Representative Image The government has reduced the drawback rates on exports of gold and silver jewellery by more than half to adjust for the significant cut in import duties on these precious metals in the Budget. A notification regarding this was issued by the Department of Revenue. On the export of gold jewellery, the drawback…
NEW DELHI: Faced with opposition, government on Tuesday cancelled the move to recruit 45 mid-level bureaucrats through “lateral entry” and announced the extension of quotas to such inductions as well.Government asked Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to withdraw the advertisement for 45 lateral inductions for the posts of joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries, in…
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BHUBANESWAR: Woman employees in govt and private sectors in Odisha will get a day’s paid period leave, deputy CM Pravati Parida announced Thursday in Cuttack after an I-Day event. “The leave will be optional and can be taken on either the first or second day of the menstrual cycle, depending on the woman’s preference,” said…
NEW DELHI: Between January to May this year, 40.7 lakh foreign tourists have visited the country as compared to 37.3 lakh during the same period last year, registering a growth of 9.1%. Foreign exchange earnings for the same period till May were Rs 1.1 lakh crore as compared to Rs 88,441 crore last year, registering…
BHUBANESWAR: Days after Odisha commerce and transport minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena called for a thorough probe into V K Pandian’s helicopter rides, state law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Sunday said the govt will investigate how 450 helipads were constructed to land the chopper carrying the bureaucrat-turned-politician.Pandian, a close aide of former chief minister Naveen Patnaik,…
The govt on Friday told the Lok Sabha that it had no plans to bring any law regarding electoral bonds for the funding of political parties, while replying to questions on electoral bonds. The govt added it had no plans for an alternative funding proposal to the electoral bonds either, for the political parties.Trinamool Congress…
NEW DELHI: Congress leaders lauded Vinesh Phogat’s historic achievement at the Olympics, noting that her victory provided a resounding response to those who questioned her struggles and intentions.Phogat’s journey has been nothing short of a fairy tale, culminating in a destiny-altering triumph as she conquered three top wrestlers in a single day, becoming the first…
KOLKATA: With the 15-year-old govt now ousted, there was a rush among Bangladeshis on Tuesday – several of them cooped up in Marquis Street for weeks – to return home and be a part of the unfolding history in the country’s 53 years of existence. For the lucky 314-odd Bangladeshis, who were the first to…
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARGH: Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that NDA govt will not only complete its full five-year term but also take the helm at the Centre in 2029 and Narendra Modi will be prime minister again.“I want to assure you that whatever opposition wants to say, you don’t need to worry. In 2029…
