Ramakanta Biswas

Rourkela: Two persons including the loco pilot of a goods train were injured after the train derailed near Bimlagarh junction in Sundargarh district on Tuesday. The goods guard of the train was also reportedly injured...

Nayagarh: A piece of cloth (leggings) belonging to a five-year-old girl, who was kidnapped and murdered, was retrieved from a pond at Jadupur village on Tuesday. The cloth was retrieved after the personnel of the...

Bhubaneswar: Minister Arun Sahoo finally broke his silence over the sensational kidnap and murder case of a five-year-old girl in Nayagarh which has triggered a massive public outcry as well as a political storm in...

Kandhamal: The district administration of Kandhamal on Wednesday allowed reopening of churches on December 25 for Christmas celebration with some restrictions. Issuing a set of guidelines, the administration has announced to allow a maximum 50...

Khordha: A woman was arrested on Wednesday after she confessed that she killed her husband following a quarrel three months back. The shocking incident came to light after the police exhumed the decomposed body of...

Bhubaneswar: Effecting a major reshuffle in the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre, the Odisha government on Wednesday transferred Nayagarh superintendent of police (SP) Pratyush Diwakar and also saw new postings at SP level in 12...

Bhubaneswar/Ganjam: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday arrested an Anganwadi worker and a senior clerk of Road and Building division for amassing disproportionate assets to the tune of crores of rupees. Namita Dalai, an Anganwadi worker of...

Bhubaneswar: A 34-year-old man, who recently returned from the United Kingdom, has been tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. According to the information shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), the man who reached Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: In view of rising COVID-19 positive cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a set of guidelines for all higher educational institutions including Plus II Colleges and Degree…

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave condition continues to hit normal life in Odisha with nine places in the State recording temperature of 40 degree Celsius or above. Though the temperature dropped in coastal…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has issued a fresh notification for the recruitment of 92 Assistant Soil Conservation Officers in Class II (Group B) of Odisha Soil Conservation…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday announced suspension of classes of Standard IX and XI in all schools across the State amid rising cases of Covid-19. The suspension will be…

Bhubaneswar: Vaccination against Covid-19 could not be carried out at little less than 400 centres in different districts across Odisha due to shortage of vaccines, informed director of health and…

Bhubaneswar: The State Forensic Laboratory, Bhubaneswar could not determine the group of the semen found on the frock of the five-year-old girl in Nayagarh district who was allegedly raped and murdered. The Forensic Lab authorities,...

Cuttack: As a first of the visionary reformations to change the face of the cricket in the State, the Odisha Cricket Association will kick off the much-awaited Odisha Cricket League-T20 at the Barabati Stadium in...

Cuttack: Intensifying its crackdown on gangster brothers- Sushil and Sushant Dhalasamanta, the Commissionerate Police on Saturday recovered cash worth Rs 16.5 lakh from their residence in CDA Sector 6. Besides, three 9mm pistols, 175 rounds...

Jharsuguda: A girl was killed while a youth lost his leg when the two were hit by a freight train in Jharsuguda district on Sunday. The mishap occurred near platform No 4 of Bagdehi railway...

Berhampur: Police on Sunday cracked the burglary case at two jewellery shops in Badabazar area in Ganjam district and arrested two persons from Chhattisgarh in this connection. The arrested duo has been identified as Lokesh...

Cuttack: Odisha Panthers beat Odisha Pumas by nine wickets in the inaugural match of Odisha Cricket League (OCL) T20 at Barabati Stadium here on Sunday. Batting first, Pumas scored 141 runs with the loss of...

Talcher: With the NTPC’s 460 MW Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS) facing closure threat for failing to fulfil the environmental conditions, apprehension of loss of livelihood is rising among its staff and workers. The 52-year-old...