Union Budget 2026 draws mixed reactions across Odisha

Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Chairman, ASSOCHAM Odisha State Development Council Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Chairman, ASSOCHAM Odisha State Development Council Union Budget 2026 powerfully reinforces Odisha Vision 2036 and India Vision 2047. The Rs 12,200cr transformation of National Waterways 5 and 64 will connect Angul Talcher with Kalinganagar, Paradip, and Dhamra, reducing...

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Mission Mausam gets Rs 1342 crore in Union Budget

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New Delhi: India's efforts to enhance its weather forecasting capabilities received a significant boost with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocating Rs 1,342 crore for Mission Mausam Sunday. The allocation for the Ministry of Earth Sciences has been set at Rs 3,789.23 crore, compared to the revised estimate of Rs 3,380 crore in the 2025-26 budget. The Deep Ocean Mission has been allocated Rs 625 crore, which is lower than the Rs...

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Budget 2026: Centre allocates Rs 95,692 crore for VB-G RAM G, Rs 30,000 crore for MGNREGA

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New Delhi:  As the VB-G RAM G scheme is set to be rolled out, the Centre has allocated Rs 95,692.31 crore for it, while an allocation of Rs 30,000 crore has been made for the MGNREGA. Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the overall Budget of the Department of Rural Development has increased by around 21 per cent, and stressed that the allocations made in the Budget, including that for...

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STT hike on Futures dampen stock market sentiment; Sensex, Nifty crash nearly 2%

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Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty dived sharply by nearly 2 per cent Sunday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a hike in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives. Reversing the early gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex plunged sharply by 2,370.36 points or 2.88 per cent to slide below the 80,000-mark at 79,899.42 in afternoon trade as the finance minister announced a hike in STT on futures contracts to...

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Union Budget 2026-27: Know what gets cheaper, what gets costlier

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New Delhi: As many as 17 cancer drugs, along with medicines and food for special medical needs for seven rare diseases, as well as components used in microwave ovens, will become cheaper following Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcement of customs duty cuts in the Union Budget 2026-27, presented in Parliament Sunday. However, certain items like imported low-cost umbrellas and ATM  Cash dispensers will become expensive due to a rise in basic...

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Bhubaneswar: Chaos prevailed at Odisha's Sambalpur railway station Sunday after one of the reserved coaches of the Sambalpur Nanded Express was found missing before the train's departure, officials said. According to officials, when the train arrived at the platform, 57 passengers booked on the reserved AC 3-Tier coach could not find their compartment, leading to chaos. Confirming...

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Union Budget 2026 draws mixed reactions across Odisha

Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Chairman, ASSOCHAM Odisha State Development Council Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Chairman, ASSOCHAM Odisha State Development Council Union Budget 2026 powerfully reinforces Odisha Vision 2036 and India Vision 2047. The Rs 12,200cr transformation of National Waterways 5 and 64 will connect Angul Talcher with Kalinganagar, Paradip, and Dhamra, reducing logistics costs by up to 30% and...

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Baripada: Congress leader and former MP Sushila Tiria died Sunday evening while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, her family said. She was 70 and a spinster. Tiria, a four-time MP, twice from the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha seat and twice from the Rajya Sabha, was undergoing treatment for her lung infection. A former Congress Working Committee member, Tiria...

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Odisha Police arrest four, seize illegal arms in Sundargarh

Rourkela: Odisha Police Sunday arrested four people and seized arms and ammunition from their possession in Sundargarh district, an officer said. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a raid at the residence of one Mojammil Ansari at Gudgudjore village in Bisra police station area. Ansari was nabbed, and a country-made gun and two cartridges were seized from...

Odisha Police arrest 21 burglars, seize over 1,000 mobile phones in Ganjam

Berhampur: Odisha Police Sunday arrested 21 burglars and recovered 1,066 mobile phones during raids in Ganjam district, officials said. According to police, 20 of them are from West Bengal. The arrests were made during raids in Bhanjanagar area, where the gang members were staying. They were allegedly involved in looting mobile phones from different parts of Odisha...

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WPL: Delhi Capitals keep UP Warriorz to 122 for 8

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