Odisha CM proposes four new universities in state; details here
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday proposed setting up four new universities in Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jharsuguda and Jagatsinghpur districts while presenting the annual Budget for 2026-27 in the state Assembly. The Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance...
Odisha allocates Rs 530 Crore for flood management
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has allocated Rs 530 crore for flood management in the state budget. An outlay of Rs 1,000 crore has been earmarked for the In-Stream Storage Structure Programme, while Rs 180 crore has been allocated for the...
False entry in paddy procurement alleged in Bargarh; Civil Supplies dept begins probe
Bargarh: Allegations of false entries in paddy procurement have surfaced in Odisha’s Bargarh district, leading to commencement of a probe into the matter by the Civil Supplies department, sources said Friday. The controversy erupted after it was alleged that a...
OPSC OCS 2025 form now includes ‘Third Gender’; deadline extended
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has introduced a ‘third gender’ category in the application form for the Odisha Civil Services Examination 2025, following directions from the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC). The provision has been included in a revised notification issued...
Opposition MLAs create ruckus in Odisha Assembly over paddy procurement
Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress members disrupted proceedings of the Odisha Assembly for the third consecutive day Friday over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement. As soon as the House assembled for the Question Hour at 10.30 am, BJD and Congress...
Odisha CM presents Budget for financial year 2026-27
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented the annual Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the state Assembly Saturday. This year, the total Budget outlay is reportedly Rs 3.10 lakh crore. Out of the total outlay, Rs 1,80,000 crore has been earmarked...
Read moreDetailsCurrent policy rate appropriate amid buoyant economic growth, benign inflation: RBI Guv
Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra voted for the status quo in the key interest rate earlier this month, saying the current policy rate was appropriate, given the buoyant economic growth and benign inflation, according to the MPC meeting minutes released Friday. The Reserve Bank kept the short-term lending rate (repo) unchanged at 5.25 per cent after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held from February 4 to 6. The governor...
Read moreDetailsNH toll plazas likely to go cashless from April 1: NHAI proposes only FASTag, UPI payments
New Delhi: Highways authority NHAI is considering discontinuing cash payments at highway toll plazas from April 1, requiring commuters to use only digital modes such as FASTag or UPI for toll payments. Post implementation, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes, using FASTag or Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said. The authority said it is contemplating completely...
Read moreDetailsSC orders deployment of judicial officers in Bengal’s SIR exercise
New Delhi: In an extraordinary order, the Supreme Court Friday directed the deployment of serving and former district judges to assist the Election Commission in the controversy-ridden special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Ruing the "unfortunate blame game" between the EC and the TMC-led government, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi passed a slew of fresh directions to ensure...
Read moreDetailsYouth Congress workers stage ‘shirtless protest’ at AI Summit, 10 detained
New Delhi: A group of Indian Youth Congress workers Friday staged a dramatic 'shirtless protest' at an AI Impact Summit exhibition hall, walking around holding T-shirts with slogans against the government and the India-US trade deal printed on them, before being whisked away by security personnel. A senior police officer said that around 10 people were detained when they were protesting at the AI Summit. "They were removed immediately and were...
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Current policy rate appropriate amid buoyant economic growth, benign inflation: RBI Guv
Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra voted for the status quo in the key interest rate earlier this month, saying the current policy rate was appropriate, given the buoyant economic growth and benign inflation, according to the MPC meeting minutes released Friday. The Reserve Bank kept the short-term lending rate (repo) unchanged at 5.25 per cent after...
Odisha CM proposes four new universities in state; details here
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday proposed setting up four new universities in Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jharsuguda and Jagatsinghpur districts while presenting the annual Budget for 2026-27 in the state Assembly. The Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio, also proposed two new government engineering colleges in Paradip and Bolangir to strengthen technical education infrastructure...
NH toll plazas likely to go cashless from April 1: NHAI proposes only FASTag, UPI payments
New Delhi: Highways authority NHAI is considering discontinuing cash payments at highway toll plazas from April 1, requiring commuters to use only digital modes such as FASTag or UPI for toll payments. Post implementation, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes, using FASTag or Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the...
Odisha allocates Rs 530 Crore for flood management
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has allocated Rs 530 crore for flood management in the state budget. An outlay of Rs 1,000 crore has been earmarked for the In-Stream Storage Structure Programme, while Rs 180 crore has been allocated for the Nabakrushna Choudhury Secha Unnayan Yojana. The government has also set aside Rs 280 crore for the Mukhyamantri...
SC orders deployment of judicial officers in Bengal’s SIR exercise
New Delhi: In an extraordinary order, the Supreme Court Friday directed the deployment of serving and former district judges to assist the Election Commission in the controversy-ridden special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Ruing the "unfortunate blame game" between the EC and the TMC-led government, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices...
AI can lift global growth, help India achieve Viksit Bharat goal: IMF chief
New Delhi: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Friday said artificial intelligence could lift global growth by 0.8 per cent and help India achieve the Viksit Bharat goal, but poses a significant risk of displacement of jobs and financial stability. While being optimistic about the technology, Georgieva cautioned against "sugarcoating" the impact of AI and called for striking...
Post SIR, voter base in Gujarat, Lakshdweep, Puducherry shrinks by nearly 69 lakh
New Delhi: The electorate in Gujarat, Lakshadweep and Puducherry shrunk by nearly 69 lakh after the completion of the special intensive revision of the voters' list, data shared by the Election Commission Friday shows. Gujarat, Lakshadweep and Puducherry recently published their respective final electoral rolls as part of the poll roll cleanup exercise. Before SIR was announced...
Raj Kundra gets bail in Bitcoin money laundering case
Mumbai: A special court here Friday granted bail to businessman Raj Kundra after he appeared before it in a money laundering case linked to an alleged Bitcoin scam. Special judge for cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, R B Rote, had in January issued a summons to Kundra after taking cognisance of a charge sheet...
Odisha CM presents Budget for financial year 2026-27
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented the annual Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the state Assembly Saturday. This year, the total Budget outlay is reportedly Rs 3.10 lakh crore. Out of the total outlay, Rs 1,80,000 crore has been earmarked for programme expenditure, around 58 per cent...
Youth Congress workers stage ‘shirtless protest’ at AI Summit, 10 detained
New Delhi: A group of Indian Youth Congress workers Friday staged a dramatic 'shirtless protest' at an AI Impact Summit exhibition hall, walking around holding T-shirts with slogans against the government and the India-US trade deal printed on them, before being whisked away by security personnel. A senior police officer said that around 10 people were detained...
