New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: With the "highest-ever" cash seizure of Rs 351 crore by income tax sleuths during raids against a distillery company owned by a Congress MP's family, the role of hawala operators and shell companies that were allegedly used to channel the "illicit" funds has...
Bhubaneswar: IMD Bhubaneswar in its December 11 midday weather bulletin said that the lowest minimum temperature of 9.8 degrees Celsius was recorded at Keonjhar in the plains of Odisha. The highest maximum temperature of 32.4 degrees Celsius was recorded at Paralakhemundi, the weather agency added....
Bhubaneswar/ Boudh: The income-tax department continued its searches in different places linked to an Odisha-based distillery group on charges of tax evasion for the sixth consecutive day Monday after recovering unaccounted cash to the tune of Rs353 crore, the "highest-ever" haul in a single action...
Bhubaneswar: Around 35,000 odd families of the City’s Salia Sahi slum cluster are yet to get permanent land rights as per the state government’s Jaga Mission, which aims to transform the existing slums into liveable habitats by providing tenure security to households living in the...
Bhubaneswar: To provide startup founders mentoring and a networking opportunity, the second edition of the Odisha Startup Carnival was inaugurated at Kalabhoomi here, Sunday. The 14-day event offers a platform for stakeholders in the state’s startup ecosystem to learn from each other’s ways of achieving...
Bhubaneswar: The state government has claimed that it is taking steps to protect the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles and their eggs ahead of the nesting season of the reptiles. Presiding over a high-powered committee (HPC) meeting on the protection and conservation of Olive Ridley...
Bhubaneswar: The foul smell emanating from the Temporary Transit Station (TTS) near Sainik School under Gadakana Mouza is no longer confined to the neighbouring areas. It has now reached the outskirts of the Capital city as residents and commuters in Hanspal and Balianta areas are...
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Sunday was a day of celebration for avid readers and travellers as Walking BookFairs, the famous travelling book store, organised a 9-hour Travel Writing Festival in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. “This was a first-of-its-kind independent literature festival in India celebrating travel writing and the spirit...
Bhubaneswar: Last year's quarter-finalists East Bengal began their Indian Women's League (IWL) campaign in style, defeating Sports Odisha 2-0 here Sunday. The Red and Golden Brigade began in a whirlwind fashion and stormed the rival goal from the word go. It paid dividends immediately as...
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The cash seizure in the income-tax department's searches against an Odisha-based distillery company has become the "highest-ever" such haul in a single action conducted by any probe agency in the country and gone past Rs 300 crore, official sources said Sunday. The marathon...
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