Orissa cabinet recommends assembly’s dissolution

August 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana Cabinet on Friday decided to recommend the dissolution of the State Assembly to Governor Jagannath Pahadia. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

August 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia Friday evening dissolved the assembly, just hours after the state cabinet recommended its dissolution. An official spokesman confirmed to IANS that the governor issued a notification Friday evening dissolving the state assembly.

August 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia Friday evening dissolved the state assembly, just hours after the Haryana cabinet recommended its dissolution. An official spokesman confirmed to IANS that the the governor issued a notification Friday evening, dissolving the state assembly.

August 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Seeking early polls, the Congress government in Haryana led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday recommended the dissolution of the state assembly nearly six months before the expiry of its term. Government sources said the decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Hooda.

August 18th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Amid a strong possibility that the Haryana cabinet would seek dissolution of the state assembly to advance elections, central minister Prithviraj Chavan Tuesday said that state assembly polls could be held any time. "The Congress party in Haryana is prepared for elections.

July 21st, 2009 TOKYO - The Japanese cabinet Tuesday endorsed Prime Minister Taro Aso's plan to dissolve the lower house or the House of Representatives later in the day. All cabinet members signed the dissolution document, including Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano as well as Agriculture Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who have both appeared dissatisfied with Aso's decision last week to dissolve the house, Kyodo News reported.

May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Orissa Congress MP Srikant Jena said Saturday he was in talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following his refusal to take up the post of a minister of state -- having been a cabinet minister earlier. Jena has not assumed charge in the chemicals and fertilizers ministry though he took the oath of office and secrecy as a minister Thursday, said party and official sources.

May 25th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pradip Amat was Monday elected as the new speaker of Orissa legislative assembly, an official said. The three-time legislator from Orissa's Boudh assembly constituency was elected uncontested as no other candidate was fielded by any political party against him.

May 24th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Former Orissa minister Bhupinder Singh was Sunday unanimously elected leader of Congress party in the state assembly, party sources said. He was elected at a meeting of the newly elected Congress legislators in the presence of central cabinet minister and Congress general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad and state Congress president K.P.

May 19th, 2009 BHUBANESHWAR - Having registered a thumping victory in State and Lok Sabha elections, the Navin Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal is all set to form the new Governemt in the Orissa on Tuesday. Naveen Patnaik will head the State for the third time in a row as the Chief Minister.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Legislative Assembly's budget session would start from June 15 and end July 1, Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit said Monday. The state cabinet Monday recommended to Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna to summon the budget session of the fourth legislative assembly from June 15.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has met President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and submitted the resignation of the Union Cabinet and recommended the dissolution of the 14th Lok Sabha.

April 8th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Nationalist Congress Party alliance with the Left parties and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Orissa is 'only Orissa-specific', NCP chief Sharad Pawar said here Wednesday. 'Our arrangement is only Orissa-specific,' Pawar told a press conference, addressed jointly with Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik.

February 25th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Power trader PTC India will swap power with Orissa to help it overcome the power shortage it is facing currently, an official said Wednesday. PTC - formerly Power Trading Corp of India - will supply about 150 MW daily to Grid Corp of Orissa (Gridco), the bulk supplier of electricity in the state.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Monday recommended imposition of president's rule in Jharkhand, keeping the 81-member state assembly under suspended animation, official sources said. This was decided at a brief unscheduled meeting of the union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.