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Bhubaneswar, September 25: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday termed the ongoing opposition to the district visits by Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) officers to solve people’s grievances as ‘anti-people’. Making a Statement in the State Assembly, the Chief Minister said, “Opposition members should be happy that so many grievances in their areas have also been […]
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Bhubaneawar, March 31: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned sine die on Friday, six days ahead of schedule, amid protests and walkout by opposition BJP and Congress. Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha declared the session sine die after the ruling BJD brought a motion in the House. The State Government had earlier in the day withdrawn three […]
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Bhubaneswar, March 27: The disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as MP by Lok Sabha Secretariat had repercussions on the functioning of the Odisha Assembly as Congress members, wearing black clothes, created ruckus in the House on Monday. As soon as the House met for the day, Congress members wearing black clothes trooped into the […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 10: The Winter Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die on Friday, 20 days ahead of schedule. Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro announced the culmination of the Winter Session, stating that the House has no important official business pending. The Session which was scheduled to end on December 31, was completely […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 1: Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Wednesday presented the Supplementary Budget of Rs 19,833 crore for 2021-22 in the State Legislative Assembly, amid uproar by Opposition members. Last year, the Supplementary Budget outlay was Rs 11,200 crore. Out of the total Supplementary provision, Rs 13,568 crore has been allocated towards programme expenditure (Schemes […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 25: Ahead of the Winter Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, all the MLAs and their personal staff will undergo RT-PCR test. “Like previous sessions, the Winter Session will commence from December 1 with strict observance of the COVID-19 guidelines,” said Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro on Thursday. Patro said all the MLAs, Assembly […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 2: Question Hour, which had been suspended by the State Government during the Monsoon Session, will resume when the Assembly meets for the Budget Session from February 18. The suspension had been strongly criticised by the Opposition. Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro said that some restrictions will be eased for the ensuing Session. “Question […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday gave clean chit to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in connection with deposit of Rs 545 crore of the Shree Mandir in the crisis-hit Yes Bank. “The SJTA had invited quotations from scheduled commercial banks. Out of 12 banks, Yes Bank on March 12, 2019 had agreed for […]
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Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Wednesday informed that a total of 205 schools, including 90 primary and 115 elementary schools have no classrooms in Odisha. While Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s home district Ganjam recorded the highest number of 20 primary schools and 30 elementary schools operating without classrooms, Mayurbahnj recorded the least with one school […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Tuesday, in a written reply, informed the State Assembly that a massive 20 lakh households lives in kutcha (thatched) houses in the State. “Twenty lakh households in Odisha live in kutcha houses. They are yet to receive any assistance under various rural housing schemes,” informed Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water […]
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