Odisha Assembly
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Odisha MLAs to get Rs 1 lakh a month as salary & allowances
National | Sep 15, 2017, 10:53 PM ISTA 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 | Dec 15, 2015, 10:32 AM ISTBhubaneswar: 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 | Feb 21, 2015, 04:48 PM ISTBhubaneswar: 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 | Feb 06, 2015, 11:43 AM ISTBhubaneshwar: 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 | Nov 20, 2014, 12:59 PM ISTBhubaneswar: 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 | Dec 17, 2013, 08:49 AM ISTBhubaneswar: 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 | Dec 05, 2013, 11:46 PM ISTBhubaneswar: 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 | Aug 20, 2013, 08:23 AM ISTBhubaneswar: 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 | Mar 25, 2013, 07:27 AM ISTBhubaneswar, 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 | Mar 22, 2013, 09:02 AM ISTBhubaneswar, 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 | Mar 20, 2013, 10:09 AM ISTBhubaneswar, 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 | Sep 06, 2012, 09:40 PM ISTBhubaneswar, 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