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Naveen reviews Patkura poll outcome

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday reviewed the result of the Patkura Assembly election, in which BJP was found to have made considerable inroads though the ruling BJD won the seat. Naveen was not happy with the winning margin of 17,920 votes...

GDP growth to be flat at 6.8% in FY20

Mumbai: The economy will not be able to achieve the official forecast of 7 percent growth in FY20, making it a second consecutive year of sub-7 percent expansion, says a report. Singaporean lender DBS estimates FY20 growth to stay at 6.8 percent, the same as...

Govt amends rules for IBC professionals

New Delhi: The Government on Wednesday amended the rules for insolvency professional and agencies, stating that now an insolvency professional shall not accept any assignment as interim resolution professional under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code unless he holds an 'Authorisation for Assignment' issued by his...

India, China to pip US in tech innovations

San Francisco: By 2035, self-driving cars will be more common than individually owned automobiles while India and China will surpass the US as tech innovation hubs in the world, believe most business professionals in emerging economies, according to a survey.There is strong global consensus that...

Centre revises bidding guidelines for wind power projects

New Delhi: In a bid to fast-track wind energy projects, the Centre has made certain amendments to the bidding guidelines for such projects, according to an official statement. "The guidelines for tariff-based competitive bidding process for procurement of power from grid connected wind power projects...

Sitharaman asks taxmen to deal firmly with evaders

New Delhi: Finance Minister Niramla Sitharaman on Wednesday asked taxmen to firmly deal with those who try to evade taxes and game the system but act as facilitators to those who want to pay taxes honestly. While she stressed that taxpayers should treat tax payment...

Puri admin bans plastic in govt offices 

Puri: Keeping in view the environment hazards of plastic, District Collector Balwant Singh has banned the use of plastic items in all government offices in the district. The Puri Collector has also asked the government officials not to use plastic items like bottles, cups and...

Angul rape accused arrested

Angul: Two days after an eight-year old nomadic girl was raped and dumped in a garbage heap near Angul bus stand, police arrested the accused Tuesday. Shibu Pattnaik (55), a resident of Amalapada in this industrial town, was arrested after a police team conducted raids...

Experts urge students to make career out of Cybersecurity

BHUBANESWAR: With rising cases of data breaches and crisis due to digital attacks around the globe, experts here have suggested that cyber security is going to be the most demanding IT subject for students in future. Discussed in a seminar on “Choosing Cyber Security as...

 

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