Category: Politics

Centre To Seek Parliament’s Approval For 2nd Batch Of Supplementary Demands For Grants

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New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday will seek Parliament’s approval for the second batch of supplementary demands for grants (2022-23). Through the demands for grants, the government plans to spend an additional Rs 1,48,133 crore for the remaining period of the current fiscal. The Lok Sabha will also take up for discussion and voting the supplementary demands for grants for the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2023-24. The lower house will also take up for discussion and voting the supplementary demands for grants for Jammu and Kashmir for…

Odisha Cabinet To Create Principal Secretary Post For IRTS Officer Manoj Mishra

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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet has approved the creation of a Principal Secretary post for engaging Manoj Kumar Mishra, a 2000-batch IAS officer, on a contractual basis after the Railway Ministry accepted his resignation from the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) cadre, a notification issued by GA &PA department said on Friday. It is worth mentioning here that Mishra was appointed as the principal secretary of the Electronics and Information Technology department on a contractual basis in December 2022 a day after his resignation was accepted by the Ministry of Railways.…

Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia Arrested In Excise Policy Scam

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New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was on Sunday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the excise policy scam matter after day-long questioning. Sisodia’s questioning began at around 11.10 a.m. As per sources, he was asked about kickbacks which were allegedly received to campaign in Goa elections. He was also confronted with the statement of accused Dinesh Arora who has now turned approver. Sisodia was also asked Hyderabad-based chartered accountant Butchibabu Gorantla, the former CA of BRS leader K. Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief…

Odisha Assembly Budget Session Begins Amid Opposition Protests

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Bhubaneswar: The Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly commenced on a stormy note on Tuesday amid protests by the Opposition members. The Session started at 11:00 am with Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal’s address. However, no sooner than the Governor started his address to the House Congress MLAs rushed near the podium and created a ruckus to protest against Health Minister Naba Das’s murder and the alleged deteriorating law and order situation in the state. On the other hand, BJP MLAs boycotted the address of the Governor and staged a dharna…

Naba Das Murder: New Photo Shows Accused Gopal Das Taking Aim At Minister From Close Range

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Bhubaneswar: A photograph of accused Gopal Das aiming his weapon at the slain Odisha Health Minister Naba Das just moments before the the latter’s murder surfaced on Monday giving an interesting twist to the high-profile crime. The photograph clearly shows, Gopal Das taking aim as Naba Das from a close range soon after the minister alighted from his car at Gandhi Chhak in Brajarajnagar in Jharsuguda district on January 29 afternoon. Although the weapon (Gopal Das’ service revolver) is not visible owing to the crowd at the venue (crime scene),…

Odisha Assembly Budget Session Commences Today

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Bhubaneswar: The Budget Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly is scheduled to commence on Tuesday with the House meeting at 11:00 am. Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal will address the House on the opening day. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari will present the Annual Budget for 2023-24 in the House on February 24. It is expected that this Budget Session will to be stormy as the Opposition BJP and Congress have drawn up plans to raise burning issues, including the alleged failure of the Crime Branch in unearthing the motive behind Health…

Row Over ‘Assault’ On Woman IIC Intensifies As BJD Workers Take To The Street

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Bhubaneswar: The row over BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly Jaynarayan Mishra allegedly assaulting Dhanupally police station woman IIC Anita Pradhan during a programme protesting against the “deteriorating law and order situation” in the state in Sambalpur on Wednesday intensified on Thursday. Hundreds of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers launched a violent agitation in the state capital and Sambalpur today demanding the removal of Jaynarayan Mishra from the post of LoP in the Assembly for his alleged “anti-women” behaviour. Since early morning today, BJD…

Krushi Odisha: Chief Minister Urges Farmers To Implement New Technologies

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the three-day state annual agricultural festival ‘Krushi Odisha’ — Agriculture Odisha-2023 — at the Bermuda ground here. Addressing the farmers present on the occasion, the Chief Minister laid emphasis on farm mechanisation and crop diversification and advised them to use new technologies and to grow more economic crops. ‘Krushi Odisha’ organised by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment will continue until February 18. The Chief Minister said that technology is the basis of development. There is a great need for…

BJP & BJD Lock Horns Over Two Different Issues In Capital

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Bhubaneswar: With hardly a little over a year left for the general elections in 2024, the Capital city today witnessed intense politicking with the BJP and BJD taking to the streets against each other. BJP leaders and workers held hartal by blocking roads at major junctions including the AG Square, Jayadev Vihar Square, Palasuni Square, Khandagiri Square and Samantarapur Square protesting against the “deteriorating law and order situation” in the State. Due to the protest by the BJP, traffic movement was affected in the city for nearly two hours. On…