Odisha

Bhubaneswar: An Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) in Bolangir district was apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while accepting the bribe. Sujeet Kumar Padhy, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), Patnagarh RW Sub-division of Bolangir district was nabbed by the Vigilance sleuths while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.50,000 as final instalment of the overall demand of Rs 1 Lakh [...]

Bhubaneswar: Pandemonium continued to prevail on the third day of the budget session in the Odisha Assembly. As the House assembled for the day, the opposition BJD and Congress MLAs raised slogans at the beginning of the Question Hour and went to the Well of the House. The BJD MLAs protested the police inaction in [...]

Bhubaneswar: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling’s demand for arrest of Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik is laughable, said the Biju Janata Dal. The Minister sought arrest of the BJD supremo alleging indiscipline during the address of Governor Raghubar Das on the opening day of the 17th Legislative Assembly. Sports Minister Suryabanshi Suraj has supported [...]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress on Tuesday came down heavily on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over the Budget speech of the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in which she asserted that the government is committed to the financing and early completion of the Polavaram irrigation project. “Our government is fully committed [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday expressed his disappointment at the continued neglect of Odisha in the Union Budget. Reacting to the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, LoP Naveen Patnaik said that the NDA government has been at the Centre for more than [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has welcomed the Union Budget 2024-25 for giving special importance for the development of tourism sector in Odisha. The CM thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on behalf of the people of Odisha for announcing to provide financial support for the development of Odisha’s tourism [...]

Bhubaneswar: Pandemonium continued to prevail on the second day of the budget session in the Odisha Assembly. Speaker Surama Padhy first adjourned the House till 11.30 and later till 4 pm on Tuesday following the ruckus by members of the opposition Biju Janata Dal over the alleged assault on an Assistant Section Officer (ASO) by [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer R. Santhanagopalan has been appointed as Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). An official notification has been issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in this regard. Santhanagopalan will replace Nikunja Bihari Dhal as the Odisha CEO.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been neglected in the Union Budget 2024-2025 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament, said the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). While Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar had been asking for Special Category, the two states got Special additional funds while Odisha’s demand was not considered, said BJD MP Dr. Dr. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The BJP on Tuesday named Bhabani Shankar Bhoi as the party’s candidate for the post of Deputy Speaker in Odisha Legislative Assembly. After announcement of his name, the Talsara MLA filed his nomination for the Deputy Speaker election. The election will be held on July 24.