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New Delhi: The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Amendment Bill, 2021, introduced in the Lok Sabha Monday, laid provision for bringing utilisation and composition of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) fund under the purview of the Union government. The Bill introduced by Union Minister...

The automobile sector which has already borne the brunt of Covid-19 pandemic is now facing challenges from fuel price hike that has affected the growth in sales. In a tete-a-tete with Orissa POST, Managing Director of Espirit Toyota Sunil Taneja highlighted several key steps including...

Bhubaneswar: A youth in Bhubaneswar was allegedly duped of Rs 1 lakh while trying to sell his cow on an online marketplace. After being duped by the cyber criminal, the youth, Debasish Sahoo, lodged a complaint at Bharatpur Police Station here. As per the complaint,...

Cuttack: A private bus that was parked at the bus terminus stand here caught fire and was fully gutted in a matter of a few minutes Monday. The terminus usually is the place from where buses mainly leave for Puri. The raging inferno soon spread...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Biju Janata Dal’s Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs Monday met Union Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Piyush Goyal to discuss issues regarding paddy procurement and pending subsidy. The BJD MPs urged the Union Minister to take immediate steps to...

Bhubaneswar: The Law, Housing and Urban Development Minister Pratap Jena announced Monday that the enhanced holding tax of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been put on hold. Local denizens had previously alleged that the BMC has been trying to dupe people of Bhubaneswar. The Orissa...

Bhubaneswar: March 15 is a red letter day for Odisha as the state reported its first COVID-19 patient on this day in 2020. The state’s first COVID-19 patient is a young researcher named Debasis Srichandan. The incidents till he tested positive for COVID-19 Debasis arrived...

Bhubaneswar: After the arrest of the fifth accused Bikramaditya Jena in connection with the murder of Odia music director Sumanta Mohanty, actress Bidusmita Mantri made some shocking claims, Sunday. “The killers had even chopped off his private parts,” Bidusmita said. Notably, Sumanta was murdered October...

Bhubaneswar: Certificate cases will be lodged only against big defaulters of holding tax, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) here said Sunday afternoon. Clarifying its stance on the misinterpreted circular issued regarding sealing of houses of the defaulters, BMC Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Srimanta Mishra said that the...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition members created a ruckus over paddy procurement issue in the Odisha Assembly, Monday, forcing Speaker Surya Narayan Patro to adjourn the House till 11:30 am. As the House assembled for the third day of the second phase of the Budget Session, members of...