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Odisha Government waives 5% VAT on Aviation Turbine Fuel
In a bid to woo the leading airliners to start international flight operations to and from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar, the Odisha Government has waived the Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF).
The…
BJD-BJP slowing down Chit Fund Scam Probe in Odisha: CPI
CPI leader D. Raja on Wednesday took a dig at the BJP-led central government and BJD-led Odisha government, alleging they had a tacit understanding to slow down the CBI probe into chit fund scam in the state.
He said Odisha Chief…
Bhubaneswar Hottest City in Odisha on June 10 at 44 degrees C
Capital city Bhubaneswar emerged as the hottest city in Odisha, as the mercury rose to 44 degrees C here today. This is the highest temperature of this season in Bhubaneswar. The unprecedented heatwave forced the people stay indoors during…
Odisha plans Rs 402 cr Investment in RKVY in 2015-16
Bhubaneswar 10th June: Odisha targets to invest around Rs 402 cr in Rastriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY) for 2015-16. This has been discussed in the state level sanctioning committee meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Secretary Sri…
P-PAS to be adopted in 160 High Procuring Blocks of Odisha in 2015-16
Bhubaneswar, 10th June: Assessing the successful operation of Paddy Procurement Automation System ( P-PAS) during 2014-15 Kharif Marketing Season ( KMS), Govt has decided to apply the system in 160 high procuring blocks of various districts…
Former Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang all set to join the BJP
Veteran tribal leader, nine-time Lok Sabha MP from Koraput, former Union Minister and Ex Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang, is all set to the join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Gamang, along with his son Shishir Gamang, is going to…
Minister Behera to attend 3rd China-South Asia Exposition
Micro Small & Medium Enterprises Minister Sri Jogendra Behera will inaugurate the 'Odisha Pavilion' in the '3rd China-South Asia Exposition' at Kumming city of China on 12th June 2015.
To attend the programme, a 15 members team…
Odisha Custodial Death: Intervention of NHRC sought
Bhubaneswar, June 10: Rights activists have sought the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Custodial death in Ganjam’s Jagannathprasad police station on June 9.
Akhand, rights campaigner and Working group…
Odisha preparing Policy to boost Fisheries Sector: Naveen
Bhubaneswar, June 10 (IANS): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the government is working to finalise a comprehensive policy to accelerate growth in the fisheries sector. The state government has targetted to enhance the…
Heat wave Toll rises to 41 in Odisha, No Sight of Monsoon
Bhubaneswar, June 9 (IANS): After a brief lull, blistering heat wave has returned in Odisha, raising the mercury above 40 degrees Celsius in most parts of the state, a weather official said on Tuesday.
"The toll due to sunstroke has…