Ramakanta Biswas

Bhubaneswar: The annual high school certificate (HSC) examinations conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) commenced in Odisha today. This year, altogether 5, 60, 905 students are appearing the exam at 2,888 centres across...

Rayagada: The by-election to the post of president of Rayagada Zilla Parishad will be conducted today with the BJP likely to abstain from the voting process. The by-election was necessitated following the death of incumbent...

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan shot off a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while urging him to send a proposal to the Ministry of Minority Affairs for establishment of a medical college...

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum, Natural Gas & Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written a letter to the Centre seeking establishment of a hostel for minority girls studying in senior classes in schools or in colleges in...

Bhubaneswar: Despite all big talk and elaborate arrangements by the government for smooth conduct of annual High School Certificate Examination, the question paper of MIL (Odia) was reportedly found circulating on mobile platforms on the...

Jhursuguda: Three minor girls including two sisters hailing from a slum in Jhursuguda town reportedly went missing under mysterious circumstances after leaving their homes for school on Thursday. The three girls were identified as Geeta...

Bhubaneswar: Amid protests and condemnations over the directive of Bhubaneswar AIIMS authorities to its employees to use Hindi as a language of communication, a delegation of BJD MPs and MLAs on Saturday met the hospital...

Bhubaneswar: After reports of question paper leak on the first day of the annual High School Certificate (HSC) examinations, serious lapses were again reported from some examination centres across Odisha on Saturday. During the English...

Bhubaneswar: Times have changed with cinema and with it the narrative which used to happen in film halls has also become different due to digital invasion but this digitalisation is a win-win situation for all...

Bhubaneswar: With all eyes set on the upcoming election of Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha, the Congress on Sunday said that the real reason of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s scheduled visit to the State...

Bhubaneswar: A pall of gloom descended on Rekabi Bazaar area in Sadar Police limits of Jajpur district after three workers hailing from the locality were killed in a fire mishap at a garment label manufacturing...

Bhubaneswar: Residents of the Smart City, if you are one of those who dump your household wastes on the road, beware! The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to have swung into action mode to act...

Bhubaneswar: Amid surfacing of one after another serious lapses in the ongoing annual High School Certificate (HSC) examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), a purported video of a teacher collecting bribe from...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP), Pradipta Naik on Monday wrote to Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro seeking adequate representation of opposition parties in the Odisha Assembly Business Advisory Committee. The committee, which is headed by Speaker...

Bolangir: Tension prevailed at Bairasar village under Puintala block of Bolangir district following a group clash that occurred during a religious procession on February 20. While the village wore a deserted look, markets and shops...

Sambalpur: Farmers in Sambalpur district on Monday staged a protest in front of a godown alleging sale of duplicate and adulterated fertilisers. According to sources, farmers in large number demonstrated in front of the godown...

Jajpur: After a long wait of five years, a minor boy who lost one of his hands in a mishap that occurred in a rice mill in Jajpur district received over Rs 9 lakh compensation....

Bhadrak: A mobile shop owner in Bhadrak district of Odisha has been earning praise from all for showing exemplary honesty by making tremendous efforts to return Rs 20,000 in cash he found inside an ATM...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has finalised to transfer Rs 545 crore funds of Puri Lord Jagannath currently parked in a private bank to a nationalised bank on March 19 and 30, State Law Minister Pratap...

Bolangir: The dream of landing a good job after completing skill development training turned into a nightmare for as many as eight girls from Bolangir district in Odisha who alleged that they are being harassed...