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Bhubaneswar: Khurda District and Sessions judge Thursday sentenced Dipti Ranjan Patnaik, the main accused in the sensational Bachan Sudha Patnaik murder case to life imprisonment. The verdict came little more than seven years after the crime had been committed. The court also asked Dipti to...

Even as the scourge of Covid-19 has taken a heavy toll on every sector of the economy including automotive sector, the industry needs to familiarise itself with some of the new realities of the post-Covid-19 world like preference for personal mobility, going digital, online marketing...

The real estate market in the county had been terribly hit by the pandemic. Odisha was no different. However, with vaccination gathering pace, companies believe normalcy will be back before long. In a conversation with Orissa POST, Jagadish Prasad Naik, Chairman- DN Group, believes the...

Bhubaneswar: The officials of various police stations in the Capital city are reportedly showing least interest in taking action on Complaint Cases or 1 CC cases. The victims often lodge complaints with the Magistrates after failing to get justice from the police. Subsequently, the Magistrates...

Bhubaneswar:  In the aftermath of the news that 35,000 acres of Jagannath land are up for sale, questions are being now raised over the ‘Uniform Policy’ that will purportedly determine the value of land. Observers said the concept of the Uniform Policy is faulty as...

Bhubaneswar: With the impasse in Odisha Assembly over paddy procurement continuing for the sixth consecutive day, a team of BJP MLAs Thursday marched to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence Naveen Nivas in Bhubaneswar seeking his intervention in smooth conduct of Assembly business. The march, led...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: A private finance company in Bhubaneswar seized a sports utility vehicle (SUV), which was being used as a police vehicle, for default in EMI payment,. According to a source, the private vehicle (bearing registration number OD-01 V-8962) was being used on monthly rent basis...

Cuttack: Barang police Thursday recovered a body from a playground in Naranpur village under Barang police limits in Cuttack district. The police have identified the deceased as Tikina Swain, a resident of nearby Mundamuhana village who was a mason by profession. It was some local...

Bhubaneswar: Speaker Surya Narayan Patro had to adjourn the House for a second time Thursday. The House was first adjourned till 11:30 am before being adjourned till 4:00 pm. Since the beginning of the second phase of the Budget Session, the House has seen protests...

Cuttack: As many as 12 students of a private Plus II science college in Cuttack have tested positive for COVID-19, sources said Thursday. In order to avoid further spread of the infection, the civic body has placed them under quarantine in the hostel of the...