New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar, Mar 28 : Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi has said that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is intact despite hiccups over seat sharing.
Bhubaneswar, Mar. 23 : A judicial probe has been ordered into Sunday's police firing incident in Orissa''s Dhenkanal District that left one person dead and several injured.
According to an official statement released on Monday, the officer-in-charge of the local police station has been suspended, and 100,000 rupees ex-gratia payment has been announced for the family of the victim.
"A judge of the rank of district judge will conduct the probe," the statement said.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 18: Upset over the government''s apathy towards cotton growers after they had incurred heavy losses due to illegal cultivation of BT cotton, farmers in Orissa, under the banner of the United Coalition Against Genetic Engineering (UNCAGE) held a protest march here on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 13 : The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Friday said that the Third Front would not announce any candidate for Prime Minister's post before the Lok Sabha elections are held.
"The Third Front will not project anyone as its Prime Ministerial candidate during electioneering," said A. B. Bardhan, General Secretary of CPI.
Bardhan said the question of Prime Minister would be taken into consideration only after the elections.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 11 : The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal Government on Wednesday won the trust vote through a voice-vote in the State Assembly here.
The Opposition, however, alleged that the Speaker of the Assembly had behaved unfairly during the motion by not allowing members to speak.
A special one-day session of the State Assembly was summoned on Wednesday, where Patnaik required at least 74 votes to prove his majority in the 147-member House.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 11 : Under pressure to prove his government''s majority in the State Assembly after breaking-off with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Naveen Patnaik and his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will face a trust vote today.
A special one-day session of the State Assembly has been summoned, where Patnaik would require at least 74 votes to prove his majority in the 147-member House.
Meanwhile, the BJP insisted that its members will vote against the Government.
New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar, Mar 28 : Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi has said that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is intact despite hiccups over seat sharing.
Bhubaneswar, Mar. 23 : A judicial probe has been ordered into Sunday's police firing incident in Orissa''s Dhenkanal District that left one person dead and several injured.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 18: Upset over the government''s apathy towards cotton growers after they had incurred heavy losses due to illegal cultivation of BT cotton, farmers in Orissa, under the banner of the United Coalition Against Genetic Engineering (UNCAGE) held a protest march here on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 13 : The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Friday said that the Third Front would not announce any candidate for Prime Minister's post before the Lok Sabha elections are held.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 11 : The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal Government on Wednesday won the trust vote through a voice-vote in the State Assembly here.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 11 : Under pressure to prove his government''s majority in the State Assembly after breaking-off with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Naveen Patnaik and his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will face a trust vote today.
