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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This 'T' missing in Naveen's 5T? Odisha lost massive 6.5 L Trees in last 3-yrs

Bhubaneswar: On December 9 last year, villagers in Talabira were seething in anger as their thousands hopes felled in just one stroke. In contrary to the saying one who plants a tree, plants a hope,...

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No Electrocution SOP in disaster-prone Odisha, Golanthra 2nd mishap in 3-yrs

Bhubaneswar: In the recent memory, electrocution of a bus at Golanthra, near Berhampur, on Sunday that took a human toll of around 10 is second such 4-wheeler electrocution case in Odisha. The State had such...

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Golanthra Bus Electrocution bares how Odisha Energy Dept gives two hoot to IE rules 1956

Bhubaneswar: For the State Energy Department, the Golanthra electrocution tragedy has been the latest in its overflowing cup of woes. After emerging as the number one killer of elephants in Odisha, the toll of 10...

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Revenue blues take a toll on Odisha's Capital expenditure target in 2019-20

Bhubaneswar: Staring at a big gap between budgeted revenue receipts for 2019-20 and the actual realisation till December end, the alarmed State Finance department has put its foot down on the expenditure – both revenue...

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Ambulance in traffic Jam: Odisha Police have to take a leaf out of Mumbai Police Policy

Bhubaneswar: The death of a 5-year old child in the smart city on Tuesday for the alleged reason of the ambulance getting stuck in traffic jam bares the unsmart traffic management in Odisha’s capital city....

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Naveen loves gold, Odisha Ministers fida on high-end 4-wheelers!

Bhubaneswar:  Despite being a bachelor, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has a fascination for the yellow metal than 4-wheelers. When he owns jewellery valued at Rs 2.21lakh, CM owns a 1980-model Ambassador car worth mere Rs...

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Odisha Capital Hospital referring Acute Diarrhoeal case to SCB a blow to 5T!

Bhubaneswar: The death of a five-year old child  due to acute diarrhoeal disease on Tuesday in the Capital city has raised many eyebrows. The data with State Health Department shows a high of 1.33 lakh...

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Odisha Guv Address: Mo Sarkar mentioned 8-times, Farmers 4 & Employment 3-times

Bhubaneswar: In his inaugural address at the beginning of the budget session of Odisha Legislative Assembly on Friday,  Governor Ganeshi Lal harped highly on 5T and Mo Sarkar-powered consultative governance to bring in real transformation...

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Odisha Budget Session: Stormy start washes out Day 1

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of Odisha Assembly got off to a stormy start on Friday with opposition Congress boycotting the governor’s inaugural address and a ruckus later by the Opposition forced the Speaker to adjourn...

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Odisha Budget Session: Bedlam prevails on Day 2, House adjourned 7 times!

Bhubaneswar: Storm in Odisha Legislative Assembly is yet to subside. The House first adjourned till 11:30. Following the din, post resuming of proceedings, Speaker had to adjourn the House for as many as 6 times....

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Beggars show a dip in Odisha, but post big rise in Khurda, Puri & Ganjam !

Bhubaneswar: This is no beggar belief! Hard numbers reveal a big drop in the number of beggars residing in Odisha. But the red alerts to the fore are the counts posted a big jump in...

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Inflation rate in rural centres in double digits, Odisha tops country!

Bhubaneswar: Price rise haunts Odisha acutely. The State tops the country by virtue of recording steepest ever rise in prices of food commodities. The most disconcerting trend observed is rural Odisha seems a stressed lot...

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37 Odisha engineering colleges may face closure notice in 2020!

Bhubaneswar: Private engineering colleges in Odisha are going bust in a big way. As many as 37 out of 90 engineering colleges functional in the State will face progressive closure in 2020-21. The colleges dot...

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Odisha logs slowest ever GSDP growth rate of 6% in last 5-years!

Bhubaneswar: Odisha growth story stands decelerated in the Fiscal 2019. The growth rate of GSDP (Gross State Domestic Product) is projected to post a steep fall of over 1.8 per cent to touch 6.16 per...

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Odisha Farmers quitting farming in a big way: Economic Survey 2019

Bhubaneswar: When the Odisha government is going gaga over the farmers and farming in Odisha post the KALIA scheme, a reality check by the Economic-Survey 2019-20 portrays in real the pangs felt by state farmers....

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Odisha Agriculture Budget 2020: KALIA funds down Rs 2,416 crore, Rs 3K for godowns & Irrigation allocation dips 2.85%!

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari walked into the history books on Tuesday, when he tabled an electronic budget in the State Assembly. Hailing the historic moment, FM Pujari claimed that this e-budget exercise has...

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Odisha Budget 2020: Fin Min Pujari Presents A 'Rosy' Budget With Inherent Thorns!

Bhubaneswar: Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari has presented a record Rs 1.5lakh crore budget for 2020-21 fiscal year. The State is projected to grow by 7 per cent. How much will be the gain to people?...

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Double Whammy: Women trafficking rampant in Odisha's migrant-prone districts!

Bhubaneswar: The crime against women in Odisha has taken an ominous turn. Women trafficking has gone rampant in Odisha in year 2019. The hard numbers of three women getting trafficked every ten days in Odisha...

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Economy in tailspin, high stimulus doses , not 'spins', needed: Dr Swamy

Bhubaneswar: Highly critical over ‘mishandling’ of the economy by Modi government, feisty politician and BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramaniam Swami on Saturday  virtually warned the BJP-led NDA government that the worst of economic slide down...

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Sanjay 'Vani': All gloomy, No Silver Lining In Indian economy

Bhubaneswar: Blaming the Modi government for lacking the knack to feel the pulse of the ailing economy, Congress national spokesperson Sanjay Jha questioned the NDA government’s move to announce big deal of sops for the...

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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