Bhubaneswar: Deputy chief minister Pravati Parida on Thursday launched a ‘Go-Homestay’ portal, which aims to ease the application process for those interested in setting up homestays in the state.The portal is a component of the Odisha Homestay Establishment scheme, which was notified by the state govt last year. Parida, who also holds the tourism portfolio,…
Mumbai: Bajaj General Insurance has launched health insurance riders that enable buyers to widen the scope of their basic health plan. The `Age shield’ rider enables buyers of health insurance to ensure that the premium escalation with age will not happen unless there is a claim. The policy is aimed at addressing the complaint of…
A coordinated global effort to stabilise volatile energy markets gathered pace on Wednesday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.According to an AP report, the Paris-based agency will make 400 million barrels available from members’ strategic…
Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee Bhubaneswar: The examination of viscera samples of Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee has hit a roadblock, with Balasore police attributing the delay to Digha Mohana police being occupied with election duty in West Bengal.The actor drowned during shooting for a TV serial at Talasari beach in Balasore last month.“During the…
NEW DELHI: In a major setback to the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday, its prominent Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha led a wave of exodus from the Arvind Kejriwal-led party, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party along with two party colleagues and fellow MPs, including Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal.Notably, weeks earlier, the AAP had appointed…
PM Narendra Modi addressing the nation NEW DELHI: In an address to the nation on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the opposition, a day after a bill to implement women’s reservation in legislatures was defeated in the Lok Sabha.Apologising to “all mothers and sisters” in the country, PM Modi said he was “startled” to…
CM Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurates Odisha Bhawan in New Delhi Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the new Rs 93.27-crore Odisha Bhavan in New Delhi, a modern complex featuring three basements, seven floors and 45 suites.Majhi said the new building in Chanakyapuri, replacing the old one, will reflect…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and resultant spike in crude oil prices, the Indian Navy has made public its maritime security strategy, released recently by Navy chief Admiral D K Tripathi, which mentions Hormuz as “primary area” of interest, among other such “choke points”.Maritime choke points in the Indian…
There are so many traditional and spiritual ritual mentioned in Hindu religion that attracts positive energy, abundance and also bring inner peace. According to the belief, performing some importance remedies each day of the week can help you get rid of the day today problems and also help you to attract the wealth, confidence, good…
Kendrapada: Coal India Limited (CIL) has planned to establish two additional non-coking coal washeries of a total capacity of 27 MTPA in Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Odisha, said minister of state for coal and mines, Satish Chandra Dubey, in Rajya Sabha on Monday. The tentative capacity of these washeries will be 15 million tonnes…
