Ramakanta Biswas

Bolangir: Police claimed to have cracked the mystery behind the death of newspaper distributor Kamal Bag in Kantabanji area of Bolangir district after arresting five members of a family including a woman in this connection...

Bhubaneswar: Applicants will no longer have to visit the Directorate of Fire Services in Odisha to obtain fire safety certificates as the whole process will be carried out through online mode from next year. According...

Bhubaneswar: The heat of farmers’ protest against token system in paddy procurement was felt in the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday with Opposition BJP and Congress demanding immediate withdrawal of the new rule. The BJP and...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested two former employees of Syndicate Bank in Odisha in connection with loan fraud to the tune of Rs 1.96 crores. The accused...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) to form enforcement squads to take action against convention centres, Kalyan Mandaps/Marriage Mandaps in the city operating without adequate parking...

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum & Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has requested the Centre for introducing direct flight services between Bhubaneswar and Ras-Al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “There is a strong demand from the NRI...

Angul: Once in the most wanted list of Odisha Police, two Maoist commanders tied the nuptial knot after bidding goodbye to Left Wing Extremism in the State. The surrendered Maoists, identified as Chotu Gonju and...

Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer Satyajit Mohanty on Thursday assumed charge as the interim Director General of Police (DGP) after the sacking of State police chief BK Sharma in a dramatic reshuffle of State’s top police...

Bhubaneswar: The sudden removal of BK Sharma from the post of Director General of Police (DGP) has sparked a row with Opposition BJP and Congress slamming the move of the Odisha government. Sharma was replaced...

Jajpur: Amidst the ongoing blame game over false report regarding eviction of Rangashala guest house where Haridaspur lady Panchayat Extension Officer (PEO), Smitarani Biswal was found dead, Jajpur district Collector has placed revenue inspector of...

Bhubaneswar: A constable of the Commissionerate Police in Bhubaneswar, who was earlier arrested on charges of drugs peddling, has been dismissed from service. Bhubaneswar DCP dismissed the constable Janaki Ballabha Bharimalla following a detailed probe...

Berhampur: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 60-year-old man inside a shop under Hinjili Police limits in Ganjam district. Though the incident took place on November 16, it came to light after family...

Cuttack: In yet another instance of crime against minors, a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Salepur area under Nemalo police limits in Cuttack on Thursday night. According to sources, the minor girl had gone...

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday suggested that an alumni fund should be set up for development of Utkal University and also assured to donate his one year’s salary to...

Bhubaneswar: While Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced doorstep delivery of all government services under the 5T initiative and set August, 2020 as the deadline for their full-fledged implementation, questions have been raised on the...

Malkangiri: The hands which once wielded guns are now holding brooms. The desire of leading a happy and dignified life has driven two female Maoists to shun violence and join the mainstream of society. Unlike...

Bhubaneswar: Commuters in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will soon enjoy the comfort of travelling in noise-free and modern electric buses (e-buses) as the much-awaited e-bus project kicked off in the capital city...

Puri: Despite ban on the entry of mobile phones and other electronic gadgets inside Jagannath temple in Puri, a picture of Ananda Bazaar going viral on social media has once again exposed lapses in the...

Baripada: A man was thrashed black and blue by locals for allegedly attempting to rape a minor girl at Banasahi under Karanjia of Mayurbhanj district. According to sources, the accused went to the house of...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 45,965 ineligible beneficiaries have been identified to have received financial assistance under the KALIA scheme, Agriculture Minister Arun Sahoo informed the Odisha Assembly on Wednesday. “Of the total beneficiaries in the...