The New Indian Express Jeypore - February 02, 2025
The New Indian Express Jeypore - February 02, 2025
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In this issue
February 02, 2025
Bihar gets bulk of the allocations
BIHAR was written all over the Union Budget as it made significant allocations for the NDA-ruled state that will face assembly polls later this year.
1 min
Notorious criminal held
Burla police on Saturday arrested a notorious criminal who has been involved in several crimes in the past.
1 min
OSEPA, PSS to look into new school schemes
THE two new school schemes Godabarish Mishra Adarsha Prathamika Vidyalaya and Aitihya Vidyalaya will be implemented through the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) and Panchasakha Sikhya Setu (PSS) respectively, the School and Mass Education department said on Friday.
1 min
Teacher booked for caning child over homework
TEACHER of a convent school of Paradip was booked for allegedly subjecting a class 3 student to corporal punishment for not completing his mathematics homework.
1 min
Elderly woman murdered over sorcery charge
A 63-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by a youth in Pitaldhua tribal village under Kankadahad police station over suspicions of practising sorcery on Saturday.
1 min
ICG, police to inspect coastline for deploying boats
IN a bid to strengthen surveillance along Odisha sea coast, the Indian Coast Guard and Odisha Police have decided to do a depth-mapping of the state's entire 480-km-long coastline for proper deployment of patrolling vessels.
1 min
Opium farm worth ₹60 lakh destroyed in Similipal core
A joint operation by police, forest, excise, and revenue officials has uncovered and destroyed illegal opium cultivation worth approximately ₹60 lakh in Similipal National Park's core area on Friday.
1 min
Govt allows registration of pre-RERA apartments
IN a major move that paves way for buying and selling of flats constructed in pre-RERA phase, the Odisha government on Saturday allowed registration of apartments that were completed before the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) norms came into effect in the state.
1 min
3 killed, 1 critical after ambulance carrying dead body hits tipper
IN a tragic incident, three persons including two members of a family were killed and another sustained critical injuries after the ambulance in which they were taking the body of a deceased kin home from Cuttack, hit a dumper near Maitapur chowk on NH-16 in Bhadrak, on Saturday.
1 min
Ostracised Tribal Family Seeks ₹5 Lakh for Crop Loss
TWO days after the Orissa High Court directed Mayurbhanj police to file an action taken report (ATR) on the alleged social boycott of a tribal family by villagers of Dorakantia in Bangiriposi, the victim Sundar Majhi (61) on Saturday demanded the district administration to pay ₹5 lakh compensation for the loss incurred over his damaged paddy crops.
1 min
HC declines to intervene in Netaji Museum and Biju Patnaik Park maintenance issue
THE Orissa High Court has declined to issue notices on a petition seeking intervention against authorities allegedly proceeding without inviting tenders to award work to a specific agency for providing manpower for maintenance of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Birthplace Museum and Biju Patnaik Park in the city.
1 min
Rapid action: Police recover ₹3.5 crore cash looted from country liquor unit within 24 hrs
KALAHANDI police seized a whopping ₹3.51 crore robbed by a band of eight criminals from a country liquor manufacturing unit at Dharamgarh in Kalahandi district late Thursday night, in what turned out to be one of the largest and swiftest cash recoveries of the recent times by the state police.
2 mins
CT-GST seizes raw tobacco worth over ₹25L
Commercial Tax and Goods and Services Tax (CT-GST) seized raw tobacco worth over ₹25 lakh when it was being transported in a truck without proper documentation and bills.
1 min
Retired army officer hit by unidentified vehicle, dies
A retired army officer died after reportedly being hit by an unidentified vehicle near Niladri Vihar within Chandrasekharpur police limits in the wee hours of Saturday.
1 min
E&IT dept asked to prepare plan for future AI use in govt
THE state government on Saturday asked the Electronics and IT department to create a research-based ecosystem on the requirement and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in official matters.
1 min
A Renewed Push for State's MSMEs, Say Entrepreneurs
The focus given to MSMEs and startups in the Union Budget, enhancing financial support for these sectors will give a fresh impetus to their growth in Odisha, entrepreneurs and industry experts said.
1 min
Odisha's Buddhist sites, homestay plans to get a boost
ODISHA's tourism and travel stakeholders are upbeat about the new offerings for the sector in the Union Budget 2025-26 which was announced by Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
1 min
Relief Finally for Inflation-Hit Middle Class Taxpayers
The inflation-battered middle class, which desperately pinned hopes on Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman for income tax (IT) relief, was left elated with the extent of exemptions announced in the Union Budget.
1 min
Despite massive mandate to BJP, Odisha left disappointed by Union Budget-2025
ODISHA'S high expectations from the Union Budget on the back of the massive mandate given by the people to BJP in last year's general elections seemed to have come cropper as no specific allocations or special package were announced for the state by Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
1 min
Double betrayal, says Oppn while BJP terms budget as visionary, empowering
THE Opposition BJD and Congress lashed out at the Centre for ignoring Odisha in the Union Budget even as the ruling BJP hailed it as a historic move to empower the people, middle-class and accelerate the economic growth of the country.
1 min
Mithilanchal matrix in Madhubani saree
Presenting her eighth consecutive Union Budget on Saturday, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a subtle yet powerful political gesture choosing to don a Madhubani-embroidered saree symbolising her 'affection' for the Mithilanchal in Bihar.
1 min
DMK, AIADMK United in Attack on Centre for 'Ignoring' Tamil Nadu
THE two Dravidian majors - the ruling DMK and the principal opposition AIADMK struck the same note on Saturday in their attack on the BJP-led union government, both alleging that Tamil Nadu was ignored in the Union Budget for 2025-26 presented by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
1 min
Will expose Centre's injustice to TG: Revanth
EXPRESSING disappointment over lack of fund allocation for the state government projects in the Union Budget 2025-26, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy stated that the issue would be raised in the Assembly to expose the Centre's injustice to Telangana.
1 min
No big announcements for Andhra, but Naidu govt remains hopeful
WHILE Andhra Pradesh was not specifically mentioned in Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech, a closer look at the document revealed that the Centre has allocated funds for several key projects, including the Polavaram Irrigation Project, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, and Visakhapatnam Port.
1 min
Prudence in the Time of Turmoil
Given the strong macro headwinds, the budget's promise of keeping the fiscal deficit low is appreciable. Smaller companies need easier norms and investors need more consistent policies to spur the economy
2 mins
NEITHER A HALWA, NOR A BIRYANI
N his parliament speech on Budget 2024, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi had taunted the government by showing a picture of the finance minister and her mostly upper-caste officers participating in the ritualistic 'budget halwa ceremony' and asked metaphorically why India's budget halwa was not being shared proportionately with the oppressed sections.
3 mins
PRUDENCE IN THE TIME OF TURMOIL
The global macroeconomic backdrop to the finance minister's eighth budget is a turmoil caused by protectionist policies of the US and a stock market crash caused by a Chinese startup.
2 mins
Healing touch to cancer care, med infra push
1.1L UG and PG medical education seats in 10 yrs
2 mins
PM DHAN-DHAANYA SCHEME FOR 'FIRST ENGINE OF GROWTH'
FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman positioned agriculture as \"the first engine of growth\" in the Union Budget for 2025-26, announcing flagship schemes, including Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, to be implemented in partnership with state governments to benefit 1.7 crore farmers.
1 min
Politically motivated: Oppn tears into govt
OPPOSITION parties on Saturday called the Union Budget a \"cruel betrayal of people\" and \"politically driven,\" with an eye on the Delhi and Bihar assembly elections.
1 min
₹20K cr for rooftop solar installations
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated a substantial budget for various key schemes in the Union Budget 2025 across different sectors.
1 min
Fiscal deficit target cut to 4.4% for FY26
THE budget has pegged fiscal deficit, which is the quantum of government borrowings, for the next fiscal at 4.4% and the same for the current fiscal retained at 4.8%.
1 min
Crypto transaction details must
VIRTUAL digital assets (VDAs) such as crypto will be included in defining undisclosed income.
3 mins
All Set To Boost Household Sentiments
The last budget laid out a framework for a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25, and Budget 2020 builds on this with great acumen. The Economic Survey had spoken about entrepreneurship as a strategy to fuel productivity growth and wealth creation.
2 mins
Clarification on Ulips cap gain tax
LTCG
1 min
TDS, TCS rates rationalised, new norms mooted
IN a significant step to simplify the tax regime and also to reduce compliance burden, the government has announced to reduce the number of TDS (tax deducted at source) rates.
2 mins
Exemptions for Life-Saving Drugs, Critical Minerals
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a series of exemptions and revisions to Basic Customs Duty (BCD) across various sectors.
1 min
Tax benefits for NPS Vatsalya subscribers
Exemptions
1 min
₹10K cr fund will give fillip to startup eco
WITH an aim to boost the start-up ecosystem in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that the Alternate Investment Funds (AIFs) will be supported by a ₹10,000 crore commitment.
1 min
UDAN scheme to connect 120 new destinations
The government will launch a modified UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme to connect 120 new destinations, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget 2025-26.
1 min
Investment, Turnover Limit for MSMEs Up
In a bid to support Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced increases in the investment and turnover limits for MSME classification, raising them by 2.5 and 2 times, respectively.
1 min
Allocation Stands at ₹574 Cr, Census & NPR Unlikely to Begin in '25
A meagre allocation of ₹574.80 crore under the Union budget for Census, Survey and Registrar General India indicated that the delayed decadal head count exercise in the country may not be carried out this year too.
1 min
Living Texts of New Voices, Lingering Memories and Old Wounds at Lit Fest
A narrative from Kashmir to Los Angeles
2 mins
Def gets ₹6.8L cr, enhanced by ₹59.6 cr
The Centre on Saturday earmarked Rs 6,81,210 crore for the defence sector in the Union Budget for the year 2025-26.
1 min
Truck with 150 gas cylinders catches fire in UP
A massive fire broke out in a truck loaded with around 150 gas cylinders leading to a series of blasts for about half an hour in UP's Ghaziabad district on Saturday.
1 min
Dhami Likely to Rejig Cabinet After Civic Body Polls in Uttarakhand
DESPITE winning 10 out of 11 mayoral positions in Uttarakhand's municipal corporations, the BJP is facing growing concerns over its weak performance in key ministerial and legislative areas.
1 min
On fast track: Fillip to infra, 200 new Vande Bharat trains
THE Union Budget for 2025-26 on Saturday made significant provisions for the rail sector, with the government planning to introduce 200 new Vande Bharat trains, including both sleeper and chair versions, along with 100 Amrit Bharat and 50 Namo Bharat train sets, besides numerous projects and infrastructure development.
1 min
8 Naxals gunned down in C'garh's Bijapur encounter
EIGHT cadres of the banned outfit CPI (Maoist) were killed in an intense gun battle with the security forces in the Bijapur district, about 400 km south of Raipur, on Saturday.
1 min
Look Northeast: Assam to get urea plant, CMs of seven states elated
THE Chief Ministers of the states in the Northeast and industry bodies hailed the Union Budget, 2025.
1 min
3 Israelis, 183 Palestinian prisoners freed in fourth swap after truce
HAMAS militants freed three male hostages held for more than a year in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in the fourth such exchange of a ceasefire deal that has halted 15 months of intense fighting.
1 min
6 Dead in Second US Plane Crash in as Many Days
A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff on Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes.
1 min
Italy forced to take back 43 migrants as court blocks their expulsion
AN Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centres in Albania following a court decision in Rome.
1 min
Ramkumar and Mukund put India in command
INDIA made a strong start to their Davis Cup 2025 campaign on Saturday, taking a 2-0 lead over Togo on the opening day of the World Group I Playoffs at the DLTA Complex.
1 min
Odisha in command against Services
HAVING conceded first innings lead to Services, Odisha regained control posting 394 in the second innings.
2 mins
Punjab's Arjun and Ojasvi take spotlight
Punjab's Arjun Babuta & Ojasvi Thakur won the 10 air rifle mixed team gold
1 min
Salah Scores Double as Liverpool Extend Lead in EPL
MOHAMED Salah's controversial penalty put Liverpool on course for a 2-0 win at Bournemouth as the Premier League leaders moved nine points clear on Saturday.
1 min
Lifetime Achievement Award for Sachin
FORMER India captain and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was honoured with the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI annual awards in Mumbai on Saturday.
1 min
Maha Kumbh Deep dive into a sacred realm
Deep dive into a sacred realm
3 mins
Between Nature and Humanity
The fearlessness that reflects in artist GR Iranna's experimental mediums creates a deep aesthetic which elevates the canvas into a third dimension
2 mins
Wake Up to the Importance of AI in Education
For a couple of years or so the brouhaha about AI has been on us. The one worry that consistently nags me is the lack of readiness in terms of expertise and acceptance in terms of use of AI in education in my country.
2 mins
The Secret Sauce to Lasting Friendships
In the first week of January, I received an unexpected phone call from a cherished family friend, someone I hadn't met in 17 long years.
1 min
Increasing Man-animal Conflict is a Sign of Disasters Waiting to Happen
Acute Angle
4 mins
Eating with Eyes Wide Shut
Find yourself gaining weight and feeling excessively full in the mornings for no explicable reason? You may be suffering from sleep-related eating disorder
2 mins
Eating with Eyes Wide Shut
Find yourself gaining weight and feeling excessively full in the mornings for no explicable reason? You may be suffering from sleep-related eating disorder.
2 mins
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