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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Odisha Police Inspector Suspended For Violating COVID-19 Norms By Entering Puri Srimandir

Puri: An Inspector-In-Charge of Odisha has been placed under suspension for misconduct after he was found guilty of violating COVID-19 guidelines by entering Lord Jagannath temple in Puri. State Director General of Police, Abhay has...

Section 144 Blanket On Rukuna Rath Yatra This Year
Section 144 Blanket On Rukuna Rath Yatra This Year

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 pandemic is once again set to take the shine off Lord Lingaraj’s Rukuna Rath Yatra celebrations for the second year in a row as the annual festival…

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FCI seizes 200 Bags Of Sub-standard Rice In Odisha, Probe Begins

Bargarh: Police have launched an investigation into alleged irregularities in supply of rice after about 200 bags of rice were seized while they were being transported to West Bengal. According to sources, 38 truckloads of...

Dearth of Vaccine Hits Odisha Hard, 3 Districts Pull Down Shutters
Dearth of Vaccine Hits Odisha Hard, 3 Districts Pull Down Shutters

Bhubaneswar: Even as Covid-19 infections keep rising at an alarming proportion in Odisha, alleged shortage of vaccine continues to hit the State hard with the health authorities completely suspending vaccination…

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Migrants From Odisha Stuck In Gujarat Amid COVID-19 Lockdown To Be Brought Back In Buses

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for migrant workers, the Odisha government today decided to bring back the workers of the State who are now stranded in different parts of Gujarat due to coronavirus lockdown. Odisha...

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Eminent Dramatist-Playwright Bijay Mishra No More; Condolences Pour In

Bhubaneswar: Noted lyricist and screenwriter of Odisha, Bijay Mishra passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was 83. A pioneer of modern theatre movement and playwright in Odia Film industry, Mishra was recipient...

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Odisha Govt Orders Probe Into Return Of Migrants From Chennai Via Sea Route During Lockdown

Bhubaneswar: Odisha transport minister Padmanabha Behera on Sunday ordered a probe into the return of several labourers including fishermen to the State from Tamil Nadu in violation of nation-wide lockdown clamped in the wake of...

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COVID-19 Fight: Odisha Assigns Specific Duties To Senior IAS, Appoints District Observers

Bhubaneswar: As COVID-19 cases crossed 100-mark in Odisha, the State government on Sunday came out with a department-wise list of senior IAS officers assigning them with specific responsibilities to effectively manage the novel-Coronavirus outbreak situation...

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After IIC, Contractor’s Entry Into Puri Srimandir Despite Ban Sparks Fresh Row

Puri: Barely a week after an inspector-in-charge had stirred a controversy by entering Lord Jagannath temple amid the ongoing restrictions imposed in view of novel-Coronavirus, a contractor and his associate also reportedly entered the 12-century...

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Odisha Govt Fixes Expenditures, Rules For Running Of Temporary COVID-19 Medical Centres

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday laid down certain guidelines and approved expenditures for smooth running of Temporary Medical Camps (TMCs)/quarantine centres for people stranded outside the State who intend to come back to Odisha...

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Puri Rath Yatra Held Even During 1918 Flu Pandemic: Srimandir Servitors’ Body

Puri: As clouds of uncertainty continue to loom over the annual Rath Yatra in Puri this year in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Daitapati Nijog (servitors’ body) of Srimandir today suggested that...

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Sarpanch Among 5 Arrested For Bombing On OTV Journalist’s House In Konark

Konark: Police on Wednesday arrested five persons including the sarpanch of Achyutapur gram panchayat in connection with the bombing on the residence of OTV news channel’s Konark correspondent, Sanjay Pati. Achyutapur sarpanch Bhakta Ballav Das...

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Orissa HC Serves Notice To Centre, State After PIL On School, College Fee Exemption

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre and the State government seeking response on why all government as well as private educational institutions should not waive off monthly tuition fees...

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3 Shramik Special Trains Ferry Migrants From Gujarat & Kerala To Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for stranded migrants of Odisha, three ‘Shramik Special’ trains carrying them set off journey from Gujarat and Kerala on Saturday. While two trains left Surat for Berhampur, one train departed...

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Over 100 Surat Returnees Flee Quarantine Centres In Ganjam Alleging Lack Of Basic Amenities

Ganjam: Alleging non-availability of food and other basic facilities, over 100 Surat-returned migrant labourers reportedly fled from two COVID-19 quarantine centres in Ganjam district on Sunday. According to sources, the labourers were placed in quarantine...

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Bhubaneswar Classified As Red Zone As Odisha Govt Issues Fresh Guidelines For Lockdown 3.0

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is all set to move into the third phase of lockdown from tomorrow, the State government today classified areas under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) as Red Zone and issued a fresh...

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Rath Yatra Chariot Construction Can Begin, Govt Approval Awaited: Puri Srimandir Managing Committee

Puri: Amidst uncertainty over organising the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, the Srimandir Managing Committee today unanimously decided to commence the construction of chariots of the Holy Trinity from tomorrow for the...

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Odisha Minister Alleges 'Illegal Form Distribution' By Bhubaneswar MP's Ward Representatives

Bhubaneswar: Odisha SSEPD Minister Ashok Panda has brought allegations of illegal form distribution and assurance of benefits by some ward representatives of Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi. Panda alleged that the ward representatives of the Bhubaneswar...

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OTV Expose: Book Shop Owner Nabbed For 'Selling Liquor' Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

Bhubaneswar: Unperturbed by the lockdown restrictions clamped to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, a bookseller in Odisha’s Nayagarh district was found blatantly selling liquor in his shop. This has come to the fore when...

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Odisha Plus-III, PG Final Semester Exam Dates Announced

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education department has decided to conduct Plus-III Final Semester examinations between June 20 and July 24, 2020 and post-graduate (PG) final semester examinations will be conducted before August 20. These exams...

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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