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2-6 paise hike in bus fares in Odisha

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: A few hours after the Centre announced a hike in diesel prices, the State Transport Authority (STA) Friday issued an order regarding revision of bus fares in a range of 2 paise to 6 paise in different categories of buses...

Vigilance

Odisha Vigilance arrests junior engineer on corruption charges

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Department Friday arrested a government junior engineer (JE) for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. "Bijay Kumar Mohanty, JE, Command Area Development (CAD) Division, Bhadrak, has been placed under arrest and will be forwarded to the court of Special...

Salary

Odisha govt hikes DA by 2% for employees, pensioners

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced a 2 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and pensioners. With the revision, the DA has been raised from 58 per cent to 60 per cent, a statement from the Chief...

Odisha Govt

Odisha govt issues ordinance to amend Indian Stamp Act

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a notification to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, to regulate stamp duty and simplify the registration of housing apartments, officials said Friday The state government had earlier obtained approval of the cabinet for promulgation of an ordinance to...

Indian Railways

New tri-weekly Puri-Koraput express gets Railway Ministry nod

Bhubaneswar: The Railway Ministry has approved a new tri-weekly express train service between Puri and Koraput in a major push to rail connectivity in Odisha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Thursday. The 18407/18408 Puri-Koraput Express will provide direct rail connectivity between Puri and parts of...

 

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