Bhubaneswar: The per capita debt burden in Odisha stood at Rs 26,978 till the end of October of the current financial year, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the state assembly Monday. In a written reply to a question by BJP legislator Tankadhar Tripathy, the chief minister said the total outstanding public debt of the state government...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress Monday submitted a notice to the Odisha Assembly Speaker seeking passage of a resolution to enhance the existing reservation quota in jobs and education for various communities in the state. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, Congress Legislature Party leader Rama Chandra Kadam said there is an urgent need to remove the...

New Delhi: Late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's mother Monday told the Delhi High Court that instead of grieving his death, his wife Priya Kapur made every move to take control of his assets. Sunjay's mother Rani Kapur said she was never told about her son's will, which is silent on the existence of his mother, even though he...

Bhubaneswar: The Raj Bhavan in Odisha has been officially renamed as ‘Lok Bhavan', Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati said Monday. The renaming, effective from December 1, was approved based on a directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs. "Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar and Raj Bhavan, Puri are renamed as Lok Bhavan, Bhubaneswar and Lok Bhavan, Puri respectively for all...

New Delhi: To safeguard the citizens from buying non-genuine items, the Centre Monday said that it asked mobile phone manufacturers and importers to ensure that the 'Sanchar Saathi' mobile application is pre-installed on all new mobile handsets manufactured or imported for use in India. This will enable easy reporting of suspected misuse of telecom resources and increase...

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is all set to assume the Chairship of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) December 3, the ECI said Monday. The CEC will take over the Chairship of IIDEA in the meeting of the Council of Member States of International IDEA to be held in Stockholm,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday felicitated and presented Rs 11 lakh each to four players from the state who were part of the Indian team that won the inaugural Women's T20 World Cup for the Blind. The players, Phula Soren of Balasore, and Parvati Marndi, Yamuna Rani Tudu, and Basanti Hansda of Mayurbhanj, were...

New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has requested the Wireless Monitoring Organisation (WMO) to possibly identify the source of interference and spoofing of GPS experienced by some flights near the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi while approaching Runway 10, the Parliament was informed Monday. In a reply to a question in the Lok...

New Delhi: Indian women's hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh Monday resigned from the post with immediate effect, citing "personal reasons". According to sources, Harendra sent an e-mail to Hockey India informing the apex body that he is resigning with immediate effect. Dutch tactician Sjoerd Marijne, who was head coach of the side that finished fourth at...

Beijing: China has provided USD one million as emergency assistance to Sri Lanka as the island nation continues to battle severe floods and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah. The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, in a social media post, said the Red Cross Society of China has provided USD 100,000 in emergency cash aid to the Sri...