Ramakanta Biswas

Dhenkanal: Unidentified miscreants broke open an ATM of the State Bank of India in Dhenkanal district and looted cash worth over Rs 25 lakh. The loot took place last night and came to light today...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the strict enforcement of double helmet rules in Odisha, the State transport minister, Padmanabha Behera on Tuesday urged motorists not to offer lift to anyone without having extra helmet. Behera cautioned that the...

Bhubaneswar: A medical team headed by Professor Biranchi Narayan Mohapatra on Tuesday visited Puducherry to examine the health condition of eminent litterateur and Padma Bhushan Manoj Das. Das has been under treatment at a nursing...

Sundargarh/Gajapati: An assistant executive engineer of public health department and a teacher have landed in the vigilance net for allegedly possessing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income. Vigilance officials on Tuesday conducted raids...

Koraput: The body of a 17-year-old girl was recovered from a well at Chorimaliput under Semiliguda police limits of Koraput district on Tuesday. The girl, who hailed from Sorisapadar, reportedly had a love marriage with...

Bhubaneswar: Bidyashree Das, wife of late motivational speaker and social activist Aditya Das, on Wednesday allegedly attempted to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She has been admitted to Cuttack SCB Hospital in a critical...

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of justice S Muralidhar as the next Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Muralidhar is currently posted at the Punjab & Haryana High Court. Justice Muralidhar, whose...

Bhubaneswar: Akash Pathak, son of arrested IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak, was on Tuesday sent to judicial custody after completion of his five-day remand by the Odisha Crime Branch. The CB had taken Akash on...

Nabarangpur: Residents displaced by Indravati reservoir project in the district on Wednesday gheraoed the administrative office of the hydroelectricity project and warned the authorities of escalating their protest in case their demands are not fulfilled...

Nayagarh: A pall of gloom descended on Budhipatna village in Nayagarh district after the body of three-year-old girl Swati reached the locality on Wednesday. After completion of SNT test at Cuttack, the body of the...

Cuttack: Bidyashree Dash, the wife of deceased social activist Aditya Dash, who attempted suicide by consuming sedatives on Wednesday, said that she does not want to live anymore as she was ‘mentally raped’. The widow...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to launch a five-day long padayatra initiative starting tomorrow (December 20) demanding justice for Nayagarh girl Pari. Several central leaders of the party...

Bhubaneswar: The streets in the State Capital City will soon get rid of abandoned vehicles that often create congestion and obstruct traffic as the Commissionerate Police (Traffic) today launched a special drive to remove old...

Cuttack: Despite repeated crackdowns, the Silver City of Cuttack continues to face food adulteration menace with another such illegal unit coming to light from the Jagatpur industrial estate in the city on Saturday. The factory...

Phulbani: With Christmas around the corner, the district administration of Kandhamal has urged the Christian community to celebrate the occasion ensuring strict compliance of the Covid-19 guidelines. The administration has asked the church heads and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police has made a record seizure of over 1292 quintal of ganja this year, the highest in the State in the last 10 years. Till November 30 this year, the police have...

Malkangiri: A man was brutally murdered on suspicion of practicing sorcery at Nandaguda village under Padia block of Malkangiri district. The murder took place last night and came to light today after the wife of...

Rourkela: A Class X student died of drowning while two others are still missing after they were swept away by strong water current while taking bath in Koel River in Rourkela on Sunday. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Police have elicited vital information from IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak’s son Akash in connection with Rs 65 lakh fraud charges levelled against him by Sky King travel agency. Informing about the end of...

Kendrapara: The delineation of boundary of Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district has sparked antipathy among the residents of the villages that remained under the jurisdiction of the wildlife sanctuary. Locals have alleged that several villages that...