Ramakanta Biswas

Naygarh: Healthcare professionals who are leading the battle against Covid-19 from the frontline are now falling prey to the disease in Odisha with reports of a doctor and a nurse testing positive for the virus...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Covid-19 tally crossed 3000 mark with a spike of 146 new cases on Tuesday. The total confirmed cases in the State now surged to 3140. Of the new cases, 127 were in quarantine...

Bhubaneswar: In view of a steady rise in Covid-19 cases and reports on detection of the disease in officials of Central ministries, the Odisha government on Tuesday issued a set of fresh guidelines for strict...

Cuttack: Eminent neurosurgeon Dr. Sanatan Rath passed away today at the age of 86 in his Cuttack residence. He was suffering from cancer and other old-age related complications for quite some time, his family sources...

Cuttack: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed senior lawyer Savitri Ratho as a judge of the Orissa High Court. “In exercise of power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to give incentive to contractual and outsourced healthcare professionals and volunteers who are working under the Health and Family Welfare department for Covid-19 management in the State. According to...

Bhubaneswar: In order to revive the economy hit by Covid-19 pandemic, the State Planning Board has directed officials of different departments to submit revival proposals within a week. The apex planning body of the State...

Bolangir: The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) (Kendu leaf) of Patnagarh, Pranab Kumar Mohanty was on Wednesday caught red-handed by Vigilance sleuths while reportedly accepting percentage commission (PC) of Rs 1.66 lakh. According to initial reports,...

Puri: The Sri Jagannath temple administration (SJTA) has decided to prepare specially designed masks for servitors engaged in various rituals of Lord Jagannath ahead of the annual Rath Yatra of the Holy Trinity this year....

Bhubaneswar: While the coronavirus-induced lockdown is unleashing miseries for thousands of migrant workers, for some it has come as an opportunity to dupe innocent people especially the migrants. Such an instance has come to fore...

Bhubaneswar: Construction of an anicut (check dam) by the Chhattisgarh government on Ib River near Samdama in Sundergarh district has sparked concerns among the local people especially farmers who now worry that the project might...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha witnessed a significant reduction in the number of road accidents and fatalities since the implementation of amended Motor Vehicles (MV) Act across the country from September 1, 2019, informed State transport Minister Padmanabha...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Skill Development and Technical Education department on Friday announced to conduct the eighth semester examination of all engineering colleges across the State through online mode between the first and second week of July....

Bhubaneswar: Union MoS, MSME, Pratap Sarangi has urged the Centre to take a comprehensive view on persistent flood problems faced by people of Bhograi block in Balasore district and address the issues. In a letter...

Bhubaneswar: The upward trend of Covid-19 cases continued in Odisha with 108 more persons testing positive for the virus on Tuesday. With this, the total number of confirmed cases surged to 4163 in the State....

Puri: Amidst speculations regarding the celebration of annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath during Covid pandemic, carpenters carving the chariots of the Holy Trinity for the Car Festival meanwhile are all set to finish the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday increased bus fares across all categories under the automatic fare adjustment mechanism following hike in fuel prices. According to sources from the State transport department, the fares for the...

Bhubaneswar: The total number of Covid-19 cases in Odisha mounted to 4338 with the addition of 175 new cases in the last 24 hours, the State Information and Public Relations Department informed on Wednesday. Of...

Bhubaneswar: Just a few weeks after resuming bus services nearly two-months following enforcement of lockdown across the country in the wake of Covid pandemic, private bus operators in Odisha are reportedly planning to discontinue the...

Balasore: BJP MLA from Balasore Sadar constituency in Odisha, Madan Mohan Dutta passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar at the age of 61. Dutta was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar...