Tag: Demonetisation

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'Indian highways completion is highest in FY17'

New Delhi: Despite extended monsoons and demonetisation, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has achieved the best track record in completing highway projects during the current financial year ending March, an analyst report said on Friday. “Financial year (FY)17 highway completion will be the best ever. On the back of current pickup in execution, we […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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All cash withdrawal limits go back to pre-demonetisation era

Mumbai: All limits on savings bank cash withdrawals post-demonetisation ended on Monday, as had been announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month. In a two-stage process, the weekly withdrawal limit per account had been raised to Rs 50,000, from Rs 24,000, with effect from February 20, and all limits on ATM withdrawals were […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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'Note ban will lead to even lower solar tariffs'

New Delhi: With solar power tariffs falling below Rs 3 per unit in auctions last month, a major player in the solar rooftop space says they are on course to fall further given that the recent demonetisation measure has come as a boost to industry because of the availability of cheaper finance. “Demonetisation is helping […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Uproarious scenes in Odisha assembly on farmers' suicides

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha assembly witnessed uproarious scenes for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as Congress members raised the issues of suicides by farmers and the distress sale of vegetables in the state. Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned the house twice as it could not function properly due to opposition protests. During Zero Hour, Leader of […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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9 bank unions call for strike on Tuesday

Chennai: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions in the sector, has called a one-day strike on February 28 to protest the government’s “anti-people banking reforms” as well as to demand compensation for employees for extra work done on account of demonetisation. United Forum of Bank Unions, comprising nine […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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Union budget a mixed bag, falls short of expectations: Odisha CM

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the Union Budget 2017-18 is “a mixed bag” and falls “short of expectations” on many issues as not much has been done to address the adverse impact of demonetisation. “People at large took the brunt of impact of demonetisation and I was expecting something spectacular for […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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Demonetisation fails to dampen New Year spirit in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: It seems demonetisation has failed to dampen the New Year spirit as hotels in Bhubaneswar have lined up numerous events to welcome 2017 with great fanfare. There are celebrity nights, musical concerts and parties for the party hoppers. Many Bollywood singers and popular DJs will perform in the capital city during the New Year […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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Odisha seeks small denomination notes for rural areas

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday demanded more small denomination notes of Rs 500 and Rs 100 to ease the troubles of people in rural areas of the state. “The situation in urban areas has improved to some extent. However, the problem still persists in rural areas. We have asked the central team and RBI […]

  • Friday, 02 July 2021
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Long queues continue at banks, ATMs in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: There was no let-up in the rush for withdrawing money and exchanging demonetised notes in several cities of Odisha, as serpentine queues in front of banks and ATMs were a common sight even on Sunday. Anxious people formed queues at banks to exchange and deposit their demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes and […]

  • Friday, 02 July 2021
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Long queues continue at banks, ATMs in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: There was no let-up in the rush for withdrawing money and exchanging demonetised notes in several cities of Odisha, as serpentine queues in front of banks and ATMs were a common sight even on Sunday. Anxious people formed queues at banks to exchange and deposit their demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes and […]

  • Friday, 02 July 2021
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People face difficulties as many ATMs run out of money in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Small traders and common people were facing severe hardship after demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes even though ATMs opened on Friday after a two-day closure. Long queues were witnessed at banks and ATMs as people rushed to get new bank notes. However, they faced difficulties in withdrawing money at hundreds of […]

  • Friday, 02 July 2021
Govt indicates printing of Rs 2000 note stopped for now; sufficient currency in circulation

New Delhi: The government Friday indicated that printing of Rs 2,000 bank notes, introduced post-demonetisation in November 2016, has been stopped for now as there is enough stock in circulation. In a tweet, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said printing of notes is planned as per the projected requirement. “We have more than adequate […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Demonetisation biggest scam in independent India: Rahul Gandhi

Sagar:Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday termed demonetisation as the biggest scam in the history of independent India, adding it would be proved that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “robbed the poor of their hard-earned money and given it away to a few rich”. Addressing a campaign rally for the November 28 Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Rahul launches direct attack on PM Modi over Demonetisation, Rafale

New Delhi: An aggressive Rahul Gandhi today launched a two-pronged offensive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on demonetisation and Rafale deal, terming them as huge scams which were committed to help his “crony capitalist friends”. In a no-holds-barred attack on Modi, the Congress President alleged that the noteban “scam” was deliberately inflicted on common people […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
No second chance for NRIs to deposit their currency: Swaraj

Washington: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has ruled out any new window of opportunity for NRIs or people of Indian-origin to deposit their high value Indian currency which was declared illegal after the demonetisation policy, a statement said today. Swaraj made these remarks during her interaction with a delegation of Global Organisation for People of […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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