Sanjeev Kumar Patro is a Chief Sub Editor associated with Odisha Television Limited. He is basically an investigative journalist doing fact-checking of political speeches, digging of the digital da ...more

Sanjeev Kumar Patro is a Chief Sub Editor associated with Odisha Television Limited. He is basically an investigative journalist doing fact-checking of political speeches, digging of the digital data & decoding hidden assumptions behind statements.

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Odisha Tops In Human - Elephant Encounter
Odisha Tops Country In Human-Elephant Encounters

State alone is bearing nearing 21 percent of human lives lost in man-elephant encounters in the country when it accounts for only around 7.2 percent of the country's elephant population. This disproportionate number drive home...

70% electrocution deaths are traps by poachers
Odisha No 2 In Jumbo Electrocution deaths, 70% Are Traps By Poachers

As per the Odisha Forest Minister's data laid in State Assembly, the majority of the jumbo electrocution deaths have been attributed to live wire traps set up by poachers, though nearly 25-30 percent of deaths...

only 16% fully vaccinated in odisha
Third Wave Warning: 51% Adult Population In Odisha Partially Vaccinated; Fully Only 16% 

Except for Khordha, the fully vaccination rate is not enthusing. While Nuapada fares the poorest in Odisha, It is far from satisfactory in Sundargarh and Cuttack - the second wave epicentres

Naveen Patnaik's Ad Splurge 2nd Among 10 states
After Kejriwal, Naveen's Election Ad Splurge 2nd Highest Among 10 States

A study of State budgets since 2009-10 shows that Odisha has already spent/earmarked a whopping over Rs 888 cr, including the allocation of Rs 87.76 cr in the 2021-22 budget for publicity. The analysis further...

Below 18-yrs Hospitalisation Up 1066% in Second Wave!
Third Wave Warning: Below 18 Yrs Hospitalisation In Odisha Up 1066% In 2nd Wave

Respiratory infections in (0-5 years)  during second wave peak up 3,005 percent, Pneumonia up 1,962 percent and Asthma up 1,038 percent. Moreover, severe underweight children below 5 years detected were at 2.23 lakh

Low Pressure Likely Near Odisha Coast In September
Monsoon 2021: No Rain In Next 48 Hrs, Low Pressure Likely Near Odisha Coast In Sept

As per APEC Climate Centre seasonal forecast, Odisha is predicted to record above-normal rainfall in the range of 1.2mm/day over the normal rainfall in the month of October

Drought Grips Jajpur, Bhadrak And Keonjhar!
Drought Grips Jajpur, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, 11 Others On The Verge In Odisha

In Odisha, the actual SPI of Jajpur and Bhadrak is estimated at (-)3.12 and (-)2.76, respectively. While it is over (-)2 in Keonjhar,  a high of 11 other districts have a value of more than...

Odisha Growing Grey!
Odisha To Become 6th Ageing State By 2031

The proportion of 60+ persons treated as an in-patient during the last 1-year is looked into, then the number is estimated at a high of 84 per cent in Odisha. This is where the health...

Immunisation of Kids Will take Time!
Immunisation Of Kids Will Take Time, Odisha Needs 1.6 Cr Doses Per Month To Wrap Up By Dec 21

As India needs a whopping 70 crore doses to vaccinate the population of 2 years and above by December end, the country's COVID-19 workgroup has gone on record to state that immunising 18 years and...

EPFO Reveals Big On Odisha
2.6 Lakh In 18-25 Yrs Seeks Jobs in Odisha, Appointments To Only 44k in 2020-21

In Apr-Jun 2021, Odisha generates only 1 per cent of the total jobs created in the country. Significantly, when the labour force population in the State is nearly 3 per cent of the country's labour...

Odisha Saw Highest ever Deaths in Second Wave!
Under COVID19 Shadow, Odisha Saw Highest-ever 34,866 Deaths In Apr-May This Year

Never before in the preceding five years, the State has ever witnessed such a surge in deaths due to causes not known so far

Guidelines To Detect, Test and Treat Covid-19 infections in Children
Children COVID19 Infection Up In Odisha: Read UNICEF India Guidelines To Beat The Virus

The apex UN body on Children  has issued a set of detailed guidelines specifying the 'watchout signs', 'the danger signs', 'when to test' and codes for home isolation

Now, Children More Vulnerable Than Elderly In Odisha
No Third Wave Signs In Odisha, Children Grown Vulnerable Than Elderly Since May

A drop in the infection gap between children and the elderly populace shows that they are getting infected faster than elderly in the State. And the reason has been attributed to vaccination of 60+

Modicare Vs Naveencare: Odisha turns loser
3.27 Lakh Covid-19 Treatment Under Modicare In Country, Odisha Misses The Pandemic Gain

Though data on Covid-19 treatment under BKSY is not available in the public domain, neighbour Andhra Pradesh, despite having YSR Arogyashree Health Insurance, availed Rs 177.54 cr for covid-19 testing and treatment. Odisha misses on...

Ashwini Vaisnav's maiden Odisha Visit
Rail Min Ashwini Vaishnav's Maiden Odisha Visit: All Eyes On 6 Rly Projects

How the soft-spoken Rail Min Ashwini Vaishnav, who calls himself a taskmaster, will take up the  task of fast-tracking 6 new line projects is being eagerly watched upon when the minister will be visiting the...

Odishs Dials Zero In Mobile Manufacturing Units
71 Mobile Manufacturing Units In India in Last 7-yrs, Odisha Dials ZERO

While the incentive part of the policy document of the 3 states looks like a mirror image of each other, the nuances are greatly missing in Odisha's policy - which makes all the difference, feel...

PMFBY Popular in Odisha
93% of Landless Farmers In Odisha Opted PM Fasal Bima Yojana

After Tamil Nadu, Odisha is second in the country where a majority of landless farmers have opted for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana  

Odisha Set To Witness Heavy Rainfall Till August 1, Says IMD 
Heavy To Moderate Rainfall In Odisha Till Aug 18, Low Pressure In Bay Within 42 Hrs

After a dry spell, Odisha is predicted to record widespread intermittent rainfall from Aug 16 - 18. Light rainfall forecast during 8-9 am in 11 districts on 75th Independence Day

The 75th Independence Day
Independence Day 2021: What PM Modi May Focus In His 75th I-Day Speech

The PM's address would focus primarily on building the resilience of the nation to grow taller from the shadows of pandemic. And to lit that instinct of resilience, the theme of the 75th I-Day has...

Mandal Politics In Odisha
BJD Plays Mandal Politics: Observers Feel It May Prove Pandora's Box For The Party

After winning the State Assembly in 2019, the party seems to have picked up the emotive backward card to keep its crown safe

Sanjeev Kumar Patro is a Chief Sub Editor associated with Odisha Television Limited. He is basically an investigative journalist doing fact-checking of political speeches, digging of the digital data & decoding hidden assumptions behind statements.

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