By Ratikant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, May 19: Odisha Legislative Assembly on Friday passed the Odisha Goods and Service Tax Bill, 2017 that provides for simplification of tax administration. The Assembly also passed the Odisha Value Addeed Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which allows the state government to impose VAT only on six items. The two bills were […]Continue Reading
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By Our Correspondent Bhubaneswar, May 18: With Odisha now becoming its ‘focus state’ in eastern India, especially after the party won 297 of the 854 Zilla Parishad seats in the recent rural polls, – the BJP has lined up a number of leaders, including chief ministers of the BJP-ruled states, to visit the state between […]Continue Reading
By Nalini Sahu Bhubaneswar, May 16: Jayanti Behera, a 17-year-old girl from Odisha, has brought laurels to the state by winning gold medal at the China Open Para Athletic Grand Prix Championship, – reports said on Tuesday. On Sunday, she notched the top prize in the women’s 400 metre event by clocking a timing of […]Continue Reading
BY OUR CORRESPONDENT Bhubaneswar, May 16: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former finance minister Pradeep Kumar Amat on Tuesday assumed charge as the Speaker of Odisha Assembly after a formal announcement by deputy speaker Sanand Marandi following a voice vote in the House. The election to the post of Speaker was necessitated following […]Continue Reading
BY OUR CORRESPONDENT Bhubaneswar, May 11: Odisha cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Jai Narayan Pankaj has been served summons by a local court in Uttar Pradesh in connection with a case filed by his wife Meenal Agarwal alleging physical and mental torture. According to reports, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Court Ghaziabad, has served […]Continue Reading
By Our Correspondent Bhubaneswar, May 11: Odisha chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced name of his staunch loyalist and party spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb as party’s official nominee for Rajya Sabha polls? The announcement of Mr Deb’s name was on expected lines. A very few were surprised at this decision. What […]Continue Reading
By Our Correspondent BHUBANESWAR, MAY 4: A day after Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik hinted about re-induction of estranged party members into the ruling party fold, – party’s senior leader and Kendrapara Lok Sabha member Baijayant Panda on Thursday welcomed the CM’s decision. “It’s good that he (Naveen Patnaik) […]Continue Reading
By Our Correspondent Balasore, May 4: India on Thursday flight-tested Agni-II intermediate range surface-to-surface ballistic missile from off Odisha Coast as part of user trial. There was, however, no official confirmation by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) if the flight-test was successful and met all its mission objectives. Fired at around 10.23 Continue Reading
By Our Correspondent Bolangir, May 4: Bullet-ridden body of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was on Thursday found lying in front of Sudam Charan Degree College at Chandanbhati in Odisha’s Bolangir district. The deceased was identified as Sanjay Bag of Salepali village in the district. Bag, who was posted at Phiringia in Kandhamal […]Continue Reading
By Mitarani Sahoo BHUBANESWAR, May 1: A 12-year-old girl from Odisha, who was in Nellore of Andhra Pradesh for the past seven years after getting separated from her parents, has finally got reunited with his family with the help of Google, – reports said on Sunday. The girl Puja Khaudia hailing from Nimapada village in […]Continue Reading
