Tag: Surya Narayan Patro

Bhubaneswar: With the paddy procurement process already commencing for this season, the Cooperation department has suspected nearly two lakh farmer’s bank accounts to be fake and directed the district officials to verify these accounts for the benefit of actual farmers. A status of farmer registration and marketable surplus of paddy reveals that in all districts […]

Sambalpur: Kharif paddy procurement from farmers in the state will begin from November 1, informed Food Supplies Minister Surya Narayan Patro today in a meeting organised at the conference hall of Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Northern Division. The paddy procurement will start from Kalahandi district and later it will be done in Bargarh on November […]

Bhubaneswar: Though BJD vice-president and minister Damodar Rout stood firm by his earlier comments that the party has no hesitation in joining hands with the Congress for the next Assembly polls, his statements have created a flutter within the party. “We protest the way Congress leaders have neglected Odisha. However, we will support the party […]

Bhubaneswar: War of words between political parties in Odisha is getting intense ahead of the Bijepur bypoll with Congress today claiming that the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will cease to exist following the retirement of Chief Minister and party president Naveen Patnaik in a span of two years. While lambasting BJD vice president Surya Narayan […]

Bhubaneswar: Hoarders beware! Odisha government has stipulated stock limits of onion for various middlemen, the violation of which will attract cancellation of licenses. As per the government’s decision, wholesale traders in Bhubaneswar can only stock 500 quintals of onion. Similarly, traders in Cuttack, Sambalpur, Berhampur and Rourkela can maintain an inventory of 300 quintals. Moreover, […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of BJP national President Amit Shah’s scheduled Odisha visit starting tomorrow, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and BJP continue to fling numbers at each other claiming to emerge victorious in the 2019 general elections with a thumping margin. Though the BJP claims to upset the ruling party in the upcoming elections and has build […]

Bhubaneswar: The Cooperation department has introduced new guidelines to check prevailing corruption in the department due to alleged misuse of position by some senior level officials. The department has agreed on the lapses in supervision, monitoring and inspection of cooperative societies and non detection of financial irregularities. The Rs 4.35 crore loan fraud of Large […]

Bhubaneswar: While the Odisha government had decided to sell Urea at the revised price of Rs 295 per bag after implementation of GST, few cooperative societies are allegedly selling it at higher prices. Reacting on the allegation Cooperative Minister Surya Narayan Patro said that selling urea at higher rates will invite stringent action from the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a span of just 10 days, the price of onion has doubled in Odisha, leaving the consumers in a state of panic. While the government is claiming that it is taking all ameliorative measures to ensure availability of onion to consumers, onion price rise continues unabated. “The steep increase in onion price has […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Odisha government today opposed the decision of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to hike LPG prices by Rs 4 per cylinder every month to end all subsidies on the cooking gas by the end of the current fiscal year. Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Surya Narayan Patro alleged the central government […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking cognizance of the sudden rise in onion prices, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department in its letter to all collectors warned that the rise in onion price will lure traders to resort to high profiteering which will further lead to public discontentment and asked them to take steps to curb such practice. Therefore, […]

Bhubaneswar: The State’s Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Surya Narayan Patro today said traders have been asked to sell packaged food items with new rates pasted on them as the Goods and Sales Tax (GST) has come into effect. Talking to media, the minister said, “Action will be taken against traders if they are […]

Bhubaneswar: Questioning BJD’s support to BJP nominee Ram Nath Kovind for President, the party MP Bhartruhari Mahatab on Sunday said Naveen Patnaik should have waited till UPA’s declaration of its candidate. In his editorial ‘President Election- Dalit vs Dalit’, Mahatab once again rattled the BJD and expressed displeasure over the party’s decision to support Kovind. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Centre today proposed the Odisha government to provide sugar at subsidized price to the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) card holders. In a letter to the Odisha chief secretary Aditya Padhi, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution today proposed distribution of sugar through the Public Distribution System (PDS) under the National […]

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its attack on BJD, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Naveen Patnaik government of having failed on all fronts and claimed that development is not possible under the incumbent government in Odisha. Addressing a mass gathering in Bargarh district during his visit to attend BJP’s ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ programme, Madhya […]