relations portfolio, told the…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly witnessed acrimonious scenes on Thursday as BJD members accused the Mohan Majhi government of stalling development works at 314 blocks of the state. The Opposition trooped into the well of the House and…
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Bhubaneswar: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved three railway projects worth Rs 6,456 crore in Odisha and three other states. The CCEA in its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy on Wednesday imposed restriction on the use of mobile phones and carrying of water bottles in the House. The Speaker directed the MLAs not to use mobile phone and carry water bottles…
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