Tag: Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera

Bhubaneswar: The Legislative Assembly has passed the Odisha Appropriation Bill, 2018, allowing the state government to utilise the annual Budget of Rs 1.22 lakh crore for the current fiscal from its consolidated fund. The bill, introduced by state Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera, was passed by voice vote. “The government under the leadership of Chief […]

Bhubaneswar: Strange but true. Diesel is now costlier than petrol in Bhubaneswar. Notably, it is also for the first time in the country that the diesel prices have overtaken petrol prices. The cost of diesel today stands at Rs 80.69 per litre against the price of Rs 80.57 for one litre of petrol in Bhubaneswar. […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha government blamed the wrong policies of the Centre for the rise in prices of diesel, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today came down heavily on the State government for not reducing VAT on petrol and diesel while stating it as the sole reason for the rise in diesel price. State […]