Ramakanta Biswas

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of massive protests by students over the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE)’s decision to make 33 per cent pass marks compulsory for Plus II first year students for promotion to...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Pradipta Kumar Naik on Tuesday wrote a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while urging him to take appropriate steps for usage of Odia language in all State Assembly...

Bhubaneswar: Spoken English programme will be introduced for students from Class I in all schools across Odisha soon, informed State School and Mass Education (S&ME) Minister Samir Dash. A decision regarding this has been taken...

Sambalpur: Four persons were killed and six others critically injured after a truck reportedly rammed into makeshift shops set up at a local fair during Dhanu Jatra festival at Paramanapur under Sasan police limits of...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched Online Property Tax Module to facilitate payment of property tax digitally with an aim to bring greater transparency and efficiency to urban administration. The CM also launched...

Bhubaneswar: Thick patches of fog will shroud coastal and interior districts of Odisha on January 22 and 23, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre in Bhubaneswar informed on Monday. “There are chances of dense fog...

Bhubaneswar: A youth working at controversial self-styled Godman Sura Baba alias Surendra Mishra’s Trahi Achyuta Ashram located at Jhiniti Sasan on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar is missing for last nine years. Ajit Senapati of Lachamakona...

Bhubaneswar: The role of PCR vans meant to provide safety to people in several major cities of the State have now come under intense scrutiny of public especially after the recent brutal attack on a...

Bhubaneswar: Soon after taking command of the State unit of BJP, senior leader of the party Samir Mohanty said his focus is to pave the way for the saffron party to serve 4.5 crore people...

Rourkela: In order to strengthen emergency response system and curb rising crimes, as many as 25 Police Control Room (PCR) vans were rolled out in Rourkela police district on Sunday. Director General of Police (DGP)...

Bhubaneswar: It will be like a dream come true for as many as 44 underprivileged children from across the State when they get an opportunity to take a joyride aboard a special flight from Bhubaneswar...

Malkangiri: A huge cache of arms and other articles used by Maoists were recovered after an exchange of fire between the ultras and security forces in Malkangiri district. The arms were seized during a combing...

Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high at Congress Bhawan here after a heated argument ensued between two groups of the party during a general body meeting forcing the top leadership of the party to deploy bouncers to...

Cuttack: As dependency of users on digital payment apps continue to rise, number of people falling prey to fraudulence in cyber space also proportionately increases. In a fresh incident, report of a Paytm customer losing...

Kendrapara: As many as 30 passengers on board a motor boat remained stranded in the sea near Rajnagar after the boat accidentally slipped away from its direction due to poor visibility caused by dense fog....

Bhubaneswar: Four Railway officials have been placed under suspension in connection with the derailment of Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Express near Nergundi railway station in Cuttack on Thursday. The train derailed after hitting a...

Bhubaneswar: After much hue and cry, the Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) today finally began the mass drive of disconnecting power supply to defaulting consumers across various areas under its jurisdiction. As per a CESU’s...

Cuttack: As many as 20 passengers were reportedly injured, five of them critically, after Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Express derailed near Nergundi railway station in Cuttack on Thursday. The mishap occurred at around 7...

Cuttack: Taking suo moto cognizance of alleged torture of a destitute patient at SCB Medical College and Hospital here, Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Wednesday registered a case and assured to take stringent action...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a special package for 11 migration-affected districts to help workers earn better livelihood and prevent them from migrating to outside of the State. Under the special package...