Ramakanta Biswas

Bhubaneswar: Fed up with alleged torture by her husband, a non-resident Odia woman staying in Pune of Maharashtra reportedly committed suicide in front of her minor children at her residence. Rasmita Das (26), hailing from...

Puri: After several incidents of TikTok videos in restricted areas such as hospitals, its mania has now reached the temple of Lord Jaganath in Puri. According to sources, a video shot on popular video sharing...

Bhubaneswar: The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) constituted by the Supreme Court arrived in Odisha on Tuesday and held discussions with the State government. The CEC comprising chairman PV Jayakrishnan, member-secretary Amarnatha Shetty, members SK Patnaik...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will release the second instalment under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme to the beneficiaries in November. “The verification of beneficiaries which started in August is nearing...

Bhubaneswar: Odia movie ‘Patnagarh’ which is based on the sensational wedding gift blast tragedy in Patnagarh of Bolangir district in Odisha has been unlisted after being selected for screening at the 25th Kolkata International Film...

Bhubaneswar: The family members of a six-year-old girl who lost one of her eyes allegedly due to a wrong medicine prescribed by a doctor have knocked the doors of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)....

Kendrapara: A woman employee of Kendrapara Credit Cooperative Society has brought allegations of workplace harassment against the society president Pramod Kumar Sahu and also accused police of inaction in the case. According to sources, six...

Bhubaneswar: Engineer-turned-education reformist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday said education should be transformed from the conventional practice of 3Rs (Reading, wRiting, and aRithmetic) to 3Hs (Head, Hands, Heart). Delivering a lecture at the Odisha Knowledge Hub...

Cuttack: In the absence of power supply, students of Thoria Sahi Girls’ High School in Cuttack district are facing hardship while attending their classes for the last nine months. According to sources, electricity supply to...

Cuttack: Police cracked an alleged robbery case involving Rs 18 lakh in Khuntuni area of Cuttack and claimed that the complainant himself was the mastermind behind the incident. A team of investigating cops arrested the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will develop closed and abandoned mines in the State into tourist destinations, informed Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick on Wednesday. “If tourism and water bodies are developed in abandoned and...

Bhubaneswar: How much will private hospitals charge from people for each dose of Covid-19 vaccine? With the private health centres being all set to procure vaccines directly from manufacturers from…

Kendrapara: Luharmuhi village under Rajkanika police limits of Kendrapara district on Wednesday witnessed some bizarre scenes where a man claiming himself to be a black magic practitioner was asked to prove his skills. According to...

Bhubaneswar: With the weekend shutdown in all urban areas of Odisha coming into effect from tomorrow (Saturday) morning, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Friday made partial modification in his…

Bhubaneswar: Alleging lapses in probe into the death of Haridaspur Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) Smitarani Biswal, Congress leaders including OPCC chief Niranjan Patnaik today staged a dharna near Raj Bhavan seeking Governor’s intervention in the...

Bolangir: Superstitions continue to rule the roost in several parts of Odisha with the evil practice of human sacrifice coming to fore in Bolangir district. The naked body of a man identified as Bhujabal Parabhuye...

Bhubaneswar: Bishwokeshan Harichandan Mohapatra has been named as the Congress candidate for the by-election to Pipili Assembly constituency in Puri district. The Congress President, Sonia Gandhi, has approved the candidature…

Malkangiri: A man and his son were allegedly killed over sorcery suspicion at Maliguda village under Mathili police limits in the district. Bodies of Sadan Mali and his son Nilendra were recovered from the river...

Angul: At a time when many people are giving up farming, a man in Nandapur village of Angul district scripted success story in agriculture after quitting his government job. Meet Ganeswar Nayak who has now...

Jajpur: Two days after alleging threat to their lives, the family members of deceased Haridaspur panchayat executive officer (PEO) Smitarani Biswal have left their village and taken shelter in their relative’s house. Smitarani’s father Sadananda...