New Delhi: The 44th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday reduced the tax rate on Covid-19 drugs, medical oxygen and oxygen concentrators. The council has also reduced the rates on Amphotericin B, medicine used for black fungus and brought it to nil level exempting 5 per cent…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation of histories of wars and operations by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). According to the policy, each organisation under the Ministry of Defence such as tri-services, Integrated Defence Staff, Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard, will transfer the records,…
Bhubaneswar: A great opportunity for the transgender community of Odisha as now they can also be adorned with the uniform as sub inspectors and constables in Odisha Police. Odisha Police Recruitment Board has announced the recruitment of 477 posts of Sub- Inspector (SI) and 244 posts of Constable (Communication) in Signals Service and transgender candidates…
Kolkata: The all-India Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and MLA Mukul Roy has joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party on Friday along with his son Subhrangshu Roy. Mukul Roy who co-founded the TMC in 1998, left the part in 2017 to join BJP. After a four year stint in BJP, he left the…
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) organised a special vaccination camp for food delivery agents of Swiggy and Zomato in the city on Friday. The special drive has been initiated to make home deliveries safe for citizens. Around 1200 delivery boys of Swiggy will be vaccinated on Friday and Saturday. The vaccination of Zomato will begin…
Bhubaneswar: Renowned environmental conservationists, Padma Shri awardee Prof Radha Mohan passed away while undergoing treatment in a private hospital on Friday. He was 78. He was being treated for pneumonia and was in ICU for the past couple of days. An economics professor, he retired as the principal of SCS college, Puri and later became…
Berhampur: Berhampur Municipal Corporation becomes the first ULB in the country to give loan benefits to women safaimitras under Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers Scheme. Under the scheme financial benefits are provided to sanitation workers for their rehabilitation in alternative occupations. Appreciating Berhampur Municipal Corporation, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs tweeted that Berhampur became…
Bhubaneswar: With a hope to see good footfall of tourists when the covid unlock would begin, the artisans of Raghurajpur heritage crafts village in Puri district are busy giving a facelift to their village. The next time a tourist visits Raghurajpur, they would be welcomed with beautiful murals painted on the walls of every house…
Guwahati: Padma Shri awardee Jadav Payeng is all set to undertake a new mission of making Mexico greener. Known as the ‘The Forest Man of India’ Jadav has signed an agreement with an NGO Fundacion Azteca in December 2020 to collaborate with the organisation on an environmental project in Mexico. The ambitious project aims to…
Bhubaneswar: Amidst the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath with his siblings will be held sans devotees in Puri like last year. Except in Puri, the Rath Yatra has been banned in all other places in the state. Only rituals will be conducted within the premises of the temples….
