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  President Murmu gets emotional while addressing Odisha Assembly, reminisces her old days as an MLA

  India | November 27, 2025 21:51 IST

  President Murmu said she had addressed several assemblies in India and abroad but the experience she acquired in Odisha Assembly was one of a kind as it was during the starting years of her political career.

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  BJP's Surama Padhy elected unopposed as second woman Speaker of Odisha Assembly

  India | June 20, 2024 16:10 IST

  63-year-old Padhy this time won the election from Ranpur Assembly segment. She defeated Satyanarayan Pradhan of Biju Janata Dal by a margin of around 15,544 votes. In 2004, Padhy was elected from Ranpur and served as the Cooperation Minister in the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD-BJP alliance govt.

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  Odisha: Former CM Naveen Patanaik elected as Leader of Opposition in assembly

  India | June 19, 2024 20:00 IST

  During a meeting of BJD MLAs, Naveen Patnaik was elected as the leader of the opposition as well as the leader of the BJD Parliamentary Party. It is after 24 years that Naveen Patnaik is to participate in the state assembly not as chief minister.

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  Naveen Patnaik sportingly greets new BJP MLA in Odisha Assembly: 'Oh, you defeated me' | WATCH

  India | June 18, 2024 22:19 IST

  Naveen Patnaik sportingly greeted the newly-elected BJP MLA who defeated him in the Kantabanji seat in Bolangir district in Assembly elections.

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  Assembly Election Results 2024: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha results to be declared on June 4, details

  India | June 04, 2024 6:12 IST

  Assembly Election Results 2024: Results for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha Assemblies will be declared on June 4. The Andhra Pradesh Assembly has 175 seats while the Odisha Assembly has 147 seats.

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  Odisha: Two BJP MLAs suspended from Assembly for allegedly throwing pulses at Speaker

  India | September 28, 2023 23:13 IST

  Two BJP MLAs in Odisha were suspended from the assembly after they protested and allegedly threw pulses at the Speaker during the session.

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  Odisha Assembly passes resolution seeking caste-based census

  India | September 10, 2021 8:56 IST

  On the last day of Assembly's Monsoon session, SC and ST Development, and Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Jagannath Saraka moved the resolution, which was passed in the absence of opposition BJP and Congress members.

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  Odisha assembly drowns in din, slippers and paper missiles hurled at Speaker

  India | April 04, 2021 9:39 IST

  When the House reassembled, Speaker Patro announced the suspension of BJP deputy leader in the House BC Sethi, Mohan Majhi, the party's whip, and MLA JN Mishra for the duration of the entire session and asked them to leave immediately.

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  Opposition creates ruckus in Odisha Assembly over paddy procurement issues

  News | March 16, 2021 13:02 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress MLAs created ruckus in Odisha Assembly over paddy procurement issues on March 16.

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  BJP MLA attempts suicide in Odisha Assembly by consuming sanitiser

  India | March 12, 2021 18:37 IST

  Subash Chandra Panigrahi, an MLA from Deogarh constituency, tried to consume sanitiser inside the Assembly.

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  Woman attempts self-immolation outside Odisha Assembly

  News | November 24, 2020 18:00 IST

  A woman attempted self-immolation outside Odisha Assembly on November 24.

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  Odisha Assembly passes bill, resolution for OBCs

  India | February 17, 2020 23:48 IST

  The Odisha Assembly on Monday passed the State Commission for Backward Classes (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and a separate resolution, paving the way for conducting surveys of the social and economic condition of people belonging to backward classes. 

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  Odisha speaker bans media from reporting ruckus in House

  India | February 14, 2020 23:51 IST

  Odisha Assembly Speaker S N Patro on Friday imposed an embargo on the media from reporting ruckus inside the House, inviting sharp criticisms from the opposition Congress and the BJP.

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  Congress MLA Taraprasad blows flying kiss to speaker in Odisha Assembly

  India | November 20, 2019 7:52 IST

  Among other issues, Congress MLA Taraprasad at the Odisha Assembly drew the government's attention to the drinking water problems in his constituency.

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  Congress, BJP at loggerheads over Gandhi and Godse in Odisha Assembly

  India | August 03, 2019 22:31 IST

  The issue was raised for the second day by Congress Legislature Party leader Narasingha Mishra who asked the BJP members whether they can condemn the people who "worship" Nathuram Godse.

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  Pregnancy of tribal girls in Bhubaneswar hostels rocks Odisha Assembly

  India | July 02, 2019 18:04 IST

  Raising the issue, Congress Legislature Party leader Narasingha Mishra asked Speaker Surya Narayan Patro to direct Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to ensure a fair probe into the incident. Mishra demanded the probe report to be tabled in the House by July 12.

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  Pradipta Naik appointed Odisha's Leader of Opposition

  India | June 25, 2019 8:53 IST

  The saffron party has emerged as the second-largest party in the 145-member assembly by securing 23 seats.  

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  Survivor Naveen Patnaik weathers many storms in two-decade rule

  India | May 25, 2019 9:19 IST

  Already the longest-serving Chief Minister of Odisha, Patnaik weathered many a storm in his political career and remained undisputed leader despite not being fluent in the mother tongue of his state.

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  Odisha Assembly passes resolution seeking 33% reservation for women in state legislative assemblies, Parliament

  India | November 20, 2018 21:13 IST

  "I initiate the discussion on this historic motion for providing 33-per-cent reservation for women in legislative assemblies and the Parliament," the chief minister said while moving the resolution. 

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  Odisha Assembly passes bill to make Odia mandatory for official work

  India | May 02, 2018 12:31 IST

  As per the bill, in order to encourage maximum use of Odia language, provision has also been made to provide rewards to officials.