Ramakanta Biswas

Bhubaneswar: Shravan month is nearing end and during this particular period of the year, farmers especially in Odisha usually remain busy in agricultural activities. However, insufficient rain has hit the farmers hard this year like...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Tuesday reported 647 new cases of coronavirus taking the overall positive case tally in the State to 18757. Of the total cases, 431 were detected from various quarantine facilities while the remaining...

Bhubaneswar: The death toll due to coronavirus breached 100 mark in Odisha with six more persons succumbing to the virus in the last 24 hours. The total fatalities in the State now stand at 103....

Ganjam: The Convalescent Plasma Therapy to treat COVID-19 patients commenced in Ganjam district on Tuesday. District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange inaugurated the new facility at the MKCG Medical College and Hospital. In the first phase,...

Keonjhar: In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Odisha, the Keonjhar district administration has decided to extend free textbooks, uniforms and midday meals to Class IX and X students of all government and aided schools across the...

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate Of Elementary Education, Odisha has directed all the district education officers (DEOs) to submit action taken report (ATR) against private schools running without certificate of recognition (COR). The DEOs had earlier been...

Phulbani: In view of rising cases of Covid-19 infections among bank professionals, the Kandhamal district administration on Wednesday ordered closure of all banking establishments in the district for one week. The order which comes into...

Bhubaneswar: Five more persons succumbed to Covid-19 disease in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the number of fatalities in the State to 108. Also, the State reported death of a Covid-19 patient due...

Rayagada: The district administration of Rayagada on Wednesday announced to clamp a week-long shutdown starting from tomorrow in view of huge spike in Covid-19 cases. The order came after soon after the district reported a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha capital Bhubaneswar witnessed steepest rise in Covid-19 cases with as many as 248 persons testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. According to the information shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal...

Bhubaneswar: After registering a record single-day spike of 1,594 new Covid-19 cases, Odisha on Friday witnessed significant recoveries with 808 patients recuperating from the disease. With this, the total recoveries in the State reached 15200....

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) on Friday announced to offer a second change to students to clear their papers if they could not pass the examinations. “If a regular student appeared this...

Ganjam: Coronavirus continues to bring unending miseries and one arguably cannot find better examples than two families in Ganjam who have seen their world turn upside down in the pandemic. Anuradha Panigrahi from Digapahandi lost...

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday directed nine states including Odisha having high active caseload to urgently ramp up testing, strictly implement containment plan, augment health infrastructure and ensure effective clinical management. A high-level virtual...

Balasore: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan from Odisha reportedly succumbed to COVID19 in Chhattisgarh leaving his family crestfallen. Kailash Ghadai, who was suffering from pneumonia and respiratory distress, was admitted in Dr BR Ambedkar...

Puri: Police on Saturday exhumed the decomposed body of an 18-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend in Brahmagiri area of Puri district. The body of the deceased was exhumed from near the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday announced a significant change in the management of dead bodies of Covid-l9 patients by allowing the bereaved family members to see the bodies of their loved ones, who succumb...

New Delhi: Haryana will host the fourth edition of Khelo India Youth Games, which is scheduled to take place after Tokyo Olympics. The Games will be held at Panchkula. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and...

Puri: They are the architects (Biswakarma) of gigantic chariots that mesmerise visitors from all over the globe during the world-famous Rath Yatra. However, many would not believe their eyes that the people who are capable...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday placed under suspension the deputy collector of Kalahandi, Anisha Das on charges of dereliction of duty. The move followed a disciplinary proceeding contemplated against Das for negligence in discharging...