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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No Fertiliser shortage in Odisha till July
Data Shows Odisha Had No Fertiliser Shortage Till July, Scarcity May Hit in Aug- Sept

The Centre had supplied adequate fertiliser to Odisha during Apr-July this year, but the agri extension services in the State failed to ensure the supply during the trying times of COVID19 second wave. A real...

Bhubaneswar achieves 100 per cent Vaccination
Know Factors That Fuelled Odisha's Bhubaneswar Come On Top In COVID19 Vaccination Race  

Among the host of factors like pro-active governance, the most urbanised city in the State, the small size of targeted population vis-a-vis peer cities, the clincher role has been played by Covaxin - India's desi vaccine

Odisha Unlock Plan
Odisha Unlock Plans: Night Curfew, Weekend Shutdown To Stay As Rising Rt Value Ties Down Govt's Hands

The Rt value in Nuapada and Deogarh stood at over 1.5, when Kerala, the State saddling with the highest positive cases in the country, has a value of around 1.15 -1.16 (as per field epidemiology...

NCPCR Dissatisfied over Odisha's Rehab Plan
COVID19 Orphaned Children: NCPCR Dissatisfied Over Odisha's Rehab Plan, 396 missives shot

Though Odisha figured among the handful of 10-states who have submitted necessary details of the orphaned or single-parent children up to the NCPCR's stage-6 requirement, Odisha could extend govt schemes to a measly 0.007 pc...

Jal Jeevan Mission Vs Sujal
Pitcher War In 2024: It Will Be Jal Jeevan Mission Vs Sujal In Odisha!

Only 3.7 per cent rural households in Odisha had access to piped water supply in 2020; whereas, Odisha govt data shows 68 per cent urban population has access to tap water. But NSSO report estimates...

HC expresses Displeasure Over Odisha govt affidavit
Orissa HC Expresses Displeasure Over Odisha Govt's Affidavit on 'Underreporting' Covid-19 Deaths

Adjourning the matter to Aug 7, the HC directed the State to present an elaborate fact-sheet on the pandemic mortalities in the next hearing

Covid-19 orphaned Children
6562 Children In Odisha Lost One Of Their Parents  To Pandemic, State 2nd In Country

As per NCPCR's data submitted to the Apex Court, a massive 75,000 kids in the country have lost atleast one of their parents during the pandemic period of April 2020 to July 23, 2021. A...

Mahanadi Flood Threat
Very Heavy Rains In Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand In Next 48 Hours May Make Mahanadi Swell

Sundargarh is predicted to receive 5-6mm rain per hour on July 31. Panposh on River Brahmani will witness 9-10 mm rain per hour. No flood threat in Budhabalanga and Baitrani

Underreporting of covid-19 deaths in odisha?
Underreporting Covid-19 Deaths: Study Claims Odisha Recorded 22000 Excess Deaths In Apr-Jun 2021

As per a study published in medRxiv, Odisha has reported a massive 79 per cent excess deaths during the period of April -June 2021, which incidentally coincided with the Covid-19 second wave in the State

Haider Killed
Heady Mix Of Greed And Ambition Crowned Haider A Gangster

Initiated into the world of crime under the tutelage of noted don Rabin (Rabindra Behera), Haider learnt the tricks of the trade fast

Nirbhaya Fund
Nirbhaya Fund Underuse Galore In Odisha, Many Schemes Remain On Paper Only

Despite a rise in child rapes in the State by 645 pc between 2012-19, utilisation stands nil against an allocation of Rs 5.4 cr for setting up of fast track special courts for speedier trial...

youth unemployment in odisha
No Jobs For 18.6 lakh Youths In Odisha in 2019-20 Vs 17.3 lakh in 2018-19: PLFS

Time for Odisha to take a leaf out of Bihar's book. Youth unemployment rate in Bihar fell sharply to 17.6 per cent in 2019-20 from a high of 30.9 per cent. Whereas, in Odisha, the...

No Rain For Next 48 hrs
No Rain In 25 Dists For Next 48-hrs, Extremely Heavy Rain In Odisha From July 28-30

Among the big states, only Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Kerala are the states that have received deficient rainfall this monsoon (as of July 23)

ACF Death In Odisha
Odisha ACF's Death: Know What Hurdles Police Face

Even as police have zeroed on the crime spot, still the sensational case has many loops within. All of which has made the job of police harder in proving it a homicide or accidental death

Earth Networks' Lightning Report 2020
Thunderstruck Odisha: 250 of 365 Days In 2020 Were Thunderous In State!

Though the Earth Networks' report didn't show any let-up signs as far as the lightning strike intensity is concerned, in terms of dangerous thunderstorm alerts, Odisha saw a massive 70 per cent drop

Low Pressure Near Odisha Coast
Low Pressure Near Odisha Coast: Check Time, Places Under Rain And Lightning Spell

Between  3-9 pm, a thunderstorm is predicted to strike the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Kendrapada-Bhadrak, Gajapati, Kandhamal-Rayagada and Jharsuguda

Covid-19 Tests
Capping COVID19 Second Wave: Mumbai, UP Show The Way For Odisha

The India Inequality Report-2021 highlights why Odisha is failing to control the thick tail of Covid-19 second wave. Time for the State to look beyond the Ganjam model and take a leaf out of UP...

Heavy rainfall in Odisha
Low Pressure On July 23, 27: Odisha To Record Mumbai Like Heavy Rain  

In just a span of the next 36-hours, a low-pressure area will develop over the northwest Bay of Bengal, and in subsequent 12 hours, the system moving west-northwest will cross Odisha on July 23. The...

Lightning Alert
Lightning Forecast For Odisha Till Past Midnight, Danger Looms Over Bhubaneswar Till 7 PM

July 20 proved to be the rainiest day for Bhubaneswar. The IMD weather data shows that Capital City had yesterday recorded its third-highest ever rainfall in July.

Odisha Low Pressure
Odisha To See Rains on Jul 21, 22, But Heavy Rain In Maharashtra, South Andhra Pradesh

It seems the cyclonic circulation over northwest Bay will remain less marked and unlikely to develop to a low-pressure centre by Jul 23

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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