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BJP MLA sings in Odisha House to highlight plight of lawmakers
Bhubaneswar: BJP leader Bishnu Charan Sethi took everyone by surprise in the Assembly on Tuesday, as he broke into a song during the Zero Hour to highlight the plight of lawmakers who were yet to be allotted government quarters in the state…
Odisha: Three Congress activists injured in group clash in Puri
Puri: Tension ran high on the premises of the Puri Congress Bhawan today afternoon when two groups clashed injuring three Congress activists. The injured, Swapnajit Ray, Alok Das and Ashutosh Mishra were admitted to the Puri Sadar hospital.…
Congress asks Odisha CM to clarify stand on CAA
Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress in Odisha hit out at the ruling Biju Janata Dal over Home Minister Amit Shah's proposed pro-Citizenship (Amendment) Act rally in the state capital and asked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to make his…
Yechury urges Odisha CM not to allow NPR in State
Bhubaneswar: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday termed the National Population Register exercise as a precursor of the National Register of Citizens and urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik not to allow it in Odisha.
As…
Odisha: ‘Insulted’ by officials, BJP Chief Whip walks out of House panel meeting
Bhubaneswar: BJP Chief Whip Mohan Majhi walked out of the House Committee meeting after allegedly being insulted by officials in State Legislative Assembly today.
Expressing displeasure over attitude of officials concern, he said that he…
Unauthorised guest house demolished, BJP cries foul
Jajpur (Odisha): An unauthorised guest house built on government land in Jajpur district and owned by a person who is the main accused in the alleged mysterious death of a woman village level worker (VLW) and panchayat extension officer…
Odisha: BJD MLA’s wife passes away
Bhubaneswar: BJD MLA from Chandbali, Byomkesh Ray’s wife Nilima Pradhan passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar today evening.
Few days back, she had undergone a surgery in her ear at a private medical…
Odisha MP refutes ‘false’ poll affidavit charges levelled by Congress
Bhubaneswar: BJD MP from Kendrapara Anubhav Mohanty today rubbished the allegations leveled by Odisha Congress against him saying that he submitted false affidavit on his educational qualification during 2014 Rajya Sabha election.
In a…
Odisha Youth Congress files plaint over ‘caustic’ remarks on Mahatma, Indira
Bhubaneswar: Alleging that attempts were made by an Odia daily to tarnish the images of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi and first woman Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, Congress leaders today filed a complaint before police.
Youth…
Budget 2020 evokes mixed reactions from parties in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Parties in Odisha have given mixed reactions to the Union Budget 2020 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament today.
While the Congress termed the Union Budget as ‘anti-people’, BJP leaders said…