Bhubaneswar, 3/10: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has announced a 25 per cent increase in the remuneration of persons employed through outsourcing agencies and on contract basis in various departments of the state government. This will benefit about 33,000 people employed in various departments of the Odisha government. The state government will have to spend…
New Delhi, 3/11: In a major by development, government of India has given a gift to all Indians, the Central Government has announced to reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel. The excise duty on petrol and diesel to be reduced by Rs 5 and Rs 10 respectively from tomorrow.
Chandigarh, 3/11: Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday once again trained his guns on former state chief minister Amarinder Singh, calling him a “fraud”, “coward” and a “crybaby”. Sidhu also dubbed the former CM as a “spent cartridge” and a “dying duck in a thunderstorm, a lost cause”, a day after the…
New Delhi, 3/11: Covaxin, an anti-coronavirus vaccine made in India, has almost been approved for emergency use by the Technical Advisory Group of the World Health Organization. According to PTI, the World Health Organization’s technical advisory group has recommended Bharat Biotech’s anti-Kovid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, on the emergency use list. Sources have informed that Prime Minister…
New Delhi, 3/11: Indian Air Force has promoted Balakot Airstrike Hero Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. Abhinandan has now been given the group captain rank. On 26 February 2019, the Indian Air Force had targeted the terrorist camp in Balakot, Pakistan. Frustrated by the attack, Pakistan tried to enter the Indian border on the second day,…
New Delhi, 3/11: India’s drug regulator, CDSCO, approved the extension of Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine Covaxin to 12 months from the date of manufacture. Covaxin initially had a shelf life of six months when it first received emergency use approval in the country, which was later extended to nine months, a company spokeswoman told…
Dubai 3/11: Team India, led by Virat Kohli, is in danger of being out of the T20 World Cup 2021. First, a 10-wicket loss at the hands of Pakistan, then an 8-wicket loss to New Zealand has put India in trouble. Now if India has to keep its knockout hopes alive, then it will have…
Cuttack, 3/11: In a major development, a new judge has been appointed to the Odisha High Court. Aditya Kumar Mohapatra became a High Court judge. A formal notification has been issued by the Union Law Ministry. The announcement was made after receiving presidential approval. Earlier, the Supreme Court Collegium had proposed Aditya’s name. Lawyer Aditya…
Bhubaneswar, 3/11: For the Rabi season 2021-22, farmers in Puri district will receive Rs 2,000 as KALIA assistance. Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik made the announcement today. 1,65,131 small and marginal farmers in the district will get Rs 33.03 crore. The money will be deposited directly in the farmer’s bank account. On September 11,…
Chandigarh, 3/11: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, who have not been on the same page over certain appointments, Tuesday said they will work with each other and fight the upcoming polls together, according to party MLAs. They met with each other during a meeting of party…
