Pradeep Pattanayak

Pradeep Pattanayak

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Pradeep Pattanayak is a Senior Sub-Editor associated with Odisha Television Limited. He has more than 10 years of experience in the field of journalism. He has been writing on many topics like art ...more

Pradeep Pattanayak is a Senior Sub-Editor associated with Odisha Television Limited. He has more than 10 years of experience in the field of journalism. He has been writing on many topics like art and culture, heritage, entertainment, politics etc.

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Cybercriminals on prowl on Telegram; police launch awareness drive 
Cybercriminals on prowl on Telegram; police launch awareness drive 

Be careful while responding to messages promising lucrative offers on your Telegram app. Or else, you could be the next victim caught in the net of cybercriminals. 

Infant girl rescued from borewell discharged from hospital 
Infant girl rescued from borewell discharged from hospital 

Infant girl Bijayini, who was miraculously rescued from a borewell at Laripalli under Rengali block, was discharged from VIMSAR, Burla on Thursday. 

Odisha Governor visits Tara Tarini temple, extends financial help to patient during Ganjam visit
Odisha Governor visits Tara Tarini temple, extends financial help to patient during Ganjam visit

Odisha Governor Raghubar Das visited the Tara Tarini temple to seek blessings of the presiding deity of Ganjam on Thursday, the second day of his two-day visit to the district. 

One dead, five injured in road mishap in Odisha 
One dead, five injured in road mishap in Odisha 

A person was killed and five others were injured after the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in had a head-on collision with a tractor at Giripali Chhak under Sasan Police limits in Sambalpur district on Tuesday. 

PIL filed over Puri Srimandir Heritage Corridor Project inauguration 
PIL filed over Puri Srimandir Heritage Corridor Project inauguration 

While the Odisha government is gearing up for the inauguration of the Srimandir Heritage Corridor Project (Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa) on January 17, a PIL has been filed in the Orissa High Court raising concerns over...

Students allege lapses during Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya entrance exam
Students allege lapses during Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya entrance exam

The candidates who appeared for the Adarsha Vidyalaya examination at Khannagar High School in Cuttack on Tuesday alleged that there were discrepancies in the answer sheets. They alleged they were supplied photocopies of Optical Mark...

Odisha politics heats up over BJD using party posters at PDS centres 
Odisha politics heats up over BJD using party posters at PDS centres 

Ahead of the general elections, Odisha politics is heating up over the alleged use of party posters and banners by the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) at the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) centres, while providing...

Woman detained for defrauding cab drivers in Bhubaneswar 
Woman detained for defrauding cab drivers in Bhubaneswar 

The Commissionerate Police on Tuesday detained a woman on charges of defrauding several cab drivers including some from an app-based cab service aggregator. 

Sambalpur’s ‘Bandha Kala’ saree portraying Ramayan anecdote on way to Ayodhya; read on for details 
Sambalpur’s ‘Bandha Kala’ saree portraying Ramayan anecdote on way to Ayodhya; read on for details 

As Ayodhya is getting ready for the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple on January 22, contributions are pouring in from all across India. A weaver family from Bargarh in Odisha has also woven a saree,...

21 school students injured as pickup van overturns in Odisha’s Gajapati
21 school students injured as pickup van overturns in Odisha’s Gajapati

As many as 21 school students were injured, among whom three sustained critical injuries, after the pickup van they were travelling in overturned at Champa Ghati in Gajapati district’s Mohana area on Monday.  

Notorious robber involved in January 1 loot arrested in Bhubaneswar 
Notorious robber involved in January 1 loot arrested in Bhubaneswar 

Police on Monday arrested notorious robber Godhi for his alleged involvement in the loot incident that took place at Damana village under Chandrasekharpur Police limits of Bhubaneswar on January 1 night. 

Balasore cooperative society fraud: Endless wait for depositors to get refund 
Balasore cooperative society fraud: Endless wait for depositors to get refund 

Six years have passed since the depositors of Panapana Cooperative Society under Bahanaga block of Balasore district were promised a refund of their hard-earned money that was embezzled by the then society secretary and some employees.

Don't convert holy places into tourist places: Puri Shankaracharya
Don't convert holy places into tourist places: Puri Shankaracharya

The holy and pilgrimage places shouldn’t be converted into tourist places, said Shankaracharya of Puri Gobardhan Peeth, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Monday. 

Tribals stage protest in Bhubaneswar, call for implementation of PESA Act 
Tribals stage protest in Bhubaneswar, call for implementation of PESA Act 

Hundreds of tribal people on Monday staged a protest demonstration at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar demanding immediate implementation of the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act 1996.

Death of Odia labourer in Congo: Body reaches Odisha after Baijayant Panda’s intervention  
Death of Odia labourer in Congo: Body reaches Odisha after Baijayant Panda’s intervention  

The family did their best to get the body back but failed in every attempt. As a last-ditch effort, they contacted BJP National Vice President Baijayant Panda and requested him to intervene.

Dacoit injured in police encounter in Sambalpur; 12-member gang busted  
Dacoit injured in police encounter in Sambalpur; 12-member gang busted  

In a major achievement, Sambalpur Police arrested 12 members of a dacoit gang following an encounter. In the exchange of fire, one member of the gang sustained bullet injuries. 

Minor boy injured after being 'hit by Odisha minister’s car' 
Minor boy injured after being 'hit by Odisha minister’s car' 

A minor boy was seriously injured after being allegedly hit by the car of Odisha Law Minister Jagannath Saraka on Saturday. 

‘Quit Steering Wheel’ strike called off in Odisha by drivers' association 
‘Quit Steering Wheel’ strike called off in Odisha by drivers' association 

The ‘Quit Steering Wheel’ strike launched by the Odisha Drivers’ Mahasangha has been called off. The association’s president Prashant Menduli informed about the decision after discussions with the state government on Saturday. 

BJD vying for political mileage with back-to-back temple project inaugurations? 
BJD vying for political mileage with back-to-back temple project inaugurations? 

The Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration ceremony is all set to be held on January 22. On the other hand, the Puri Srimandir Praikrama Prakalpa ( Srimandir Heritage Corridor Project) and the Maa Samalei Temple Project...

I-T raids on Sundargarh coal businessman continue for second day  
I-T raids on Sundargarh coal businessman continue for second day  

The Income Tax sleuths carried out their searches on the property of Bibhu Panda, a Sundargarh-based businessman, for the second consecutive day on Saturday. 

Pradeep Pattanayak is a Senior Sub-Editor associated with Odisha Television Limited. He has more than 10 years of experience in the field of journalism. He has been writing on many topics like art and culture, heritage, entertainment, politics etc.

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