Politics

New Delhi: A day after a privilege motion was moved against him in Parliament, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit back at the DMK, accusing the party of double standards. On Monday, DMK MP Kanimozhi had moved the motion…
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Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are scheduled to embark upon a two-day visit to Odisha this month to attend important events in the state. While the President is likely to reach Odisha on March 24,…
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Bhubaneswar: Speaker Surama Padhy on Wednesday lifted the restrictions on carrying mobile phones to the press gallery of Odisha Assembly, following a boycott by journalists, covering the House sessions. The decision was announced by…
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New Delhi: Amid the delimitation row, the Congress has said that the exercise will “penalise” states that have successfully implemented family planning and reduced total fertility rates. Congress general secretary in-charge communications…
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Bhubaneswar: Speaker Surama Padhy on Tuesday suspended Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati from the Odisha Legislative Assembly for indiscipline for seven days. The suspension was initiated based on a proposal by government chief whip…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday plunged into chaos when members of the ruling BJP and opposition Congress scuffled in the well of the House leading to several adjournments. According to sources, Jayanarayan Mishra of BJP and…
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Bhubaneswar: Senior DMK leaders, TRB Rajaa and Dayanidhi Maran, met BJD president and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Naveen Patnaik at his residence in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. The DMK leaders conveyed Tamil Nadu chief minister MK…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 2 pm as Opposition BJD and Congress legislators created a ruckus over a controversial remark of a BJP MLA, and “rising crimes” against women in the state. The House witnessed…
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Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and former Minister Jayanarayan Mishra’s statement that the integration of Koshal region with Odisha was a ‘historic blunder’ has triggered a fresh controversy in the state. Opposition Biju Janata Dal…
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Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former Odisha Minister Ananta Das passed away in the early hours of Sunday in Bhubaneswar following a prolonged illness. He was 85. Das, who had been suffering from age-related…
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