KL GST Withdrawal Urged
New Delhi: A delegation of BJD MPs on Wednesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here and demanded withdrawal of 18 per cent GST imposed on kendu leaf. The delegation of BJD members from both the Houses of Parliament including Dr Amar Patnaik, Dr Sasmit Patra, Pinaki Misra, Achyut Samanta, Sulata Deo, Niranjini Bishi and Mamata Mahanta has submitted a...
Rules For Illegal Mining Curb
New Delhi: Odisha Government has framed rules to curb Illegal Mining, said Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi. In pursuance of the provisions of Section 23(C) of the Act, 22 State Governments including Odisha have framed rules to curb illegal mining, said Mr.Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. State Governments have set up Task Forces...
GST Loss 65K CR!
Bhubaneswar: With the cessation of Goods & Services Tax (GST) Compensation Regime for the States from July 2022, it is apprehended that shortfall in Own Revenue for Odisha will be around Rs.65,000 Crore in next 5 years. Latest analysis on discontinuance of GST Compensation and its impact on Odisha’s Economy reveal this fact for which State Administration is in a...
BSKY Lists 103 Hospitals
Bhubaneswar: Through Biju Swasthya KalayanYojana (BSKY), 103 super specialty and tertiary care hospitals outside the State have been empanelled under the programme by 30 November 2022. This was known from a review meeting held under the Chairmanship Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Brundha D. in the conference hall of Odisha State Health Assurance Society (SHAS) recently. Reviewing the progress made in...
Maoists On Wane
New Delhi: As many as 1246 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) menace cases and 357 related deaths were reported in Odisha during 2010 and 2021. This was informed by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, told Lok Sabha in a written statement on Tuesday. Shri Rai said steadfast implementation of the National Policy and Action Plan to address LWE...
Sargiful Kick-Starts
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government in the Department of ST & SC Development on Tuesday launched Sargiful-2022, the state level students' festival and science exhibition, at the Adivasi Exhibition Ground here. Sargiful is an initiative for providing students of SSD schools a platform to participate, showcase their talents and exhibit their creativity through various extracurricular activities. ST & SC Development, Minority & Backward...
ରାଜସ୍ୱ ନିଅଣ୍ଟ ହେବ ୬୫ହଜାର କୋଟି
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ଆସନ୍ତା ୫ବର୍ଷ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଓଡିଶାର ନିଜସ୍ୱ ରାଜସ୍ୱ ନିଅଣ୍ଟ ପରିମାଣ ପ୍ରାୟ ୬୫,୦୦୦ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କା ହେବ । ୨୦୨୨ ଜୁଲାଇରୁ ଜିଏସ୍ଟି ବାବଦରେ ମିଳୁଥିବା କ୍ଷତିପୂରଣ ବନ୍ଦ ହେବା ଯୋଗୁଁ ଏଭଳି ଆକଳନ କରାଯାଇଛି । ଜିଏସ୍ଟି କ୍ଷତିପୂରଣ ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତରେ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ସର୍ବଶେଷ ସମୀକ୍ଷାରୁ ଏଭଳି ସ୍ଥିତି ଓଡିଶାର ଅର୍ଥନୀତି ଉପରେ ପ୍ରଭାବ ପକାଇବାକୁ ଥିବାରୁ ରାଜ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଶାସନ ଚିନ୍ତିତ ହୋଇପଡିଛି । ତେଣୁ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୨୨ ବାଦ୍ ବି ରାଜ୍ୟକୁ ଜିଏସଟି କ୍ଷତିପୂରଣ ପ୍ରଦାନ ପାଇଁ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସରକାର...
ଏସ୍ସି ଏସ୍ଟି ମାମଲାରେ ଦଣ୍ଡବିଧାନ ୬ ପ୍ରତିଶତରୁ କମ୍
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ଥିବା ଅନୁସୂଚିତ ଜାତି ଓ ଜନଜାତି ବର୍ଗର ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଲଗାତାର ଭାବେ ଅତ୍ୟାଚାର ମାମଲା ବଢୁଥିବାବେଳେ ଏହିସବୁ ମାମଲାରେ ଦଣ୍ଡହାର ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନଗଣ୍ୟ ରହୁଛି । ଏହି ମାମଲାରେ ଦଣ୍ଡବିଧାନ ହାର ୬ ପ୍ରତିଶତରୁ ବି କମ୍ ରହିଛି । ମିଳିଥିବା ସୂଚନା ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ୨୦୧୯ ରୁ ୨୦୨୧ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଲଗାତାର ତିନି ବର୍ଷ ଧରି ଏଭଳି ଅତ୍ୟାଚାର ବଢିବାରେ ଲାଗିଛି । ୨୦୧୯ରେ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ଅନୁସୂଚିତ ଜାତି ଓ ଜନଜାତି ବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ହୋଇଥିବା ଅତ୍ୟାଚାର ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତରେ...
BJP MPs Meet Goyal
New Delhi: A day after BJD MPs met Union Minister Piyush Goyal demanding release of pending food subsidy dues of Rs 14,292 crore, BJP MPs from Odisha met Goyal alleging gross irregularities in procurement of paddy in the State. A delegation of the BJP Parliamentarians led by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met the Union Food Minister and sought his intervention to deal...
Suicide Ignites Politics
Balangir: In a major incident that hots up political atmosphere in the State, sensational Mamita Meher murder case’s prime accused Gobind Sahu has allegedly committed suicide in Kantabanji sub-jail in Bolangir district on Tuesday. Gobind Sahu has made an attempt for suicide in the jail. When he was taken to the hospital, the doctor declared him dead. This incident happened...