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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy Wednesday suspended two more Congress MLAs for seven days over “indiscipline” in the House. With this, all 14 Congress MLAs have now been suspended. The state Assembly witnessed ruckus and was adjourned four times. As soon as the House...

Bhubaneswar: The suspended Congress MLAs were forcibly taken into custody by police after a scuffle with security personnel at the main gate of the Odisha Assembly here Wednesday, a party leader alleged. Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena said the Congress leaders and activists were detained for...

Bhubaneswar: Justice Harish Tandon was Wednesday sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati administered oath of office to Justice Tandon at the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. Tandon was appointed as the Chief Justice of Orissa High...

Bhubaneswar: The suspended Congress MLAs, who were staging a sit-in the Well of the House protesting action against them, were "forcibly evicted" from the Assembly and dropped near the Congress Bhawan, a party leader alleged Wednesday. The MLAs were "forcibly evicted" from the Assembly Tuesday...

Bhubaneswar: In a move towards ensuring a smooth and transparent election process, the State Chief Electoral Officer R Santhagopalan held a meeting with representatives from various political parties in Bhubaneswar Tuesday to seek suggestions on improving the electoral process. The meeting was an opportunity for...

Bhubaneswar: Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy emphasised the pivotal role of youth in nation-building and achieving the vision of Viksit Odisha 2036 and Viksit Bharat 2047 at the state-level Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament held on the Assembly premises Tuesday. She highlighted the need for grassroots empowerment...

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Bhubaneswar: A man was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a special court in Bhubaneswar Tuesday for sexually assaulting a girl. The man, a neighbour, had taken the girl to his house and sexually assaulted her. After a frantic search, her family found her...

Bhubaneswar: Four people were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Bhubaneswar Tuesday in a killing case. Additional District and Session Judge II Bandana Kar convicted Halu Behera (55), Mrunal Behera (55), Gopinath Behera (32) and Nalu Behera (54) for the killing of Anup...

Bhubaneswar: Attacking the Odisha government over rape cases that happened in the state, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate Tuesday claimed there was a need to protect women from the BJP's misrule. Addressing a press conference, Shrinate said it was unfortunate that such crimes were happening in...