Bhubaneswar/ Balangir: The counting of cash seized from a distillery unit, allegedly linked to Congress MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu located at Sudpada in Odisha's Balangir district continued on the fifth day even as several counting machines broke down due to the heavy workload, sources said...
Bhubaneswar: The automobile enthusiasts of Odisha witnessed a landmark event as the 1st Odisha Concours D’Elegance unfolded at the Biju Patnaik playground in Baramunda in Bhubaneswar. The Saturday’s inauguration ceremony, graced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, marked the commencement of the first-of-itskind vintage and classic...
New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: After the Income Tax Department seized over Rs 200 crore in cash from different premises linked to Congress' Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand, Dhiraj Sahu, the party said on Saturday that it is no way connected to the businesses of Sahu, and...
Bhubaneswar: The state government urged the DRDO to restrict missile testing off the Odisha coast in February and March -- the mass nesting season of the endangered olive ridley sea turtles, an official said Saturday. The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has two major missile...
Bhubaneswar: With the Income Tax Department recovering over Rs 250 crore of unaccounted money in ongoing raids on Odisha-based distilleries, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday sought to know the source of "benami wealth" seized from the liquor traders. Pradhan said it was a matter of...
Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide VK Pandian Saturday inspected ongoing work under the Shree Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor project. During the early morning visit to the holy town, Pandian also reviewed the arrangement for queue management and traffic control around the 12th-century...
New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The seizure of "unaccounted" cash after Income Tax department raids against an Odisha-based distillery group and its linked entities is expected to reach Rs290 crore, making it the "highest-ever" black money haul by any agency in a single operation, official sources said...
Bhubaneswar: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured people that "money looted from the public will be returned", the Income Tax (I-T) Department Saturday intensified its crackdown on a liquor distillery group in Odisha. After recovering around Rs 225 crore till Friday, the I-T...
Bhubaneswar: As part of its plans to revamp greenery in the City, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Friday announced to launch of its plantation drive on 36 major medians along 60 km of roads here. However, the civic body has committed to undertake plantation on medians...
Bhubaneswar: Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) chairman Asit Tripathy Friday informed that WODC has sanctioned Rs 1 crore for the development of the Mahanadi Netra Hospital in Subarnapur, as the hospital has been playing a crucial role in providing eye care services in the region...
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