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Six proposals get Cabinet nod; LI projects to be named after Parbati Giri

Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here today approved six proposals. Talking to media persons after the meeting, chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said the Cabinet decided to name all Lift Irrigation (LI) projects after eminent female freedom fighter Parbati Giri, nicknamed as Mother Teresa […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Odisha cabinet clears 19 proposals

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet approved as many as 19 proposals at a meeting held on Thursday evening. The cabinet meeting which was chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the Food and Procurement Policy for Kharif Marketing Season 2016-17. In the policy, the state government has set a tentative target of collecting 30 lakh metric […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Pulse prices set to come down from today

Bhubaneswar: After reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on pulses from 5% to 1%, the prices of pulses are likely to come down by Rs 4 or 5 per kg from Friday, the Federation of All Odisha Traders Association (FAOTA) informed media persons on Thursday. “Consumers will get pulses at Rs 4 to 5 less […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Pulse prices to come down from tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: After reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on pulses from 5% to 1%, the price of pulses is likely to come down by Rs 4 or 5 per kg from tomorrow, the Federation of All Odisha Traders Association (FAOTA) informed media persons here today.. “Consumers will get pulses at Rs 4 to 5 less […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Cabinet nod to 4% VAT cut on pulses from July 1

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief to customers groaning under the skyrocketing prices of pulses, the Odisha Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on pulses from the existing 5% to 1%. To be effective from July 1, The VAT reduction, however, will be effective for a period of three months […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Pulse traders threaten stir from June 1

Bhubaneswar: The Federation of All Odisha Traders’ Association (FAOTA) on Friday said it would intensify its agitation from June 1 if the State Government doesn’t withdraw valued added tax (VAT), fee and local taxes on pulses and take them out from the ambit of sensitive commodities category by then. Addressing a Press Conference here, FAOTA […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Traders, Opp fume as State delays VAT waiver on pulses

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has paid little heed to the Central government’s advice to exempt pulses from VAT and other local taxes, inviting sharp criticism from Opposition parties and traders’ association. “Even though three days have already passed since the Centre appealed to the States to exempt pulses from VAT and other taxes in a […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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VAT row ends; traders’ body agrees to withdraw strike

Bhubaneswar: The Federation of All Odisha Traders’ Associations (FAOTA) on Saturday agreed to call of its strike against the 5% ‘additional’ Value Addition Tax (VAT) being levied by the Odisha government on essential commodities. This was informed by Finance Minister Pradeep Amat after a meeting with the FAOTA members and other officials at the Secretariat […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
VAT standoff: Odisha to procure pulses through e-marketing

Bhubaneswar: With less than twelve hours to go for the traders’ scheduled stir against the State government’s ‘additional VAT’ on pulses to begin, the Odisha government on Thursday decided to procure essential commodities through e-marketing while urging the traders to call off their agitation. “To tackle the situation, we have decided to begin talks with […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Talks on VAT fail; traders to stop import from April 1

Bhubaneswar: A high-level meeting between the Odisha government and representatives of the traders’ body held here today failed to arrive at a decision on the contentious issue of exemption of value added tax (VAT) on essential commodities.

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Traders-Govt meet on VAT exemption rescheduled

Bhubaneswar: The high-level meeting scheduled to settle the row over value added tax (VAT) on essential commodities scheduled to be held today has been postponed till tomorrow.

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Traders to stop import of pulses from April 1

Bhubaneswar: Disgruntled over the State government’s ‘failure’ to exempt value added tax (VAT) from essential commodities, the traders’ association here has decided to stop import of pulses, wheat and wheat products from neighbouring States from April 1. The traders’ body argued that though nine months have been passed since it assured to take a call […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Air Odisha to shut intra-state operations from Mar 21

Bhubaneswar: In a setback to Odisha aviation industry, which had looked promising after the re-launch of Air Odisha’s intra-state flight operations in January this year, the home-grown carrier on Saturday announced withdrawal of its services from March 21. The homegrown carrier attributed the decision to the State government’s failure to keep its promise on exempting […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Luxury items to be costlier in Odisha

For the people of Odisha, luxury items like TV, fridge, air-conditioner, washing machine, car etc will be costlier as a decision to this effect was taken by the State Cabinet in a meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here on Thursday

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Rajasthan slashes VAT on petrol, diesel by 4%

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Sunday announced that the state will reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel and petrol prices by four per cent. She said that while VAT on petrol was 30 per cent, it was 22 per cent on diesel, she said. With the reduction, petrol and diesel prices will […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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