Tag: Demonetisation

Bhubaneswar:  After managing to come out of the cobweb of confrontations and controversies in 2016, the Odisha government will set its feet on its fourth year of its fourth term in 2017. But some of the challenges it had encountered last year will chase like a shadow in 2017. Out of the major challenges the […]

Bhubaneswar: With a 50-day completion for the ban imposed by the Government of India on legal tender of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes, there was a scarcity of cash in the market and people were making beelines at banks to exchange the old notes with the new ones launched after an elapse of […]

Bhubaneswar: Following demonetization of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes, excise revenue collection has declined in Odisha this year as compared to last year. According to the Secretary of Excise department, Bishnupada Sethy revenue collection during the year has declined to the tune of Rs 20 crore on account of demonetization. Retail liquor business has […]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s admiration to chief minister Naveen Patnaik on demonetisation issue has led to speculation on prospect of a new political equation even as both the parties have ruled out any such political understanding. Not only the Prime Minister, but also his Cabinet colleagues like Piyus Goyal, Arun Jaitely, Rajnath Singh had […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi apprising him of the problems faced by the State to implement various housing projects and sought a relaxation in withdrawal limit for beneficiaries of the housing schemes being implemented in State. Citing that the beneficiaries of various Central and State housing schemes are facing […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the difficulties in crop loan dispensation, payment of paddy procurement proceeds and day-to-day functioning of Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS) in the state due to demonetisation, the Odisha government has urged the Prime Minister for his urgent intervention. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, chief minister Naveen Patnaik […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has procured paddy to the tune of 3.58 lakh metric tonne from 53,000 farmers of the State, said Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Sanjay Dasburma today. After holding a review meeting with the Food Supplies and Cooperative department officials, Dasburma informed that paddy procurement is underway in 9 districts through […]

Bhubaneswar: The demonetisation issue rocked the Odisha Assembly today when Congress legislators stormed into the well of the House shouting slogans and created a din leading to an adjournment in the proceedings of the House till 3 pm. Alleging farmers of the State are suffering due to the demonetisation, Congress chief whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati […]

Bhubaneswar: Cooperative banks in the state have been mostly affected due to the demonetisation, said Excise Minister Damodar Rout in the State Assembly here today. Replying to a question raised by Congress MLA Chiranjib Biswal, he said, “Following the demonetisation, cooperative banks in the country were barred from accepting and exchanging the demonetized Rs 500 […]

Bhubaneswar: All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad today came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetization of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhawan here, he said the Prime Minister is squarely responsible for ruining the livelihood of 5 crore people due to demonetisation. He […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley today said the recent currency changes, and also the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) would eventually benefit the whole country and certainly a state like Odisha. Addressing the ‘Make in Odisha’ Conclave in Bhubaneswar, Jaitley said “India of course has remained one of the finest islands of growth […]

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: In a scathing allegation, the Congress has accused BJP of buying lands in 18 districts of Odisha ahead of the demonetization move. In a press meet in New Delhi, All India Congress Committee’s chief spokesperson, Randeep Surjewala alleged that BJP members have bought land at significantly lower than market prices, adding that […]

Bhubaneswar: Normal life remained unaffected in most parts of Odisha today despite the 12-hour state-wide protest called by the five Left Parties and the Congress to protest the demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes. Vehicular traffic was normal in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and other parts of the State. All the business establishments and […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of Bharat Bandh call given by several opposition parties including the Congress tomorrow to protest against the Centre’s demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, the Odisha government today asked the district collectors to stay on alert to avert any untoward incident. “I am directed to say that it is […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting against the demonetisation, five Left parties in Odisha will stage dharnas and resort to civil disobedience in front of State Bank of India branches across the State on November 28. Speaking to newsmen here on Saturday, Dibakar Naik, CPI State Secretary, “Activists and leaders of CPI, CPIM, CPIML, SUCI and the All India […]