A shopkeeper uses an induction cooker to prepare tea at a stall in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: In what has turned into a battle for survival, hundreds of OMFED parlours and independent tea kiosks across the city have started switching to electric stoves as the ongoing LPG shortage triggered by the West Asia conflict continues to disrupt…
Former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik BHUBANESWAR: Former associates of Biju Patnaik including Rajya Sabha member Dilip Ray, former minister Bijoy Mohapatra and ex-BJD MP Prasanna Patasani were among senior politicians who attended a parallel event to pay homage to the former Odisha chief minister on his death anniversary, triggering fresh political speculation. The gathering…
Cuttack: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday directed the Koraput district administration to submit an action taken report within four weeks over an alleged public humiliation and inhuman punishment of a tribal couple. The NHRC was acting on a complaint filed by Jeypore-based human rights activist advocate Anup Kumar Patro. The plea, submitted…
Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at strengthening safety, transparency and monitoring, the social security and empowerment of persons with disabilities department has directed all operators of beggar rehabilitation centres to mandatorily install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in their facilities.In an official letter, the department asked authorised agencies running shelters for beggars and urban homeless persons…
US-Iran conflict impact: The global energy shock triggered by the US-Israeli conflict with Iran is now rippling through economies far beyond the Middle East, exposing how deeply interconnected fuel supply chains have become. For example, in India, shortages of cooking gas are emerging, while in California, gasoline prices have surged to nearly $6 per gallon….
Stock market ended the holiday-shortened week in red, dragging down the combined valuation of six of India’s ten most valued companies by Rs 64,734.46 crore, with Bharti Airtel emerging as the biggest loser. The broader market reflected the subdued sentiment, as the BSE Sensex slipped 263.67 points, or 0.35 per cent, while the NSE Nifty…
A cherry blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan’s Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents complained of overtourism fuelled by the weak yen.The city of Fujiyoshida, in central Japan’s Yamanashi region, said Tuesday that the weeks-long event attracting around 200,000 people will be called off this year because “the quiet lives of…
NEW DELHI: Indian exporters on Thursday flagged their concern over the charges being levied by shipping lines as well as gaps in the ECGC scheme announced by commerce department, while seeking measures to address concerns related to packaging material, which is in short supply. At a meeting on the West Asia crisis with commerce secretary…
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