Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to witness heatwave conditions from March 29, predicts the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Several districts are expected to experience sharp rise in temperatures from March 29 onwards. Heatwave conditions are likely to affect Sambalpur and Boudh districts on March 29. The IMB has issued a yellow warning has been issued for [...]

Berhampur: The Utkal Grameen Bank Employees’ Association (UGBEA) and Utkal Grameen Bank Officers’ Association (UGBOA) on Wednesday demanded fulfillment of their 21-point Charter of Demands pertaining to the welfare of employees and operational issues. Some of the demands include withdrawal of unilaterally issued recent staff circular on transfer policy, full and final implementation of the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Athagarh MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain on Wednesday strongly condemned the Speaker’s action towards the opposition MLAs in the Assembly. The BJD will never allow the democracy to be killed in the House, Swain said while questioning the Speaker’s impartiality in the Assembly. He said that the BJD has given notice [...]

Bhubaneswar: The MLAs of opposition Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday demanded statement of the Speaker on the suspension of Congress MLAs from the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The House convened at 10.30 AM today to take up the Question Hour amid the Congress protest outside the Assembly. BJD Chip Whip Pramila Mallik sought a statement from [...]

Bhubaneswar: Two more Congress MLAs have been suspended from Odisha Assembly for seven days for allegedly their indiscipline and unruly behaviour in the House. Speaker Surama Padhy suspended Congress MLAs – Taraprasad Bahinipati and Ramesh Jena amidst ruckus in the Assembly. As per reports, Bahinipati and Jena, who escaped suspension on Tuesday, entered the House [...]

Bhubaneswar: Justice Harish Tandon today sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati administered oath of office to Justice Tandon at the Raj Bhavan here. Tandon was appointed as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court by President Droupadi Murmu on March 21. Prior to this appointment, [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic turn of events, security personnel forcibly evicted agitating Congress MLAs from the Odisha Assembly late at night. The legislators were protesting the suspension of 12 members who were barred from the Assembly for seven days for allegedly engaging in unruly behaviour and disrupting House proceedings. Following their eviction, the Congress MLAs, [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Justice Harish Tandon on being sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. “Congratulate Justice Harish Tandon on being sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Welcome him to Odisha and wish him a successful [...]

New Delhi: In a jolt to Berhampur University, the Supreme Court has dismissed the Special Leave Petitions (SLPs) filed by the university and upheld the judgment of the Orissa High Court regarding salary entitlements of eight employees. The apex court bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Aravind Kumar upheld the judgment passed by the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Twelve MLAs of opposition Congress have been suspended from the Odisha Legislative Assembly for seven days. Speaker Surama Padhy suspended the legislators due to alleged misconduct and unruly behavior in the House. The suspended MLAs include Congress Legislative Party leader Rama Chandra Kadam, C.S. Rajan Ekka, Sophia Firdous, Sagar Charana Das, Mangu Khila, Satyajit [...]