The GST Council in its 47th meeting had decided to go for a rate hike on several daily essential items. From next week, several household items including hotels and bank services among other things, will also get costlier.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday issued a fresh set of advisories and stipulations to put a check on the further spread of Covid-19 in the city by making ‘No mask no entry’ and ‘no mask no goods’ mandatory for malls and commercial outlets.
Khordha leads the pack with 1566 active cases, followed by Cuttack (682), Sundargarh (292) and Puri (170). 3 other districts - Balasore (96), Sambalpur (94) and Mayurbhanj (80) are not far behind.
Odisha Vigilance conducted simultaneous raids on the houses and properties associated with Dusmanta Dehury, Assistant Engineer of Rural Development Department, Nimapara in Puri district in the disproportionate assets (DA) case.
