Odisha Speaker

Bhartruhari Mahtab, the BJP's key leader from Odisha said to be in the running for the Speaker's post, has been appointed Pro Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu.

The government is likely to name the Speaker of the Lok Sabha on June 26 -- two days after parliament convenes, sources have told NDTV.

Amid protests and walkouts by opposition BJP and Congress members, Speaker Pramila Mallik on Friday adjourned Odisha Assembly sine die on Friday, at least 26 business days ahead of its schedule.

Senior BJD leader and former Odisha Assembly speaker Maheswar Mohanty died at a private hospital here on Tuesday.

Two BJP MLAs including opposition chief whip Mohan Majhi were suspended from the Odisha Assembly till the end of the current session on October 4 for throwing 'daal' (pulses) at Speaker Pramila Mallik's podium on Thursday.

Senior Biju Janta Dal leader Pramila Mallik was elected the new speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly unopposed on Friday.

The opposition BJP on Friday decided to boycott the election for the Odisha Assembly Speaker on September 21 as it coincided with the 'Nuakhai' festival, an agrarian event in the western region of the state.

Odisha Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha and two state ministers resigned Friday evening in the wake of speculations that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is contemplating a reshuffle of his cabinet.

Seeking protection from speaker BK Arukha, Congress legislative party leader Narasingha Mishra on Monday alleged that Odisha MLAs were being threatened for speaking up on minister Naba Kishore Das's murder.

Jio on Tuesday announced that it has expanded its 5G rollout to 50 new cities in the country. With the launch of 5G services in states including Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, customers can now access 5G services in 184 cities.

The live webinar on 'Careers In Biology' will be held on July 22 from 5 to 6 PM. Dr Pramod Yadava, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER, Odisha, will be the speaker of the webinar.

Biju Janta Dal (BJD) senior leader and MLA Vikram Keshari Arukh was elected as the new Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Monday.

Six-time BJD MLA Bikram Keshari Arukha was on Monday elected unopposed as the speaker of the Odisha assembly.

Odisha Assembly Speaker S N Patro on Tuesday dubbed as "inappropriate" the behaviour of senior Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati who lifted a chair in front of the Speaker's podium.

Members of both the ruling Biju Janata Dal and the opposition parties - BJP and Congress - rushed to the well of the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday and raised slogans against each other forcing Speaker S N Patro to adjourn the proceeding till 4 PM.

Bhartruhari Mahtab, the BJP's key leader from Odisha said to be in the running for the Speaker's post, has been appointed Pro Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu.

The government is likely to name the Speaker of the Lok Sabha on June 26 -- two days after parliament convenes, sources have told NDTV.

Amid protests and walkouts by opposition BJP and Congress members, Speaker Pramila Mallik on Friday adjourned Odisha Assembly sine die on Friday, at least 26 business days ahead of its schedule.

Senior BJD leader and former Odisha Assembly speaker Maheswar Mohanty died at a private hospital here on Tuesday.

Two BJP MLAs including opposition chief whip Mohan Majhi were suspended from the Odisha Assembly till the end of the current session on October 4 for throwing 'daal' (pulses) at Speaker Pramila Mallik's podium on Thursday.

Senior Biju Janta Dal leader Pramila Mallik was elected the new speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly unopposed on Friday.

The opposition BJP on Friday decided to boycott the election for the Odisha Assembly Speaker on September 21 as it coincided with the 'Nuakhai' festival, an agrarian event in the western region of the state.

Odisha Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha and two state ministers resigned Friday evening in the wake of speculations that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is contemplating a reshuffle of his cabinet.

Seeking protection from speaker BK Arukha, Congress legislative party leader Narasingha Mishra on Monday alleged that Odisha MLAs were being threatened for speaking up on minister Naba Kishore Das's murder.

Jio on Tuesday announced that it has expanded its 5G rollout to 50 new cities in the country. With the launch of 5G services in states including Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, customers can now access 5G services in 184 cities.

The live webinar on 'Careers In Biology' will be held on July 22 from 5 to 6 PM. Dr Pramod Yadava, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER, Odisha, will be the speaker of the webinar.

Biju Janta Dal (BJD) senior leader and MLA Vikram Keshari Arukh was elected as the new Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Monday.

Six-time BJD MLA Bikram Keshari Arukha was on Monday elected unopposed as the speaker of the Odisha assembly.

Odisha Assembly Speaker S N Patro on Tuesday dubbed as "inappropriate" the behaviour of senior Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati who lifted a chair in front of the Speaker's podium.

Members of both the ruling Biju Janata Dal and the opposition parties - BJP and Congress - rushed to the well of the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday and raised slogans against each other forcing Speaker S N Patro to adjourn the proceeding till 4 PM.