Ramakanta Biswas

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of northern, southern and coastal Odisha are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall for next two days, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday. “Thunderstorm and light to moderate rainfall are...

Bhubaneswar: Amid coronavirus scare, Union Health Secretary reviewed preparedness to deal with the situation with health secretaries of all the States through video conferencing today. Attending the review meeting, Odisha Health Secretary Nikunja Bihari Dhal...

Bhubaneswar: Two Odia craftsmen working in a restaurant in Japan were reportedly killed in a carbon monoxide gas leakage in the eastern island country. According to sources, the mishap occurred on January 29 but the...

Bhubaneswar: After a prolonged gap, Odisha government on Saturday slashed the bus fares under automatic mechanism following reduction in the diesel price. While the bus fares have been deceased by 1 paisa in Ordinary and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon formulate a policy to streamline auction of minor minerals like sand, ballasts, chips and gravel of ordinary stones, river shingles, pebbles and rock fines generated from stone crushers through...

Bhubaneswar: Amid claiming 259 lives and affecting as many as 11,791 others in China, five suspected cases of the deadly novel Coronavirus has so far been reported in Odisha. According to sources, apart from a...

Bargarh: Amid resentment over shifting of Bargarh district headquarters hospital(DHH) to its new campus at Tukurla under Bhatli block, senior BJP leader and party MP from the constituency, Suresh Pujari on Sunday shot off a...

Rourkela: Three employees of a toll plaza in Sundergarh district were arrested on Sunday for allegedly refusing to allow the State Labour minister Sushant Singh’s car to pass through the toll gate last night. According...

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Union Budget 2020 offered taxpayers the option to choose between the existing income tax regime and a new system, the dual income tax system seems to have created confusion for individuals....

Bhubaneswar: A joint team of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) on Monday sealed as many as 10 Kalyan Mandaps, hotels and community centres in the capital city for allegedly violating...

Sambalpur: Renewing their demand for the establishment of a permanent Orissa High Court bench in western Odisha, the lawyers’ associations are observing a dawn-to-dusk bandh today. The associations are also protesting the move of the State...

Bhubaneswar: She is just five-year-old, but her passion for fashion is unparalleled. Divyashree Debasish Behera of Puri district in Odisha has brought laurels for the State by winning two titles at the World Rising Stars...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) in collaboration with National Informatics Centre (NIC) has launched its new web portal to enhance transparency and accountability in the recruitment process. The new web portal (www.opsc.gov.in) supporting...

Cuttack: A three-member Central team on Thursday arrived in Odisha to review preparedness by the State government to deal with suspected coronavirus cases. The team comprising Dr Shikha Vardhan, Dr K. Choudhary and Dr Anuradha...

Sambalpur: In order to curb the illegal narcotics business in the State, Odisha police on Thursday decided to act tough against drug traffickers by confiscating their property. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha School and Mass Education (S&ME) Minister Samir Dash on Thursday hinted at stern action against officials while asserting that question papers of annual matriculation examination will not go viral this year. Exuding confidence,...

Bhubaneswar: Destiny’s cruel hand seems to have cast a giant shadow over the family of Constable Manoj Kumar Behera who lost his life in the Pulwama terror attack last year. Even as 12 months have...

Bhubaneswar: As the infectious coronavirus continues to take lives in China, the State Health department on Friday issued guidelines for schools as a preventive measure. The guidelines were issued after Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan...

Bhubaneswar: A standing committee of the Odisha Assembly on Friday advised the Western Electricity Supply Company of Odisha (WESCO) to refrain from going ahead with its proposed power supply disconnection drive and collect the pending...

Sundergarh: Even as the Odisha government has launched several schemes to improve medical facilities, it seems to have yielded no results as fake doctors or quacks continue to rule the roost in rural areas in...