Ramakanta Biswas

Malkangiri: As many as 29 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have tested positive for novel-Coronavirus in Malkangiri district. They are among the 36 new positive cases detected in the district in the last 24 hours,...

Bhubaneswar: A fake news prepared using OTV logos and graphics regarding shutdown in some areas of Jajpur district has been found doing rounds on social media platforms. The report claimed that shutdown has been announced...

Bhubaneswar: A four-member team of Odisha Crime Branch on Tuesday began a probe into the alleged rape and subsequent abortion of a minor girl in Sundergarh district. A special CID team led by a female...

Bhubaneswar: One more Covid-19 patient passed away due to co-morbidities in Odisha while as many as 251 others were found infected with the viral disease in the last 24 hours, State Health & Family Welfare...

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, Odisha government on Wednesday cancelled all the pending Plus II examinations in view of Covid-19 pandemic. Informing about the development, State School and Mass Education Minister Samir Das said “Due...

Puri: Bahuda Yatra, the return journey of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and their sister Devi Subhadra concluded on Wednesday after the deities reached Singhadwar upon completion of nine-day sojourn at Sri Gundicha...

Puri: A day after witnessing the spectacular golden makeover (Suna Besha) of Bada Thakura Balabhadra, Mahaprabhu Jagannath, and Devi Subhadra, devotees will get a chance to see once-a-year spectacle of Adhara Pana offering to the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to include transgender community under its social welfare scheme- Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY). Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal in this regard, informed Social Security and...

Bhubaneswar: In what could be a disappointment for thousands of Lord Shiva devotees in the State, the Odisha government on Saturday cancelled the Bol Bom yatra this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic....

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)’s regional centre in Bhubaneswar on Saturday issued Yellow Warning for several districts forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours (till 8:30 HRS of July 5)....

Berhampur: Flouting Covid-19 safety norms during a marriage in Berhampur of Ganjam district proved costly as the groom, his father and three of his uncles were arrested and the concerned families were penalised Rs 50,000...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is battling with the Covid-19 pandemic, another disconcerting pattern underscores the dark realities in these times of pandemic. In the last two months, the State has witnessed many cases of suicide as...

Berhampur/Cuttack: As Covid numbers continue to explode in Ganjam district with each passing day, the district authorities of Ganjam is all set to roll out rapid antigen tests from today. Informing about the development, Ganjam...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Tuesday breached the 10,000-mark in COVID-19 cases with the highest single-day spike of 571 infections. With four more casualties in the past 24 hours, the death toll due to the disease in...

Bhubaneswar: All four strains of coronavirus identified in India are prevalent in Odisha, informed Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar Director Ajay Parida on Tuesday. “There are four groups of the virus in India and...

Cuttack: A swift response by the rescue team saved the lives of two young women, who jumped into Kathajodi River from the Trishulia Bridge in Cuttack in an apparent bid to commit suicide. According to...

Rourkela: Worried over rising cases of Covid-19, Sundergarh Collector Nikhil Pavan Kalyan has ordered weekend shutdown in Rourkela and Kalunga Industrial area till July 31. Rourkela (both Rourkela Municipal Corporation area & Steel Township area)...

Bhubaneswar: The number of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts in Odisha has come down to 10 with the State government approving removal of five districts from the list of red corridor. Informing the development,...

Bhubaneswar: Eminent litterateur and award-winning short fiction writer Manoj Kumar Panda is no more. He died of heart attack in Bolangir district at the age of 65. According to sources, Panda was admitted to a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered biggest spike of 755 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the State’s total positive tally to 11956. The State also reported four more deaths due to coronavirus, bringing the death toll to...