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Foxconn plans an electronics manufacturing facility in Telangana that will employ one lakh people. Almost simultaneously media also reported that its proposed iPhone plant in Bangalore on a 300-acre property close to the Airport would, by 2027, engage up to a lakh people and its investment would get scaled up to $1 Billion.

The IT department was specifically looking into the “manipulation of prices for unauthorised benefits, including tax advantages”, it said.

This model of disruptive approach to development could be under the charge of the District Collector who in Backward Districts like Kandhamal, Deogarh, Boudh and all Districts in the KBK Region should have a long uninterrupted tenure of five years to ensure grounding of the various projects. 

Rahul Gandhi and top leaders must steer clear of sensational rallying cries like CHOWKIDAR CHOR HE and concentrate on important issues like inflation, unemployment, rising inequality to gain traction.

The beauty of Parliamentary Democracy is the privilege of those voters who did not vote for the government and yet retained their right to equal treatment by the government.

By sponsoring the hockey team, the Odisha government has paved the way for the people of the state to look at hockey as their own sport.

What needs to be pointed out is the necessity of introducing inter-city express trains, not necessarily Shatabdi ones, but equally speedy and comfortable ones, having both AC and non-AC Chairs only, with food, at convenient time of the day and night.

Government's decision to appoint a Principal Secretary to Government on contract is a clear endorsement of Spoils System that could have far reaching consequences and compromise political neutrality of state’s bureaucracy.

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it," says a statement attributed to Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels. Someone in the ruling dispensation in Odisha appears to have taken the advice too seriously.

Government's decision which will cost huge amount to taxpayers would surely boost air connectivity of Bhubaneswar but cannot improve the viability of flight operations. The huge expenditure could provide temporary thrill. Neither will it impact the tourist arrivals nor raise inflow of investment.

One serious issue relates to the needs of the farmers in Odisha. Whether Ragi would ensure adequate return to make a farmer voluntarily give up option to take up cotton or maize or niger farming needs to be examined carefully.

There cannot be a better time for revival of Odia cinema. The language barrier is broken. People no longer go to movies due to the popularity of ‘stars’ or the accessibility of language. They actively look for movies which are characterized by good stories, writing, music and acting.

Nothing much seems to have been done towards recruitment of officials. If precious time is lost in recruiting the staff, training them and deploying them in the field, huge damage would be done and large scale pilferage would continue unabated for a long time.

AAP has a long way to go to pose any serious threat to the BJP as a credible alternative. It must have a clear narrative and distinct ideology to achieve any semblance of success at the national level.

Why should a Legislator get a highly liberal remuneration package when the Assembly sits for only 40 days in a year?- is a very valid reaction of a tax payer.

Padampur Constituency continues to remain economically backward even after over two decades of BJD remaining in power in the state.

Currently, pet registration is mandatory throughout India, and all responsible pet owners must get it done with the local civic bodies.

The focus of Bhubaneswar city administration, whenever there is VVIP visit scheduled, is on optics and the system relapses to state of indifference once the big occasion is over.

Hordes of Indians have been busy digging up Rishi Sunak's India connection. To gauge that, you first need to understand the effects of Partition, the creation of Pakistan, and how it left huge number of people with multicultural identities.

The self-styled rationalists seem to behave most irrational when they resort to public display of gluttony when the need of the hour is to abstain from food.