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Bhubaneswar, 15th October: Odisha is now under the spell of both the cyclone and flood. The emergency situation arising out of both these calamities has been kept under control because of timely action for evacuation and relief operations.…

After six consecutive hikes in petrol prices since June 1, the government has finally given some relief to the common people with a populist announcement today. The petrol prices have been reduced by Rs 3.05 per litre with immediate effect…

The Election of Students' Union and other Student Societies/Associations shall be held in all the Government and Non-Government Aided Colleges of the State as per the following time table without any deviation in order to enforce discipline…

The last date for the filing of income tax returns has been extended by five days to August 5 instead of July 31 because of the unprecedented surge in number of I-T returns being filed online. "As a measure of taxpayers convenience, it…

The government has come up with a proposal to make drastic changes to the PF deduction structure, which means PF will be deducted from the total salary instead of 'basic wages'. The EPFO feels that the existing guidelines do not allow the…

The clamour is now growing for both the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Law Minister Ashwani Kumar's resignation after Supreme Court's observations on the Coalgate report. The apex court came down heavily on the CBI saying the…

The Congress-led UPA Government stumped the Opposition and left them divided by forming a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the alleged VVIP chopper scam, which rocked the nation. The BJP, JD(U), BJD, TDP, AGP, Trinamool Congress and…

TNI Bureau: Soon after taking over as the BJP President for the second time, Rajnath Singh declared war on the Congress Party, saying it has failed on all fronts. Rajnath further declared that BJP-led NDA would form the next government in…

TNI Bureau: Just a day after the 'Chintan Shivir' of the Congress Party, the government has given another jolt to the common people by hiking the import duty on gold and platinum. The import duty was raised from 4% to 6%. Since the…

TNI Bureau: The Pakistan government officials managed to convince Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri to call off his protest with a deal that was signed late Thursday night after a series of negotiations for hours. The government agreed to…