Bhubaneswar: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Monday presented the annual budget in the State Assembly for 2021-22 financial year with an outlay of Rs 1.7 lakh crore, an increase of around 13 per cent compared to the previous fiscal. “We propose a larger budgetary outlay of Rs 1,70,000 crore for 2021-22 which includes an […]
Bhubaneswar: Unlike the mantra of higher spending in the Union Budget 2021-22, and when developed countries like the US and others in European Union have not hesitated in opening up their coffers after the pandemic shock, the Odisha Budget 2021-22 surprisingly decided to remain inside the ‘Laxman Rekha’ of FRBM Act. Though Finance Minister Niranjan […]
Puri: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) staff made the day of an elderly Maharashtra man by returning his lost bag containing Rs 25,000 cash and other important documents at Puri railway station here in the district. According to reports, on February 21, the RPF staff T K Mohaptra boarded the Puri – Ahmedabad train after […]
New Delhi: The genetic diagnostic laboratories in India have detected over 24,000 mutations in the strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the last one year, top officials told IANS on Tuesday. The officials added that the mutations have been detected in around 7,000 variants of the novel coronavirus which are under circulation in the country. “We have […]
Bhubaneswar: The arrest of Biban Biswal, the prime accused in the 1999 Anjana Mishra gang rape case in Odisha, has brought a fresh ray of hope for the survivor who has been fighting a lone battle for justice for the past 22 years. Over the years, the survivor remained firm on the conspiracy theory behind […]
The news of Odia film Kalira Atita making an entry into the Oscars race has swept the internet with Odias all over the world applauding this glorious moment. However, as it turns out, the claim of Nila Madhav Panda that his film has made it into the Oscar Race is false and misleading. Here is […]
Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha has achieved success in vaccinating over 85% of beneficiaries, several health care workers and frontline warriors are yet to take the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine. The pull- back syndrome shown by many corona warriors in Odisha has not gone down well with the State Health Department. Taking the lukewarm […]
Washington: The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 112 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.48 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at […]
There’s a crazy fan following for Korean music and films all around the world. And BTS definitely tops the list. On Wednesday,BTS’ Jungkook took the social media and made his fans go into a frenzy as he treated his fans with his new look. Jungkook shared a picture of his new hairstyle as he coloured […]
New Delhi: Companies in India are likely to offer a 7.7 per cent salary increase in 2021, one of the highest among the BRIC nations, and higher than the average actual increase of 6.1 per cent in 2020, says a survey. Global professional services firm Aon Plc on Tuesday released insights from its latest Salary […]
Ahmedabad: England collapsed to 112 in their first innings with Indian left-arm spinner Axar Patel snaring six wickets on the first day of the day-night third Test here on Wednesday. Opting to bat after winning a crucial toss, Joe Root’s men once again looked clueless against the in-form spin combination of Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin. […]
Bhubaneswar: The Opposition parties on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Odisha government over the exorbitant and inconsistent billing by private COVID hospitals in treating patients. While replying to a question by MLA Soumya Patnaik in the State Assembly, Health Minister Naba Das tabled details of the COVID facilities in Odisha run with private […]
Dhenkanal: Amid strict adherence to the Covid-19 protocols, the famous Magha Mela of Mahima cult at Joranda in the district has begun on Thursday with a low key manner. The fair will continue for three days. With fear of Covid-19 resurgence, the district administration has imposed certain restrictions for entry of sadhus and devotees into […]
Cuttack: Traders’ bodies in Cuttack have extended their support to the Bharat Bandh called by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on February 26. The decision has been taken in a meeting at the Malgodown Traders Association office on Thursday. The traders body in the Millennium City stated that they will be observing the […]
New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced new rules to curb misuse of social media platforms, as it mandated firms to appoint grievance officer, disclose the first originator of the mischievous information and remove, within 24 hours, content depicting nudity or morphed pictures of women. Concerns have been raised about rampant abuse of social media […]
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