Ramakanta Biswas

Khordha: An alleged child lifter, who made an abortive attempt to kidnap two minor girls, was roughed up by alert locals before they handed him over to police. The broad daylight incident took place at...

Berhampur: Five persons were arrested in connection with the murder of former block chairman of Beguniapada, Debraj Sahoo. On Monday, police seized three pistols, five magazines, 63 bullets, a car, deceased’s mobile phone and some...

Koraput: There seems to be no let-up in cyber-related frauds in Odisha with two more youths from Laxmipur block of Koraput district becoming the latest victims to the fraudster and losing nearly Rs 74,000 while...

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced the Padma Awards for the year 2021. Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan,...

Bhubaneswar: With the BJP’s 72-hour ultimatum over alleged irregularities in paddy procurement coming to an end, the saffron party on Monday announced to hold mass agitations in front of the collector and sub-collector offices at...

Berhampur: An illegal deal involving sale of antique Hanuman coins at a whopping Rs 2 crore was busted in Ganjam district with arrest of seven persons in this connection. The racket was busted during a...

Bhubaneswar: As many as six persons from Odisha have been conferred with the Padma awards this year. Among the awardees are three little-known personalities who have been recognized by the Centre for their contributions in...

Bhubaneswar: A group of 80 Bajasal artistes from Odisha bore the brunt of the agitating farmers’ tractor rally and the subsequent violence in Delhi on the occasion of the Republic Day on Tuesday. The artistes,...

Sundergarh: Following allegations of irregularities at mandis in Sundergarh, the district administration on Wednesday identified as many as 48 middlemen and cancelled their tokens. The middlemen, whose tokens have been cancelled, cannot sell paddy this...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 894 missing children were traced and rescued in Odisha in a span of eight days during a special drive launched by the State police. The Special Drive was carried out from...

Bhubaneswar: A day after a group of 80 artistes from Odisha remained stuck at the Red Fort due to the violence and chaos during the tractor rally by farmers, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)...

Bhubaneswar: Eminent writer Ramchandra Behera will be honoured with the prestigious Atibadi Jagannath Das Award-2020 by the Odisha Sahitya Akademi. The award was announced by the Odisha Sahitya Akademi in its executive council meeting held...

Bhubaneswar: Expediting probe into the mysterious death of a girl student of Rama Devi Women’s University, Jajpur police on Saturday raided a guesthouse in Bhubaneswar. A special squad of police along with a scientific team...

Bhubaneswar: After spending more than two years in an enclosure in Odisha, tigress Sundari is all set to return to Madhya Pradesh, informed Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) Wildlife, Hari Shankar Upadhyay on Saturday. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated process for resumption of physical classes for Class 9 and 11 students in the State, informed School and Mass Education (S&ME) Minister Samir Dash on Saturday. Replying to the...

Puri: Even as the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has ordered a probe into delay in rituals of Suna Besha at Srimandir on the occasion of Pausha Purnima, a section of servitors on Saturday held...

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the join director of mines in Keonjhar district has directed Sarda Mines Pvt Ltd. to pay over Rs 2056 crore as compensation for production of iron ore beyond environment clearance....

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the first ever digital Union Budget for the year 2021-22. Here are the key highlights of the Union Budget 2021-22. 6 pillars of the Union Budget 2021-22 Health...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives in an accident in Koraput district late last...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department on Monday predicted severe cold wave condition for several districts of Odisha for the next four days. Cold wave to severe cold wave condition is likely to prevail over some...