Newdelhi:1/3/23:Shri Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles said that developed and developing countries must have different goals and timelines while being sensitive to each other’s needs, potential goals and roadmap towards sustainability. He was addressing the gathering at Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Special Plenary Session of India Europe ...
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Shri Rajesh Malhotra takes charge as Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau
Newdelhi:1/3/23:Shri Rajesh Malhotra has today assumed charge as Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau (PIB). Shri Malhotra takes over after the superannuation of Shri Satyendra Prakash yesterday. Previously, Shri Rajesh Malhotra, an Indian Information Service (IIS) Officer of the 1989 batch, had been working in Ministry of Finance since January 2018. During the critical COVID-19 Pandemic, he effectively steered the ...
Read More »PM addresses Post Budget Webinar on ‘Urban Planning, Development and Sanitation’
Newdelhi:1/3/23;The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, addressed a Post Budget Webinar on the subject of ‘Urban Development with focus on planning’. It is the sixth of a series of 12 post-budget webinars organized by the government to seek ideas and suggestions for the effective implementation of the initiatives announced in the Union Budget 2023. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister ...
Read More »₹1,49,577 crore gross GST revenue collected in February 2023: 12% higher than GST revenues in same month last year
Newdelhi:1/3/23:The gross GST revenue collected in the month of February 2023 is ₹1,49,577 crore of which CGST is ₹27,662 crore, SGST is ₹34,915 crore, IGST is ₹75,069 crore (including ₹35,689 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is ₹11,931 crore (including ₹792 crore collected on import of goods) The government has settled ₹34,770 crore to CGST and ₹29,054 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. ...
Read More »Union Cabinet approves contract signing with L&T for three Cadet Training Ships, worth over Rs 3,100 crore
Newdelhi:1/3/23:The Union Cabinet has accorded approval to sign a contract with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for acquisition of three Cadet Training Ships, at an overall cost of Rs 3,108.09 crore, under Buy {Indian-IDDM (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)} category. The delivery of ships is scheduled to commence from 2026. These ships will cater to the training of officer cadets, ...
Read More »Acharya Harihar Birth Anniversary celebrated
Bhubaneswar:28/2/23:Acharya Harihar’s was a symbol of service, sympathy and solitary determination. On behalf of IPR_Odisha, distinguished guests attended the state-wide Jubilee program of Acharya Harihar, highlighting the life style of Acharya Harihar was held yesterday. Departmental Minister Shri Pradeep Kumar Amat attended as the Chief Guest. The social drama “Bow” based on Acharya Harihar’s life mantra “Be a good man” ...
Read More »Bhubaneswar:28/2/23:Hon’ble Governor Professor Ganesh Lal administered the oath to the newly appointed State Information Shri Sushant Kumar Mohanty. @IPR_Odisha Chief Administrative Secretary Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh read out the appointment letter of Shri Mohanty with permission from the Governor at the swearing in ceremony held at Raj Bhawan Abhishek Hall
Elections for the Notified Area Councils in Attabira and Hindol in Odisha will be held on April 3
Bhubaneswar:28/2/23: The State Election Commission on Tuesday announced the schedule for the elections for the Notified Area Councils (NACs) in Attabira and Hindol in Odisha. The elections for both the NACs will be held on April 3. The tenure of Attabira NAC in Bargarh district and Hindol NAC in Dhenkanal district ends on April 12, the State Election Commission said. ...
Read More »Lower PMG square turned into a virtual battleground after a scuffle erupted between BJP Yuva Morcha activists and security forces
Bhubaneswar:28/2/23: The Lower PMG square here on Tuesday turned into a virtual battleground after a scuffle erupted between BJP activists and security forces during a massive rally taken out by the saffron front over former Minister Naba Das’s murder case. The pitched battle broke out when police are trying to stop the protesters who were forcefully heading towards the State ...
Read More »Odisha Assembly witnessed heavy pandemonium soon after the question hour
Bhubaneswar:28/2/23: The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday witnessed heavy pandemonium soon after the question hour as Opposition –Congress and BJP and ruling members created uproar over their respective issues. Unable to run the House, Speaker BK Arukh adjourned it till 4 pm. The Question Hour continued peacefully. Later, BJP members stood up on the their respective seats and created ruckus over ...
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