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Cuttack, Bargarh and Jajpur to get new handloom hubs | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: Cuttack, Bargarh and Jajpur districts are likely to get new handloom hubs soon.A high-level meeting, chaired by works secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh here on Friday, discussed the establishment of AI- and blockchain-supported handloom hubs at Abhimanpur in Cuttack district and Gopalpur in Jajpur. Similarly, discussions were held on a proposal to establish a handloom…

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FDI inflows rise 17% to record $95 billion

NEW DELHI: Gross foreign direct investment (FDI) grew 16.7%, its fastest pace of expansion in six years, to a record $94.5 billion in 2025-26, helping reverse the four-year falling trend of net FDI.Net FDI was estimated at $7.7 billion during the last financial year, compared with under $1 billion in the previous year. After excluding…

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Asst engr of rural water supply & sanitation dept held | Bhubaneswar News

Berhampur: Vigilance sleuths on Friday arrested the assistant engineer of rural water supply and sanitation (RWSS) department at Kolnara block in Rayagada district for possession of disproportionate assets to the tune of 101% of his known sources of income, including two multi-storied buildings and four high-valued plots.The accused was identified as Malaya Kumar Nayak (59),…

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Honda plans to line up 10 new car models by 2030

NEW DELHI: Honda Cars India is preparing an aggressive product expansion in the country, with plans to introduce more than 10 new models by 2030 as the Japanese automaker revs up to take on competition in one of its most important global growth markets.The company on Friday unveiled the updated hybrid version of the City…

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Retd panchayat secy gets two-and-a-half years’ jail for misappropriation | Bhubaneswar News

Rourkela: A retired panchayat secretary has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years of rigorous imprisonment by special judge, Vigilance, Sundargarh, on Friday for misappropriating cash and rice worth Rs 42,777, 22 years ago. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Alexander Ekka (66), the former panchayat secretary of Jodakudar gram panchayat under Lathikata…

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Shareholders’ no to Swiggy’s board changes

BENGALURU: Swiggy shareholders have voted against proposed changes to the company’s Articles of Association, preventing the planned appointments of CFO Rahul Bothra and cofounder Phani Kishan Addepalli to the board. The special resolution received 72.4% shareholder support, falling short of the 75% threshold required for approval, according to an exchange filing on Thursday.Swiggy said the…

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