The story behind GST roll out
New Delhi: Goods and Services Tax (GST) will come into effect from July 1. It will completely transform the indirect taxation landscape in the country involving both the Central and State…
Congress to gherao block offices over farmers’ plight on July 7
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) would gherao block offices across the state on July 7 to protest against the insensitive attitude of the state and central…
Joint probe into kneel down punishment to students in Nayagarh
Nayagarh: The women and child development department and Nayagarh district programme coordinator (DPC) and Sarva Siksha Abhiyan on Friday started a joint probe into the June 29 incident in…
Bamara residents observe dawn-to-dusk bandh over poor healthcare services
Sambalpur: A dawn-to-dusk bandh by locals affected normal life at Bamara in Sambalpur district on Friday. They were protesting against the deteriorating healthcare services in their…
Six members of inter-state dacoit gang nabbed from Salepur
Salepur: Police arrested six members of an inter-state dacoit gang from Salepur in Cuttack district on Friday afternoon.
Two live bombs, two guns, eight cell phones and several other arms…
Improve JRC volunteers in schools: SME minister
Bhubaneswar: The state level conference of district education officers (DEOs) and secretaries of Junior Red Cross (JRC), Indian Red Cross Society-Odisha State Branch (IRCS-OSB) was organised…
L K Agrawalla signs off from NCC
Bhubaneswar: Lalit Kumar Agrawalla, Deputy Director General (DDG) of NCC Odisha, relinquished command of the corps on Friday after rendering 35 years of exemplary service to Indian Navy.…
Govt claims substantial progress in state road projects
Bhubaneswar: Construction of Biju Expressway, stretching over 656 km from Rourkela to Chamdili, has been put on the fast track. The Rs.3200 cr project was envisaged as an economic corridor…
Villagers detain forest officials as sheep deaths continue in Niali
Cuttack: Locals detained forest officials at Baharana village in Niali of Cuttack district for hours on Friday after two more sheep were found dead the previous night.
On being informed,…
one arrested, 30 laptops seized from Cuttack
Cuttack: Commissionerate Police on Friday arrested a laptop thief from the city. He was identified as Himanshu Sekhar Padhi.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Badambadi police raided…