Tara Prasad Bahinipati

Bhubaneswar: State Congress chief whip, Tara Prasad Bahinipati has said they will request party supremo, Sonia Gandhi to retain Niranjan Patnaik as president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) at a meeting of senior Odisha leaders…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 11.30 am on Friday, following a ruckus by Congress members over the controversial statement of a BJP member on the plight of  divorced Muslim women. As soon as the House assembled,…

Bhubaneswar: With the BJD posting yet another victory in the most sought-after Patkura Assembly election, the leaders of political parties have expressed their views. Here is what they have said. Naveen Patnaik I would like to express my…

Bhubaneswar: The State Assembly was adjourned till 3 pm on Monday over the issue of alleged sexual abuse of an HIV-infected girl in a childcare home and the rape of a minor girl in Angul. The issue cropped up during the zero hour. Raising…

Bhubaneswar: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing July 20 as the date for elections for the Patkura Assembly seat in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, the ruling BJD and the Opposition BJP and Congress have revved up campaign…

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Sunday claimed Bijoy Mahapatra, the BJP nominee for the forthcoming Patkura Assembly poll, was a 'guinea pig' candidate. “The fact is that BJD and BJP are contesting a friendly match in Patkura and it is fixed.…

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of the Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 11.30am on Monday following an uproar by the Congress members. As soon as the House proceedings began, Speaker Surya Narayan Patro announced commencement of the…