Tag: Center

Bhubaneswar: Instead of blaming the Centre, the Odisha government should cut its 26% value added tax (VAT) on fuel to bring the rising petrol and diesel prices under control, said Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan here today. Addressing media persons at a presser, Pradhan said, “Both the Centre and the State have roles in controlling fuel […]

Berhampur: Residents of five panchayats in the outskirts of the city have threatened to take legal help if their localities are not included under the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC). “Despite assurances from the State government, the panchayats – Lochapada, Shaktinagar, Brajanagar, Kaluanagar and Ambapua  are yet to be brought under the BeMC depriving us of […]

Bhubaneswar: Voting in some polling booths in Odisha got delayed following technical glitches in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) on Thursday. The second phase of polling is being held for five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly seats in the state. In Sundergarh, technical glitches were reported in the EVMs in several booths in Talsara Assembly constituency […]

Subarnapur: A three-year-old girl sustained severe burn injuries after a worker at an Anganwadi Centre in Jatiapalli village of Subarnapur district allegedly threw hot water at her today. The girl, Pritimayee Mahakur went to the Anganwadi centre this morning to study. Moments later, her parents received information about pouring of hot water on her. They […]

Bhubaneswar: Legacy matters in politics. In the 2019 battle of Patkura, the Biju legacy romps home again. Though Savitri Agarwalla has been the BJD nominee, the daggers were drawn between CM Naveen Patnaik and his bête noire veteran BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra. The legacy of legendary Biju Patnaik counts high in Patkura Assembly Constituency. Because, […]

New Delhi: A day after the Supreme Court granted bail to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, the Congress leader attacked the Central government for the economic slowdown in the country saying they are unable to diagnose the issue and the government has no solutions that would address the structural problems. “The (central) government is calling […]

New Delhi: The Indian Railways turned 167 years old on Thursday and for the first time ever, its trains did not carry any passengers on its birthday and instead stood idle in the yards waiting for the nationwide lockdown to end. On this day 167 years ago, the wheels of the first passenger train in […]