Odisha MLA salary hike: Legislators give themselves threefold jump from Rs 1.11 lakh to Rs 3.45 lakh a monthOdisha has significantly increased MLA salaries, tripling their monthly earnings to Rs 3.45 lakh, making it one of India's highest. This re...
10 Dec, 2025, 02.55 PM IST
Can't deport Bangla-speaking people to Bangladesh: TMC MP in Lok SabhaRaising the issue during the Zero Hour in the House in Bangla, Roy referred to the case of a person being deported to Bangladesh from Odish...
05 Dec, 2025, 05.34 PM IST
Third eye: Will go a long way, Odisha hosts one event after another now and it's still likely to take a little bit longerKurukshetra MP Navin Jindal drove an MG Comet Electric to Parliament, aiming to contribute to making Delhi pollution-free. Odisha is gainin...
30 Nov, 2024, 10.35 PM IST
Voting underway in 6 assembly seats of five states, Rampur witnesses lowest turnout till 9 amThe voting turnout for by-elections in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur has been recorded lowest among the six assembly seats of Bihar, Chhattisgarh,...
05 Dec, 2022, 10.45 AM IST
'Insult to Odisha's daughter': Chaos in assembly over 'rashtrapatni' remarkAs soon as the House assembled, BJP members trooped into the Well and shouted slogans against the Congress after Chowdhury called Murmu "ra...
28 Jul, 2022, 12.11 PM IST
BJD will not allow any attempt to tarnish clean image of CM Naveen Patnaik: Pranab Prakash DasAddressing the BJD's State Executive Body meeting on Sunday, party general secretary (Organisation) and Jajpur MLA Pranab Prakash Das said ...
21 Dec, 2020, 12.21 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik may contest from West OdishaThat was the promise the Biju Janat Dal chief made to senior colleagues, legislators and other personalities.
18 Mar, 2019, 06.56 AM IST
Srikant Jena threatens to hold ‘explosive’ press meet during Rahul Gandhi’s visit to OdishaJena, who was also an All India Congress Committee member, claimed that the Congress was colluding with the Biju Janata Dal to encourage th...
21 Jan, 2019, 06.37 PM IST
NSUI workers, annoyed with Rahul Gandhi, shout at Congress leaderStudent and Youth Congress activists, among whom Mohapatra enjoyed a considerable popularity, were annoyed with Rahul for failing to visit ...
09 Nov, 2016, 10.03 PM IST
BJD MLAs favour a censure motion against Centre over PolavaramHe criticised the NDA government for funding a project that would lead to submergence of houses and agricultural field of tribals in Malkan...
08 Dec, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik asks Odisha CM Naveen to allow BJD MLAs to elect new leaderNiranjan's statement came two days after CBI interrogated CM Naveen's personal aide Saroj Sahoo in connection with multi-crore chitfund sca...
24 Nov, 2014, 08.27 PM IST
Potato crisis may spur price rise in West BengalThe Mamata Banerjee government's potato export ban to Odisha and Jharkhand has raised the spectre of a reciprocal action by the states.
11 Aug, 2014, 09.05 AM IST
- Maoists likely to release fresh audio message to decide on Jhina Hikaka's resignation
BJD MLA from Odisha Jhina Hikaka said the Maoists are likely to release a fresh audio message which would clarify the question of his resig...
30 Apr, 2012, 03.40 PM IST
- Hold talks with Naxal-hit states, MPs tell government
Members in the LS expressed concern over the abduction of an Italian & an Odisha MLA by Maoists & wanted the Centre to hold talks with Naxa...
30 Mar, 2012, 03.07 PM IST
- Congress might bring no-confidence motion in Odisha
Opposition Congress said it is contemplating to bring a no-confidence motion against the Odisha government for its "failure" in tackling th...
24 Mar, 2012, 10.58 PM IST
Odisha CM sends ministers for release of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka abducted by MaoistsJhina Hikaka was returning home from Koraput when more than 50 armed rebels stopped his vehicle near Toyaput, Koraput Superintendent of Pol...
24 Mar, 2012, 03.49 PM IST
- Odisha MLA abducted by Maoists
A tribal MLA of the ruling BJD in Odisha was abducted by Maoists in Koraput district in the early hours on Saturday, police said.
24 Mar, 2012, 09.53 AM IST