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Bhubaneswar:  Three people were sentenced to life in prison by a court in Bhubaneswar on Friday for a triple murder that happened in 1996. The sessions court sentenced Biswajit Das, Chita Ranjan Padhi and Rudra Narayan Sahu to life imprisonment after convicting them of murder....

Bhubaneswar: A special court in Odisha has ordered public auction of properties of a real estate firm worth more than Rs 2 crore in connection with a land fraud case. The order was issued on the basis of submissions of the economic offences wing (EOW)...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday announced a cash incentive of Rs 10 lakh each for the seven athletes from Odisha who will be participating in the Asian Para Games in China's Hangzhou. Among these seven athletes is paralympic gold medalist Pramod Bhagat, a badminton...

Bhubaneswar/ Paralakhemundi: Amid a statewide bus strike by private bus owners opposing the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI), Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday inaugurated the affordable transportation scheme in tribal-dominated Gajapati district. Patnaik flagged off the service through video conferencing. "The LAccMi bus service...

Bhubaneswar: In a first among all AIIMS across the country, AIIMS Bhubaneswar Friday launched an e-payment facility for the public, an official said. This facility will enable patients and their relatives to pay the fees online using UPI, wallets, credit and debit cards and net...

Bhubaneswar: The managing committee of the Jagannath Temple in Puri has decided that it will recommend the state government to open the 'Ratna Bhandar' or the treasury of the 12th-century shrine for inventory and repair work during next year's Rath Yatra. Dibyasingha Deba, the titular...

Bhubaneswar: The designated Court under OPID Act, Cuttack has allowed the state government to confiscate properties worth around Rs 2 crore owned by M/s Surya Nirman Resources Pvt. Ltd. and its directors. The order was issued October 17 in connection with a case (11/2017) registered...

Bhubaneswar: With the formation of a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal Friday, Odisha's coastal districts are likely to witness a wet Dusshera as the IMD has predicted rains from October 23. The IMD has forecast rains in coastal districts of the state from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday announced a four per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state government employees and pensioners. With this hike, the rate of DA for Odisha government employees and DR for pensioners has now increased...

Bhubaneswar: Private buses across Odisha went off-road from Friday as the bus owners' association launched an “indefinite” strike. According to a source, the association launched the strike from 6am today to oppose Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme of the state government. Notably, the bus...