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7th Pay Commission update: CG employees ambiguous of Modi govt increasing basic pay

The National Anomaly Committee (NAC) meeting, scheduled to be held on October 7, has been postponed disappointing and adding to the woes of the lakhs of Central government employees who had been waiting for a ‘Diwali bonanza’ from the Narendra Modi-led Central government. The committee was to meet last week and take a call on […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Diwali bonanza for teachers in UGC-funded varsities, colleges, courtesy Pay Commission

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Much to the delight of teachers in the state as well as centrally funded universities and colleges, the Central government has extended the benefits of the Seventh Pay Commission for the teaching faculty of central and state universities and other aided colleges. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting under the chairmanship […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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7th Pay Commission: GDP growth, inflation to restrict new hike to 17%

The National Anomaly Committee (NAC) is likely to meet later this month to take a final call on further raising the minimum pay as recommended by the 7th Pay Commission. However, the hike is likely to be restricted to around 17% of the Central government employees’ present salary. The reason behind the expected slash of […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Amit ke Saath, Jay ka Vikas: Odisha Congress on Jay Shah row

Bhubaneswar: Mounting attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the charges brought against saffron party chief Amit Shah’s son Jay Amit Shah; Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) today said that even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s slogan is ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’, in practice it is ‘Amit ke Saath, son Jay ka Vikas.” Though […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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7th Pay Commission: Modi govt gives nod to hike minimum salary

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: In a good news for the Central government employees and pensioners, the Narendra Modi-led BJP government has reportedly given green signal to the National Anomaly Committee (NAC) for raising the minimum pay and fitment factor. After withstanding some early pressure following the implementation of the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, the government […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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7th Pay Commission: Will Modi govt pay heed to Central govt employees’ woes?

Taking cognizance of the brewing resentment among the Central government employees, the Narendra Modi-led BJP government is likely to hike the minimum pay as the National Anomaly Committee (NAC) is expected to meet this month to discuss on the issue. However, the question still lies… Will there be a hike as per the employees’ demand? […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
BJD to launch ‘Jana Sampark Padayatra’ from Oct 2

Bhubaneswar: In a major poll plank, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today announced to launch its State-wide ‘Jana Sampark Padayatra’ from the Capital city tomorrow. Addressing a press meet here at the party headquarters, BJD vice president and Rajya Sabha member Prasanna Acharya said the party will kick off the Padayatra from Monday, Gandhi Jayanti, […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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7th Pay Commission: All that you need to know about your new pay in January!

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: With reports making rounds that the Finance Ministry is likely to hike the minimum pay of the Central government employees to Rs 21,000 from the present Rs 18,000, the employees seem to be in a state of confusion regarding their January pay. Here’s a look at what we know so far! The National […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Modi invites Anushka for cleanliness initiative

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited actress-producer Anushka Sharma to be part of the government’s ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ initiative, saying her presence would help in “inspiring others to be part of the movement”. Anushka, who is also one of the faces of the cleanliness campaign ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, wished Modi on his 67th birthday […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Debasish sees red in Mahtab's praise for Pradhan

Bhubaneswar: Politics over columns continues as another column by BJD’s Lok Sabha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, raining praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, invited criticism from his party spokesperson and Cuttack-Barabati MLA Debashish Samantray. In the column published in a regional daily, where Mahtab is the editor, the MP opined people […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Know why you have to pay less income tax in 2018!

The Narendra Modi-led BJP government will present its last full-year budget on February 1 next year. There are chances that it will announce measures to make the tax system reasonable and simple. Finance minister Arun Jaitley is likely to come up with some measures in the Union Budget for 2018-19 bringing relief to crores of […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Odisha refuses to display PM’s speech at colleges, varsities tomorrow; BJP cries foul

Bhubaneswar: Refusing to act on a directive issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to make arrangement for display of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at educational institutions on occasion of centenary celebrations of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya and 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s address at Chicago World’s Parliament of Religions tomorrow, the State government today […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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UGC issues notice over PM Modi’s Sep 11 address

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued notice to universities and heads of higher educational institutions to provide an opportunity and facility to teachers and students to view Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address, tomorrow, on the occasion of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s Centenary Celebration and 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s Address at the Chicago World […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Dharmendra’s elevation puts Odisha BJP on cloud nine

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of BJP today got a reason to cheer as senior leader Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State for Petroleum, was allotted a cabinet berth in the third major cabinet reshuffle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The party activists in the regional headquarters celebrated Pradhan’s elevation to Cabinet rank with extra responsibility […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Advance Lok Sabha Polls: Odisha BJP welcomes idea

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP today welcomed the idea of its Narendra Modi-led NDA government to hold the Lok Sabha polls in 2018 in a bid to sync it with the state polls. Speaking to OTV, senior BJP leader KV Singhdeo said the party would always welcome such move and is well-prepared to take the challenge. As […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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