Ramakanta Biswas is working as a senior sub editor in Odisha Television Limited. He has been writing on topics like politics, crime & social issues.
In a viral video, a huge crowd was seen purportedly dancing during MLA Byomakesh Ray's marriage.
The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has released the date for Physical Test of candidates shortlisted for the posts of Assistant Conservator of Forest (Group-A) and Forest Ranger (Group-B) of the Odisha Forest Service.
At a time when Covid-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll on the lives of people, some fraudsters are using it as an opportunity to make some quick bucks by duping gullible people in the guise of supplying them essential medicines.
A man allegedly died by suicide after carrying out a murderous attack on his own family that led to death of his daughter and left his wife battling for life in Odisha’s Jagatsighpur.
The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) has decided to postpone some major recruitment tests to be conducted till July 16, 2021 following the extension of the partial lockdown by the State government.
The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has released a fresh notification for recruitment to the posts of Assistant Director in Group-B Service of Odisha Statistics as Economics Service Cadre under Planning and Convergence Department.
The Odisha government has decided to honour prisons personnel in various ranks, who have rendered spectacular meritorious service, with the prestigious DG’s Disc Award. Hitherto, the award was being conferred on police personnel only.
The Odisha government on Wednesday announced the extension of partial lockdown in the State by 14 days till July 16. While 20 districts with less than 5% positivity rate have been placed under Category A with greater relaxations, the remaining 10 districts are Category B districts.
In an effort to improve the emergency medical ambulance services which often come to light for bad reasons, the Odisha government has integrated the 102 and 108 helpline services and brought it into one platform- 108.
Amid huge outpouring of anger over the recently-announced Class 10 results by students and guardians across the State, the Odisha Secondary School Teachers’ Association (OSSTA) has added fuel to the row by terming cancellation of the board examination as a ‘historic blunder.’
Legendary former newscaster of All India Radio (AIR) Upendra Kumar Pahadsingh, who became a household name for his mesmerising Odia news reading in the 90s, passed away in Delhi on Monday.
Even as the tardy pace of JICA project in the Silver City of Cuttack is raising many questions, the Odisha Cabinet’s nod for infusing more funds into construction of box drains seems to have added fuel to the fire.
The Tea Vendors’ Association in Bhubaneswar on Monday took to streets and held a unique demonstration urging the Odisha government to allow them to do business during the lockdown.
In an act of extreme brutality, a man was forced to eat human excreta and asked to pull out his own teeth before being allegedly murdered by a group of villagers who suspected him of practicing black magic in Odisha’s Ganjam district.
At just a tender age of 12, she had to come face to face with the harsh reality of life when a heart-wrenching scene unfolded before her eyes as her father, Dana Majhi, walked 10 kilometres shouldering the body of her mother in 2016. However, five year fast forward, Majhi's elder girl Chandini has left behind the grimmer past and scripted success story by clearing the annual matriculation examination, the results of which were announced on Friday.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday announced extension of closure of two markets in the capital city due to aggravating COVID-19 situation.