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  Odisha MLAs to get Rs 1 lakh a month as salary & allowances

  National | September 15, 2017 22:53 IST

  A member of the Odisha Assembly would get about Rs 1 lakh per month as salary and allowances while a minister will get Rs 97,000 and Chief Minister to avail monthly salary of Rs 98,000.

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  Congress MLA caught watching porn in Odisha Assembly, BJP MLA demands action

  National | December 15, 2015 10:32 IST

  Bhubaneswar: BJD MLA Pramila Mallick on Monday demanded action against a senior Congress lawmaker accusing him of watching "objectionable" video on his mobile phone during the Question Hour in the Assembly, a charge denied by

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  Odisha Assembly witnesses pandemonium

  National | February 21, 2015 16:48 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly today witnessed pandemonium and was adjourned several times with the Congress MLAs protesting police action against students and youth leaders of the party for their alleged involvement in the egg hurling and

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  Odisha: Anonymous letter threatens to blow up Assembly, CM house

  India | February 06, 2015 11:43 IST

  Bhubaneshwar: Odisha Police received an anonymous letter on Thursday which threatened to blow up Odisha's assembly, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence and the state BJP headquarters.The threat came in a postcard addressed to the chief

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  Odisha assembly adjourned amid Opposition protest

  National | November 20, 2014 12:59 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Odisha assembly was adjourned minutes after its winter session commenced today as the Opposition raised slogans and Congress members stormed into the well alleging involvement of ruling BJD leaders in the ponzi scheme scandal

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  Odisha Assembly adjourned sine die 8 days before schedule

  India | December 17, 2013 8:49 IST

  Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was yesterday adjourned sine die eight days before schedule, following pandemonium by opposition Congress members demanding the resignation of Revenue Minister S N Patro. When the House assembled, opposition members were

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  Odisha Assembly passes anti-witch hunting Bill

  India | December 05, 2013 23:46 IST

  Bhubaneswar: In a bid to protect women from being branded witch through the prevailing hunting and other similar practices, the Assembly today unanimously passed the Odisha Prevention of Witch-Hunting Bill, 2013 with provisions of imprisonment

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  Odisha Assembly session from today, likely to be stormy

  National | August 20, 2013 8:23 IST

  Bhubaneswar: The monsoon session of Odisha Assembly beginning today is likely to be stormy with opposition Congress and BJP determined to raise crucial issues like rising sexual assault of women, particularly minor girls, besides the

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  Jayanarayan Mishra to head BJP in Odisha assembly

  National | March 25, 2013 7:27 IST

  Bhubaneswar, March 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Odisha unit Sunday appointed former minister Jayanarayan Mishra as its leader of its legislature party."The party appointed Jayanarayan Mishra after approval by the central leadership," a party

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  Odisha assembly: Uproar over gang-rape

  National | March 22, 2013 9:02 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Mar 22: With yet another gangrape incident reported, Odisha Assembly was stalled yesterday amid frequent adjournments as opposition Congress members stormed into well accusing the state government of failing to control rising crime against

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  Congress dubs Odisha as sanctuary of criminals

  National | March 20, 2013 10:09 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Mar 20: Dubbing Odisha as a "sanctuary" of criminals in view of the abnormal rise in crimes against women in the state, opposition Congress yesterday walked out of the assembly even as Chief Minister

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  Congressmen fight pitched battles with police in Odisha

  National | September 06, 2012 21:40 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Sep 6: Around 20 persons were injured as Congress workers protesting against the BJD government today tried to gherao the Odisha Assembly and fought a pitched battle with police.When water cannon and teargas failed