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6-Time MLA Pramila Mallik Becomes First Woman Speaker Of Odisha Assembly
Senior Biju Janta Dal leader Pramila Mallik was elected the new speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly unopposed on Friday.
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Odisha Legislator Arranges Hearse To Help Man Carry Wife's Body To Village
Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bikram Kumar Panda has helped a family from southern Odisha by arranging a hearse to carry the body of a 30-year-old woman after her death in Ganjam district.
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BJD MLA Vikram Keshari Arukh Elected As Odisha Assembly Speaker
Biju Janta Dal (BJD) senior leader and MLA Vikram Keshari Arukh was elected as the new Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Monday.
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Odisha Assembly To Go Paperless Next Week, Some Other States To Follow
The Odisha Legislative Assembly is all set to go paperless with the implementation of the 'e-Vidhan project' from the upcoming budget session starting on February 18, an official said today.
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Covid Test Mandatory To Attend Winter Session Of Odisha Assembly
All the MLAs, ministers, journalists, security persons, staff members and other senior officials will have to undergo COVID-19 test before the commencement of the upcoming Winter Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
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Dasarathi Satpathy Appointed Odisha Assembly Secretary
The Odisha government today named Dasarathi Satpathy as secretary of the legislative assembly.
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Case Filed Against BJD Lawmaker For Forcing Junior Engineer To Do Sit-Ups
A PWD junior engineer, who was allegedly forced by a newly elected BJD assembly lawmaker in Odisha to do sit-ups in public, Friday claimed the legislator had even asked an executive engineer to slap him, even as the police registered a case against the lawmaker.
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Odisha Chief Minister Resigns From Bijepur Constituency, Retains Hinjili
Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik today resigned from Bijepur Assembly constituency and retained the Hinjli seat. Mr Patnaik sent his resignation as legislator from Bijepur constituency in Bargarh district to Assembly Speaker SN Patro, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) general secretary Bijay Nayak said.
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Odisha Congress Lawmaker Prakash Chandra Behera Joins BJP
Odisha Member of Legislative Assembly Prakash Chandra Behera Sunday joined the BJP after being with the Congress for 20 years, with Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan saying his presence will help the party bring about changes in Odisha under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.
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Noted Freedom Fighter And Ex-Odisha Lawmaker Priyanath Dey Dies
Noted freedom fighter and former Odisha lawmaker Priyanath Dey died today, family sources said. He was 97. He is survived by a son and two daughters.
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Congress Stares At Threat Of Losing Opposition Status In Odisha Assembly
With two back-to-back resignations of legislators, the Congress is facing the threat of losing its status as the main opposition party in the Odisha Assembly.
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Odisha Passes Resolution Seeking 33% Reservation For Women In Assembly
The Odisha Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution seeking 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative assemblies and Parliament.
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Naveen Patnaik Moves Resolution For 33% Women Reservation In Parliament
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday moved a resolution in the Assembly, seeking 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative assemblies and Parliament. "I initiate the discussion on this historic motion for providing 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative assemblies and the Parliament," Mr Patnaik said, while moving the re...
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Odisha Moves To Pardon Journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra Jailed For "Derogatory Remarks"
The Odisha state assembly today passed a motion to "forgive" journalist Abhijit Mitra for the allegedly derogatory remarks he had made against its legislators and Lord Jagannath over a month ago, news agency ANI reported.
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Uproar In Odisha Assembly Over "Derogatory Remarks" On Konark Sun Temple
Legislators of ruling BJD and opposition Congress on Tuesday demanded action against one Abhijit Iyer Mitra for making derogatory remarks about the Sun Temple in Konark.
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6-Time MLA Pramila Mallik Becomes First Woman Speaker Of Odisha Assembly
Senior Biju Janta Dal leader Pramila Mallik was elected the new speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly unopposed on Friday.
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Odisha Legislator Arranges Hearse To Help Man Carry Wife's Body To Village
Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bikram Kumar Panda has helped a family from southern Odisha by arranging a hearse to carry the body of a 30-year-old woman after her death in Ganjam district.
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BJD MLA Vikram Keshari Arukh Elected As Odisha Assembly Speaker
Biju Janta Dal (BJD) senior leader and MLA Vikram Keshari Arukh was elected as the new Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Monday.
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Odisha Assembly To Go Paperless Next Week, Some Other States To Follow
The Odisha Legislative Assembly is all set to go paperless with the implementation of the 'e-Vidhan project' from the upcoming budget session starting on February 18, an official said today.
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Covid Test Mandatory To Attend Winter Session Of Odisha Assembly
All the MLAs, ministers, journalists, security persons, staff members and other senior officials will have to undergo COVID-19 test before the commencement of the upcoming Winter Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
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Dasarathi Satpathy Appointed Odisha Assembly Secretary
The Odisha government today named Dasarathi Satpathy as secretary of the legislative assembly.
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Case Filed Against BJD Lawmaker For Forcing Junior Engineer To Do Sit-Ups
A PWD junior engineer, who was allegedly forced by a newly elected BJD assembly lawmaker in Odisha to do sit-ups in public, Friday claimed the legislator had even asked an executive engineer to slap him, even as the police registered a case against the lawmaker.
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Odisha Chief Minister Resigns From Bijepur Constituency, Retains Hinjili
Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik today resigned from Bijepur Assembly constituency and retained the Hinjli seat. Mr Patnaik sent his resignation as legislator from Bijepur constituency in Bargarh district to Assembly Speaker SN Patro, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) general secretary Bijay Nayak said.
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Odisha Congress Lawmaker Prakash Chandra Behera Joins BJP
Odisha Member of Legislative Assembly Prakash Chandra Behera Sunday joined the BJP after being with the Congress for 20 years, with Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan saying his presence will help the party bring about changes in Odisha under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.
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Noted Freedom Fighter And Ex-Odisha Lawmaker Priyanath Dey Dies
Noted freedom fighter and former Odisha lawmaker Priyanath Dey died today, family sources said. He was 97. He is survived by a son and two daughters.
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Congress Stares At Threat Of Losing Opposition Status In Odisha Assembly
With two back-to-back resignations of legislators, the Congress is facing the threat of losing its status as the main opposition party in the Odisha Assembly.
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Odisha Passes Resolution Seeking 33% Reservation For Women In Assembly
The Odisha Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution seeking 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative assemblies and Parliament.
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Naveen Patnaik Moves Resolution For 33% Women Reservation In Parliament
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday moved a resolution in the Assembly, seeking 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative assemblies and Parliament. "I initiate the discussion on this historic motion for providing 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative assemblies and the Parliament," Mr Patnaik said, while moving the re...
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Odisha Moves To Pardon Journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra Jailed For "Derogatory Remarks"
The Odisha state assembly today passed a motion to "forgive" journalist Abhijit Mitra for the allegedly derogatory remarks he had made against its legislators and Lord Jagannath over a month ago, news agency ANI reported.
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Uproar In Odisha Assembly Over "Derogatory Remarks" On Konark Sun Temple
Legislators of ruling BJD and opposition Congress on Tuesday demanded action against one Abhijit Iyer Mitra for making derogatory remarks about the Sun Temple in Konark.
