Mumbai : Invoice-mart, a digital invoice discounting platform, announced the successful completion of its first set of transactions today. Invoices raised on Sobha Ltd., West Coast Paper, Intex Technologies, Future Retail and other reputed Corporates by their MSME suppliers were discounted by Axis Bank, to mark the commencement of operations. Invoicemart is a platform created…
Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court has set 2nd August’17 as the date for hearing on the injunction suit sought by Odisha government against Chhattisgarh government for construction of projects and planning upcoming projects in upper catchments of Mahanadi. Odisha in its fight had to present how illegal actions of Chhattisgarh Government in unilaterally planning and constructing…
Bhubaneswar: The BJD had threatened to initiate legal action against a Delhi-based news channel and some BJP leaders in Odisha accusing them of criticizing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The state unit of BJP also moved the chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to investigate into the alleged discrepancies in the data of BJD’s…
BHUBANESWAR, Jul 24: Odisha Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik today asked the administration to evacuate people from low-lying areas of Keonjhar, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts due to incessant rain in the region. He issued the directive while reviewing the flood-like situation due to a rise in water level of rivers like Baitarani, Brahmani, Subarnarekha, Jalaka…
Bhubaneswar: Strong determination and hard work will never be in vain. Sukanti Dash, a visually challenged woman from Odisha who has joined the State Revenue Services of Odisha state, is the epitome of strength and perseverance that encourages us all to move forward, regardless of difficulties. Blind since birth, Sukanti was once a teacher—a ‘Sikshya…
Respected Shri Pranab Mukherjee ji, Shri Hamid Ansari ji, Shri Narendra Modi ji, Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan ji, Shri Justice J. S. Khehar ji, Excellencies, Honorable Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen, and Fellow Citizens I thank you for electing me to the responsibility of the President of India, and I enter this office with all…
Shri Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday tweeted sections of his first address after taking over as President. He said he is “Honoured to be sworn in as the 14th President of India; would be carrying out my responsibilities with all humility”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an early Twitter adopter and one with a mind boggling…
New Delhi: The Government announced its decision making the Aadhaar card mandatory for opening bank accounts and conducting financial transactions of Rs 50,000 and above. Moreover, existing bank account holders have been asked to submit their Aadhaar cards issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to banks by December 31 this year, failing…
Bhubaneswar: The Govt of Odisha will soon approach the Centre to identify Paika revolt of Odisha in 1817 as the first War of Independence of India instead of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. To support the claim, the Odisha State Archives has prepared a 700-page book ‘The Paika Rebellion A Documentary Study’ which promises to…
BHUBANESWAR: The BJP admonished party’s senior leader Bijoy Mohapatra for audaciously questioning the petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Bijoy wrote a letter to the Union minister on May 31 highlighting how Paradip refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) failed to generate enough jobs for the locals in contrast to promises made by Dharmendra. “…the dreams…