News from Odisha

A typical Mumbaiyah who grew up in a chawl at Walkeshwar, Jai Kishan Kakubhai Shroff has to work a couple of dead-end jobs till he landed an opportunity in Bollywood. The journey of Jai, your next-door mawali to Jackie Shroff aka Jaggu Dada, Bollywood’s 80’s 90’s poster boy changed everything but not the man he […]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives in an accident in Koraput district late last night. The PM also announced Rs 50,000 to those who have sustained serious injuries in the mishap. The amount will […]

Bhubaneswar: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Union Budget for the coming financial year and promised a slew of measures to revive the economy which took a beating due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown last year. People across the nation heard in bated breath Sitharaman’s speech as they eagerly waited for announcements which […]

New Delhi: The long wait of the students over the schedule of CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations has finally ended, as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the datesheet of Classes 10 and 12 examinations today. This year the exams are scheduled to be held from May 4 to […]

New Delhi: Over 1.4 lakh jobs are estimated to be created between March 2019 and March 2021 in various central government departments, according to the Union Budget presented on Monday. The strength of government establishments was 32,71,113 as on March 1, 2019, which is estimated to increase to 34,14,226 by the first day of next […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department on Monday predicted severe cold wave condition for several districts of Odisha for the next four days. Cold wave to severe cold wave condition is likely to prevail over some districts from February 1 to 5, the IMD said in its mid-day bulletin. Accordingly, orange and yellow warnings have been […]

New Delhi: The central government on Monday allocated Rs 2596.14 crore for the financial year 2021-22, a reduction of Rs 230.78 crore when compared to the amount earmarked initially for the previous year. In the last financial year, the government had allocated Rs 2826.92 crore for sports, which was later revised to Rs 1800.15 crore […]

New Delhi: Twitter has blocked several accounts and tweets after the government asked the microblogging platform to take action against 250 handles and posts for containing ‘false and provocative content’ related to the ongoing farmers’ agitation, according to sources. These include accounts of Kisan Ekta Morcha and BKU Ekta Urgahan that have thousands of followers […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to resume physical classes for Class 9 and 11 students in the State from next week, informed sources. As per reports, classes for the class 9 and 11 students will begin from February 8 and continue till April 30. On the reopening of schools for the class 9 and […]

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly will commence on February 18 and continue till April 9, 2021. The annual budget for 2021-22 will be tabled by State Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on February 22. As per a notification issued on Monday, the budget session this year, which will begin with the Governor […]

New Delhi: The BJP on Monday hailed the Union Budget as one for an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, and asserted that this all-inclusive budget will strengthen the economy and double farmers’ income. Ruling party leaders lauded the budget for its focus on a number of measures, including capital expenditure, tax exemption for senior citizens and incentives for […]

Bhubaneswar: In the much-awaited Union Budget 2021 tabled in the Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today, the black swan event’s (Corona pandemic) larger shadow on the finances of Odisha have been clearly discernible. While the State saw a whopping shortfall of over Rs 10,840 crore in the net tax and duty proceeds in […]

Bhubaneswar: In the first budget post the once in a lifetime pandemic, Union Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman has harped high on the health and wellness sector in the budget. She today has also presented the 15th Finance Commission report in the Parliament. As per the 15th FC report, Odisha healthcare is seemingly on a sickbed. […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for the implementation of Smart Queue Management System in the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs). The authorities have claimed that this will improve the user experience and quality of services in the RTO offices across the State. […]

New Delhi: Gold and silver are set to become cheaper as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed rationalisation in customs duty on imports of these precious metals in the Union Budget for 2021-22. As per the proposal of the FM, the duty on gold and silver will be reduced to 7.5% from 12.5%. In July, […]