Ramakanta Biswas

Ramakanta Biswas

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Ramakanta Biswas is working as a senior sub editor in Odisha Television Limited. He has been writing on topics like politics, crime & social issues.

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Ramakanta Biswas is working as a senior sub editor in Odisha Television Limited. He has been writing on topics like politics, crime & social issues.

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Maha Shivaratri Celebrations At Lingaraj Temple With Strict Covid Protocols This Year
Lord Lingaraj’s Shital Sasthi Festival Gets BMC Nod

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday granted permission to the Lingaraj Temple Trust to conduct Shital Sasthi festival of Lord Lingaraj with limited number of servitors. 

Traders In Odisha
Traders In Odisha Urge Govt To Ease Lockdown Curbs For Savitri Brata, Raja 

With two major festival of Odia calendar- Savitri Brata and Raja- round the corner, garment traders in Odisha have urged the State government to ease the lockdown norms for a few hours a day to...

Odisha Secretariat
Duped Depositors In Odisha Can Now File Online Claims

Depositors duped by various fraudulent financial establishments will no longer have to make rounds of tehsil offices for submission of their claim applications as the Odisha government on Friday launched a new website to receive...

covid vaccine
Odisha's Global Tender For Covid-19 Vaccines Gets 2 Bids

The Odisha government has received two bids in response to the global e-tender it had floated for procurement of Covid-19 vaccine doses from global market. 

Bhubaneswar Kidnapping
Kidnapping Sensation In Bhubaneswar: 'Victim' An Escapee From De-addiction Centre 

In a curious twist to the sensational day-light kidnapping drama in  the heart of the Capital city, a top police official has clarified that it was not a case of abduction.

Hospital Beds In Odisha
Covid-19: 5 PC Hospital Beds In Odisha Reserved For Health Workers' Treatment

The Odisha government on Thursday ordered reservation of five per cent of beds in hospitals for healthcare workers and their family members for treatment of Covid infection.

Centre Releases Complete Rs 1.10 Lakh Cr GST Compensation Shortfall
Odisha Records Rs 827.43 Crore OGST Collection In May

Odisha has collected Rs 827.43 crore Odisha Good and Services Tax (OGST) during the month of May 2021, the Commissionerate of CT & GST, Cuttack said on Thursday.

Brown sugar
Brown Sugar Worth Over Rs 1 Crore Seized In Cuttack, 3 Peddlers Arrested 

The special squad of the Commissionerate Police seized 1.12 kg of brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore and arrested three persons in this connection in Cuttack.

Firecracker Godown Fire
Major Blaze In Firecrackers Godown Triggers Panic In Odisha 

A major fire broke out in a firecrackers godown at Brahmakundi village under Nimapara police limits of Puri district on Thursday.

Bijaya Sahoo
Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Advisor Bijaya Sahoo No More

Noted educationist and adviser-cum-working president of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan (OAVS), Bijaya Kumar Sahoo passed away on Thursday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad.

Odisha CM Sanctions Additional Funds To 3 Dists For Covid Managament Bhubaneswar: In order to manage the rising Covid-19 situation, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday sanctioned additional funds for three districts-Puri, Sonepur and Sambalpur- from the chief Minister Relief Funds (CMRF). Puri district which had earlier received of Rs 14,59,74,408 from the government, was sanctioned additional further from CMRF. With the additional amount, Puri district now has received a total Rs 16,59,74,408  for Covid management. Similarly, the Chief Minister has also sanctioned Rs 1 Crore for Sonepur district, which was given 2,50,00,000 earlier. With Rs 1 crore additional funds, the total amount sanctioned to the district went up to 3,50,00,000 for Covid-19 management. Similarly, Sambalpur district received a total Rs 16,12,80,692 with additional fund of Rs 4,62,80,692 released today from the CMRF. The government had previously sanctioned Rs 11,50,00,000 for the district to spend on Covid management.
Naveen Writes To All CMs, Pushes For Centralised Procurement Of Covid-19 Vaccines

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik said though many states have floated global tenders for vaccine procurement, the global vaccine manufacturers are looking forward to the Union Government for the clearances and assurances.

Govt Boys High School Bhubaneswar
Transit House For IAS Officers On Govt School Land In Bhubaneswar Sparks Row 

The alumni and parents’ associations of Unit 6 Government Boys High School in the heart of the city recently wrote to local MLA, MP and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking immediate suspension of boundary wall...

Vaccine Bids
Odisha Eases Norms Again As Global Vaccine Tender Gets Poor Response 

The Odisha government on Tuesday once again relaxed certain terms and conditions in the global e-tender it has floated for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccine doses.

JSPL Covid Centre
270-Bed COVID Care Centre Inaugurated In JSPL Township In Angul 

A 270-bed COVID care centre was inaugurated by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Jindal Steel and Power Plant (JSPL) in Angul district on Tuesday.

Odisha Congress
Cyclone Yaas: Congress Picks Holes In Odisha Govt's Relief Distribution 

The Odisha unit of Congress on Tuesday criticised the State government over the management of cyclone Yaas and relief distribution in the aftermath of the natural calamity.

Covid Positive Prisoner From Jharpada Jail Dies
Mobile Phones, SIM Cards And Cannabis Seized From Prison Cells In Bhubaneswar

Use of prohibited items by prisoners continues  unabated in Jharpada Special Jail in the State capital with authorities recovering six unclaimed mobile phones, among other banned articles, from the cells on Saturday. 

Covid-19 Vaccination
RMRC Bhubaneswar Asked To Study Covid-19 Infections Among Vaccine Receivers 

RMRC Bhubaneswar has been requested to carry out a follow up to assess the hospitalization and severity among COVID-19 positive individuals post vaccination as compared to non-vaccinated COVID-19 positive individuals

Odisha CM Sanctions Additional Funds To 3 Dists For Covid Managament Bhubaneswar: In order to manage the rising Covid-19 situation, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday sanctioned additional funds for three districts-Puri, Sonepur and Sambalpur- from the chief Minister Relief Funds (CMRF). Puri district which had earlier received of Rs 14,59,74,408 from the government, was sanctioned additional further from CMRF. With the additional amount, Puri district now has received a total Rs 16,59,74,408  for Covid management. Similarly, the Chief Minister has also sanctioned Rs 1 Crore for Sonepur district, which was given 2,50,00,000 earlier. With Rs 1 crore additional funds, the total amount sanctioned to the district went up to 3,50,00,000 for Covid-19 management. Similarly, Sambalpur district received a total Rs 16,12,80,692 with additional fund of Rs 4,62,80,692 released today from the CMRF. The government had previously sanctioned Rs 11,50,00,000 for the district to spend on Covid management.
Odisha To Include Disaster, Pandemic Preparedness In School & College Curriculum 

The Odisha Council of Ministers on Saturday passed a resolution to make disaster and pandemic preparedness a part of the curriculum of the schools and colleges.

Containment Zone
Covid-19: Three Villages In Jagatsinghpur Declared Containment Zone

The entire Gadaharispur GP consisting of three villages- Gadaharispur, Asia and Garia villages have been declared as containment zone till June 4. 

Weather Alert
IMD Issues Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm & Lightning Over These Odisha Districts Till June 3   

Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over several districts of Odisha from 1.30 pm of May 29 to 8.30 am of June 3.   

Ramakanta Biswas is working as a senior sub editor in Odisha Television Limited. He has been writing on topics like politics, crime & social issues.

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