Amnesty Plea For Tax Litigations
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited (UCCI) which represents various organizations engaged in trade, commerce, MSME, Industry, services etc., today urged the Odisha Government to bring out an amnesty scheme for trades, businesses entangled in various litigations related to Sales Tax, VAT, Entry Tax etc., which are since abolished after GST came in to effect. In a...
State Monitoring Omicron Situation
Bhubaneswar; While assuring people amid Omicron threat, Minister Health & Family Welfare, Naba Kishore Das said there is no need to panic and the State Government is monitoring the situation closely. "The WHO is conducting a study on the new variant and very soon the effectiveness of our vaccines against the variant will be known," Mr.Das said. Amid the Omicron threat,...
Odishi Music Hits Central Hurdle
New Delhi: On State’s plea to accord classical status to Odishi Music, the Union Government on Monday clarified that it does not confer classical status to any musical form. Giving a reply to a question asked by BJP MP Achyutananda Samanta, Union Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy said Sangeet Natak Akademi, an autonomous organization working under Ministry of Culture has...
Odisha Gets 143 Cr Aid
New Delhi: The Government of India has released Rs 143.12 crore to Odisha under the scheme Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure for the year 2021-22. Union MoS, Finance Pankaj Chaudhary has informed this to BJD MP Ramesh Chandra Majhi in a reply in Lok Sabha on Monday. Mr.Chaudhary said the Centre has allocated Rs 374 crore for Odisha under the scheme and...
Mining Revenue On High Growth
Bhubaneswar: Despite economic slowdown in view of Covid-19 pandemic, the State Government has collected Rs 58,244.29 crore revenues from the mining sector since April 2018. According to a reply given by Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari in the State Legislative Assembly on Monday, the State has collected Rs 58,244.29 crore mining revenue in between 2018-19 and October end of the...
BJD Memo On Paika Bidroha
New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Members of Parliament (MP)s have urged the Union Government to immediately declare Paika Bidroha as the First War of Independence. Presenting a Memorandum in this regard the BJD Lawmakers have said that this has been repeatedly demanded and also conceded by the then Union Minister of Human Resource Development. Until this demand is met, the...
Naveen Lauds Hockey Organizers
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik lauded the organizers including State Government officials for successful completion of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup 2021 despite several challenges including cyclone Jawad. The tournament, which started here at Kalinga Stadium on November 24, ended today with Argentina lifting the title. Lauding the efforts of the organizers, Mr.Patnaik said, "Firstly, I congratulate the...
Master Plan For GW Recharge
Bhubaneswar: The groundwater level in several districts of Odisha including Koraput and Rayagada district has decreased and needed recharge through artificial measures, according to a report of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti(MoJS). The MoJS has prepared a master plan to recharge the ground water through artificial measures. The areas sowing depth to water (DTW)...
୧୪ ଜିଲ୍ଲାରେ ବଢିବ ଭୂତଳ ଜଳସ୍ତର
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ରାଜ୍ୟର ୧୪ଟି ଜିଲ୍ଲାରେ ୫ହଜାର ବର୍ଗ କିଲୋମିଟରରୁ ଅଧିକ ଅଞ୍ଚଳରେ ଭୂତଳ ଜଳସ୍ତର କୃତ୍ରିମ ଉପାୟରେ ବୃଦ୍ଧି କରାଯିବ । ଏହି ସବୁ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଭୂତଳ ଜଳସ୍ତର ହ୍ରାସ ପାଉଥିବା ଘେନି କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଜଳ ଶକ୍ତି ମନ୍ତ୍ରାଳୟ ଅଧିନରେ ଥିବା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ଭୂତଳ ଜଳ ବୋର୍ଡ ରିପୋର୍ଟରେ ଦର୍ଶାଯାଇଛି । ମନ୍ତ୍ରାଳୟ ପକ୍ଷରୁ କୃତ୍ରିମ ଉପାୟରେ ଭୂତଳ ଜଳସ୍ତର ବୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଇଁ ପଦକ୍ଷେପ ନିଆଯାଉଛି । ଯେଉଁ ଇଲାକାରେ ଭୂତଳ ଜଳ ସ୍ତର ସାମାନ୍ୟ ସ୍ତର ଠାରୁ ୬ମିଟର ତଳକୁ ଚାଲିଯାଉଛି...
କେବଳ ଚାଉଳରେ ବଳକା
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ଚାଉଳକୁ ବାଦ୍ ଦେଲେ ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଶସ୍ୟ ଉତ୍ପାଦନ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଓଡିଶା ପଛରେ ପଡିଛି । ଡାଲି ଠାରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରି ତୈଳବୀଜ ଏବଂ ଆଳୁ ପିଆଜ ଭଳି ଖାଦ୍ୟ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆମେ ନିଅଣ୍ଟିଆ ରାଜ୍ୟ । ଫଳରେ ପ୍ରତିବର୍ଷ ଅନ୍ୟ ରାଜ୍ୟର ବ୍ୟବସାୟୀମାନେ ଓଡିଶାରୁ କୋଟି କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କାର ମୁନାଫା ନେଇ ଯାଉଛନ୍ତି । ସରକାରୀ ହିସାବରୁ ଜଣାଯାଇଛି ଯେ ୨୦୧୭-୧୮ ବର୍ଷ ବେଳକୁ ଆମେ ଚାଉଳ ଉତ୍ପାଦନ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ନିଅଣ୍ଟିଆ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଥିଲୁ । ସେତେବେଳେ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ...