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SC upholds right of States to impose taxes on mines, mineral-bearing lands

By Odisha News Online Jul 25, 2024 485

NEW DELHI,july 25 : In a setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that royalty payable on minerals is not a tax and states have the legislative competence to impose taxes on mines and minerals-bearing lands. The verdict will boost the mineral-rich states like Jharkhand and Odisha as they urged the top […]Continue Reading

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3 electrocuted in Pune amid heavy rain, Mumbai sees second wettest July ever

By Odisha News Online Jul 25, 2024 684

PUNE,JULY 25 : Incessant rain has led to severe waterlogging in Pune and Kolhapur, crippling normal life and prompting schools to shut. The situation is also grim in Mumbai, which has witnessed its second-wettest July ever with an overall rainfall of over 150 cm. Several residential areas in Pune’s Pimpri-Chinchwad have been flooded while three […]Continue Reading

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Chargesheet in Delhi hospital fire which killed 7 infants cites negligence

By Odisha News Online Jul 25, 2024 577

NEW DELHI, JULY 25 : Two months after a fire in east Delhi’s private neonatal hospital, the Delhi Police on July 22 filed a 796-page charge sheet in the case and observed that the hospital was running without fire safety devices and staff did not act swiftly when the blaze began. The charge sheet was […]Continue Reading

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Either jail or ‘jahannum’ for terrorists: Union minister Rai on J-K terror attacks

By Odisha News Online Jul 24, 2024 501

NEW DELHI, JULY 24 : Terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir will either land in jail or be sent to ‘jahannum’ (hell), Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday while asserting that the Modi government has zero tolerance for terrorism. Rai was replying to a supplementary question […]Continue Reading

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18 killed as plane slips off runway, crashes at Kathmandu airport; pilot sole survivor

By Odisha News Online Jul 24, 2024 652

NEPAL,JULY 24 : A passenger plane carrying 19 people crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, killing 18 and leaving the pilot as the sole survivor, police in the Nepali capital told news agency AFP. The plane belongs to the domestic Saurya airline and was en route to the resort town of Pokhara, an important […]Continue Reading

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Deadline over, Puja Khedkar fails to report at IAS training academy

By Odisha News Online Jul 24, 2024 636

NEW DELHI, JULY 24 : Controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, accused of submitting fake disability and caste certificates to get selected, failed to report to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie by her scheduled deadline on Tuesday. As the controversy around her selection broke out, Khedkar was recalled to […]Continue Reading

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NTA to announce final results for NEET-UG in two days: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

By Odisha News Online Jul 24, 2024 635

NEW DELHI, JULY 24 : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday that the National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the final results for NEET-UG 2024 within two days. Minister Pradhan emphasised the government’s commitment to maintaining the integrity of exams, saying, “Zero tolerance will be shown towards any kind of breach. If anyone Continue Reading

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Terrorist killed, soldier injured in encounter in J&K’s Kupwara

By Odisha News Online Jul 24, 2024 568

SRINAGAR, JULY 24: An unidentified terrorist was killed and a soldier injured in an overnight encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the Army said on Wednesday. “Based on specific input regarding presence of terrorists in general area Kowut, Kupwara, a Joint Search Operation was launched by #IndianArmy and @JmuKmrPolice on days leading up to […]Continue Reading

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Kursi Bachao Budget: Opposition’s jab over sops to Bihar, Andhra Pradesh

By Odisha News Online Jul 23, 2024 591

NEW DELHI, JULY 23 : The Opposition on Tuesday slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech for not focusing on uplifting the poor and prioritising NDA allies like Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) at the cost of other states. Leading the charge against the NDA government, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi termed it a “kursi […]Continue Reading

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Row over NEET-UG physics question: IIT-D experts say there is only one correct answer

By Odisha News Online Jul 23, 2024 420

NEW DELHI, JULY 23 : A panel of three experts from IIT Delhi has told the Supreme Court that there was only one right answer and not two to a controversial physics question that was asked in the NEET-UG 2024 examination. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala on Monday […]Continue Reading