Ramakanta Biswas

Balasore: In what could be termed as one of the biggest drug hauls in recent times, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch seized brown sugar worth Rs 1.30 crore from a peddler...

New Delhi: Gaming giant Dream11 won the title sponsorship for IPL 2020 for Rs 222 crore. The Twenty20 cricket league is slated to be played in UAE from September 19 to November 10. According to...

Rourkela: A woman was nabbed by Uditnagar police in the steel city for reportedly cheating by posing as an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. Sarmistha Behera, a resident of Bhadrak’s Dhamnagar, was arrested from City...

Bhubaneswar: Alarmed by rising cases of Covid-19, the Odisha government has constituted multidisciplinary technical committees to oversee the treatment facilities across the State. The technical committees formed by Medical Education and Training Directorate comprising senior...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 74.95 per cent students have passed the annual Plus 2 Commerce examinations 2020, the results of which were declared today by the Council of Higher Education (CHSE), Odisha. Students can check...

Keonjhar: Severe shortage of fertiliser at the height of the paddy growing season has hit the farmers hard in Keonjhar district, prompting them to gather in huge numbers at local cooperative offices in the times...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand will be honoured with the Arjuna Award this year. She is among the 27 sportspersons to be conferred with the top sporting accolade. Elated over her nomination for the award,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha received 1.3 per cent surplus rainfall this monsoon from June till date, informed the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Pradeep Jena on Friday. “From the month of June till August 21, Odisha received 1.3...

Bhubaneswar: In an all-out effort against the Covid-19 infection, the Ganjam district administration has launched ‘zero active case’ mission. District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange said the aim of the mission is to reduce the spread...

New Delhi: Star India batsman Rohit Sharma is among the five athletes who will receive the country’s highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, for 2020. This will be the first time in...

New Delhi: Ahead of the Bihar polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has approved the broad guidelines for the conduct of elections and bye-elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic. These include the use of masks,...

Bhubaneswar: In a break from tradition, Odisha is going to witness subdued Ganesh Puja celebrations as COVID19 pandemic continues to dampen all festivities. The small town of Jatni, just 20km away from Bhubaneswar is among...

Jharsuguda: Taking cognizance of the alleged sexual assault of a minor boy by the founder of ‘Faith Outreach’ shelter home in Jharsuguda district, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has directed the...

Bhubaneswar: Even as speculations over change of guard in Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) continues to heat up, senior leader and member of Congress Working Committee (CWC) Rama Chandra Khuntia on Sunday said no such...

Berhampur: With the Covid-19 situation in Ganjam district showing signs of slight improvement, the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) has decided to lift the restrictions on travel to and from the city imposed on residents and...

Bhubaneswar: A 10-year-old girl, Tisya Panigrahi has become the youngest scuba diver from Odisha. Tisya, who presently resides with her parents in Dubai, successfully completed her Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Junior Open Water...

Baripada: The catching trend and craze for doing something new in the best way possible is giving rise to a fevered subculture of record setters nowadays. While interest of people in collecting post cards, newspapers...

Bhubaneswar: Taking strong note of alleged ostracism of 40 families in Dhenkanal district by upper caste people, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the district administration to inquire into the matter. The commission...

Cuttack: Even as uncertainty looms large over the Durga Puja celebration this year in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, a petition was filed in the Orissa High Court on Tuesday seeking permission to organise the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has directed the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to inspect the ornaments of Bhitara Ratna Bhandar (inner sanctum of Lord Jagannath’s treasure trove) in Puri. The Law Department in a letter dated...