Politics

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday demanded steps by the Centre for withdrawal of 18 per cent GST on Kendu Leaf. Making the demand through a special mention in Rajya Sabha, BJD MP Sasmit Patra said Kendu leaf is the…
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New Delhi: On the first day of Monsoon session of Parliament on Monday, BJP MP Sambit Patra demanded setting up burn and super specialty units at Shri Jagannath Medical College and Hospital (SJMCH) in Odisha’s Puri town. Raising this…
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New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament began on Wednesday with President Droupadi Murmu delivering an inaugural address to a joint session of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the new Parliament building. President Murmu said she…
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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), main opposition party in Odisha, on Monday announced a new panel of 16 leaders authorised to represent the party in various electronic media debates and present the its perspective. A press…
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Bhubaneswar: Hours after the Opposition boycotted Governor Raghubar Das’s address in the Odisha Assembly, BJD president and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik said that the state government must act in the Assistant Section Officer…
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Bhubaneswar: Turning the tables on the relatively inexperienced Mohan Manjhi-led BJP government, the Opposition BJD and Congress MLAs started the first day of the the first session of the 17th Odisha Assembly on Monday on an offensive by…
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Bhubaneswar: In his speech to open the 17th Odisha Assembly’s first session, Governor Raghubar Das outlined the state government’s future plans for the people and the state. The Governor pledged in his speech that the Odisha government is…
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Bhubaneswar: Bowing to weeks of pressure from the Democratic Party, US President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination for the Presidential Election race on Sunday. “It has been…
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New Delhi: The Biju Janta Dal (BJD) has demanded the enhancement of coal royalty to Odisha and special category status for the State at the all-party meeting in New Delhi prior to the Parliamentary session on Sunday. The party, which…
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Bhubaneswar: Despite a personal invite from Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik skipped the all-party meeting convened by Speaker Surama Padhi ahead of the Budget session of the State Assembly on Sunday. …
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