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It meant that SHORT TAKES prices for both petrol and diesel in- POST NEWS NETWORK In view of the improve- creased for the ninth day in a row. ment in the COVID-19 situ- While branded or additive-laced Petrol and diesel prices have Bhubaneswar, Feb 17:The ation in the state, ‘Question increased for 9 days in a row 4 more bodies take petrol, which attracts higher taxes, Budget session of Odisha Hour’ will be conducted dur- had crossed the `100-mark in some Central and state taxes make up for 60% Assembly will start ing the session. It was can- MP bus toll to 51 places in states like Maharashtra, of price of petrol and 54% of diesel Thursday with Governor celled during past two ses- Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, this Ganeshi Lal’s address to the sions of the House. Bhopal: The death toll in the is the first time that regular petrol FUEL PRICES IN CITY House at 11.00am. It will be For smooth functioning of bus accident in Madhya crossed the physiological mark. conducted in two phases the House, Speaker Surya Pradesh’s Sidhi district has In Sriganganagar town of Rajasthan, ` and continue till April 9. Narayan Patro held an all gone up to 51 with the recovery PETROL 90.25 ( +0.27 ) petrol price soared to `100.13 a litre The ruling BJD plans to party meeting Wednesday. of four more bodies officials DIESEL `87.11 ( +0.27 ) informed Wednesday. Bodies of Wednesday. pass six Bills during the Patro said the Budget session 47 people, including 20 women Fuel prices differ from state to state session. will be conducted in two sit- ` and two children, were depending on the incidence of local diesel 79.95. In Mumbai, petrol was last month. The value-added tax (VAT) NEIGHBOURS SMILE The first phase of the ses- tings from 10.30am to 1.30pm recovered Tuesday after the taxes such as VAT and freight charges. being sold for `96 a litre and diesel was on petrol, after the cut, at 36 per cent sion will be held from and from 4.00pm to 6.00 pm. packed private bus skidded off Rajasthan levies the highest VAT on priced at `86.98. plus `1.5 per litre road cess is still the Country Petrol/Ltr Diesel/Ltr February 18 to 27 while the The opposition – BJP and the road and plunged into a petrol in India. The record price in Rajasthan is de- highest in India. On diesel, Rajasthan Pakistan `51.00 `52.91 second will be conducted the Congress have decided to water-filled Bansagar canal After Wednesday's price increase, spite the state government cutting VAT levies 26 per cent and `1.75 per litre March 12 to April 9. The attack the government over is- Bangladesh `76.70 `56.01 situated approximately 80 petrol in Delhi cost `89.54 per litre and on petrol and diesel by two per cent late road cess. state budget for the financial sues related Kotia dispute, kilometres away from the Sidhi In Anuppur of Madhya Pradesh, Sri Lanka `60.33 `38.97 year 2021-22 will be pre- law and order and farmers’ district headquarters. P9 regular petrol is close to breaching the Nepal `68.99 `58.33 sented, February 22. problems. MORE ON P4 `100-mark. It was being sold at 99.90 per MODI BLAMES PREDECESSORS litre Wednesday while the price of Prices equivalent to Indian rupees NEW DELHI: On a day when regular petrol crossed the `100 mark, Prime diesel stood at `90.35 per litre. common man. However, the govern- 4 die, 20 injured Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday the middle class would not have been In nine straight days, prices have ment is not considering a reduction in tractor mishap burdened if the previous governments had focussed on reducing India’s energy gone up by `2.59 per litre for petrol in excise duty to cool rates. import dependence. He said India imported over 85 per cent of its oil needs in and `2.82 per litre for diesel. Central and state taxes make up for Baripada: In a tragic incident, the 2019-20 financial year and nearly 53 per cent of its gas requirement. “Can The relentless hike in prices has 60 per cent of the retail selling price of four people died while over 20 we be so import dependent? I don’t want to criticise anyone but I want to say been criticised by the opposition par- petrol and over 54 per cent of diesel. The others were injured after the (that) had we focussed on this subject earlier, our middle class would not have ties including the Congress. The op- Union Government levies `32.90 per tractor they were travelling in been burdened,” Modi asserted at a function in Tamil Nadu. position has demanded an immediate litre of excise duty on petrol and `31.80 overturned at Murunia under cut in taxes to ease the burden on the a litre on diesel. MORE ON P4, 11 Speaker Surya Narayan Patro conducting the all-party meeting Jharpojaria police limits in Mayurbhanj district Wednesday night. One person died on the #METOO MOVEMENT GETS A BOOST ` KOTIA PANCHAYAT ELECTIONS spot while three succumbed to 25 crore fine Samaleswari temple their injuries while undergoing to get `200 crore for treatment. The identities of the collected from deceased are yet to be Ramani acquitted Odisha’s plea in SC shrine development ascertained. Eyewitnesses said the tractor skidded off the road traffic violators and overturned trapping the POST NEWS NETWORK persons travelling on it. They POST NEWS NETWORK were returning to their homes in in defamation case misconceived: AP Bhubaneswar, Feb 17: As part of Barabuda from Gorumahisani Bhubaneswar, Feb 17: A total the 5T initiative, the Odisha gov- locality. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA fine amount of `25 crore has been POST NEWS NETWORK passed an order. There was no such ernment has prepared a draft plan collected from traffic rule violators undertaking in the present mat- for redevelopment of the New Delhi, Feb 17: A Delhi court in the cities of Cuttack and the state New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Feb ter,” the counsel for the Andhra Samaleswari temple in Sambalpur. Wednesday acquitted journalist capital in approximately one year. 17: The Andhra Pradesh govern- Pradesh government said. The total expenditure in the proj- MARKET WATCH Priya Ramani in MJ Akbar’s crim- This information was shared by ment has termed the contempt pe- Meanwhile the two main oppo- ect will be to the tune of `200 crore. inal defamation case against her Twin City police commissioner tition filed by Odisha against it for sition parties in the state – the BJP A detailed presentation on the INDEX VARIATION over the allegations of sexual ha- Sudhanshu Sarangi here holding panchayat elections in and the Congress have decided to draft redevelopment plan – rassment. The court said that a Wednesday. He was speaking at three villages of Kotia panchayat raise the Kotia issue in the Budget Samaleswari Temple Area SENSEX 51703.83 400.34 woman has the right to put griev- the valedictory programme of the in Koraput district as grossly mis- session of the Assembly which be- Management & Local Economy ances before any platform of her month-long ‘Traffic Awareness conceived and non-maintainable. gins Thursday. Initiatives (SAMALEI) – was made BOURSES NIFTY 15208.90 104.60 choice even after decades. October 17, 2018. He has denied all the Month’. The senior cop said that In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Congress leader Narasingha Mishra Wednesday before Chief Minister DOLLAR 73.57 `0.05 Additional Chief Metropolitan allegations of sexual harassment on the basis of CCTV footages, Court, Andhra Pradesh was also critical about Naveen Patnaik. The government Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey against the women who came for- around 350 challans are being is- submitted Wednesday Since there was no the developments in has sought suggestions from the EURO 87.63 `0.56 dismissed the complaint filed by ward during #MeToo campaign sued every day over violation of that there was no di- direction passed by Kotia panchayat. public on the draft plan. The sug- CURRENCY Akbar. He said that no charges against him. traffic rules. The numbers will rection passed by the the Supreme Court, “Andhra Pradesh gov- gestions can be mailed to devel- ` ` GOLD 46,371 528 were proved against Ramani. Ramani said it feels great to have further increase in next two to apex court in 2006. It there is therefore ernment is taking our [email protected] by SILVER `68,766 `606 The court said it is shameful that truth validated before the court.