Tag: Arindam Das

Apart from Arindam, the puja committee also paid homage to ODRAF jawan Sitaram Murmu who died in the same elephant rescue operation.

With his approach and passion for daredevil journalism, Arindam had earned admiration from across households in the State.

A lifelike statue of OTV’s braveheart journalist Arindam Das was unveiled on his first death anniversary. The statue was unveiled by OTV MD Jagi Mangat Panda at Arindam’s ancestral village in Raikala, Keonjhar. A memorial service was also held at his village in which a book on Arindam’s works was released.

Following the unveiling of the statue, a memorial service was also held at his village which was joined by OTV News Editor Radhamadhab Mishra, other senior officials of OTV, family members and eminent personalities including OTV MD Jagi Mangat Panda.

With his daredevilry and passion to walk the extra mile to get the most accurate news for the viewers, he had earned admiration from across households in the State.

On the occasion of 11th day ritual (Ekadasha) of Arindam Das, the Odisha Television Limited (OTV) on Monday announced a scholarship after him as a tribute to the ‘brave’ journalist who lost his life in the line of duty.

Analysis shows Mahanadi has been a habitual jumbo trapper during the months of Sept-Oct as the Athagarh-Chandaka elephant corridor passes through the river. Two instances in 2018 - in Kerala and Odisha - nail the failure

OTV’s Arindam Das created a brand of his own in news reporting and his contribution to journalism in Odisha will always be remembered.

I was in school when I used to see him chasing the cyclones, my generation was never glued to the MET department or Radio updates but we would wait to watch Arindam Bhai, Swayam Bhai and Kasturi Ma’am wearing a raincoat or holding an umbrella with a boom. An indicator of the coming disaster.

Pradeep Jena, the SRC of Odisha has penned a heartfelt condolence letter for Odisha's best disaster reporting scribe, Arindam Das who lost his life in the line of duty while covering an elephant rescue operation on Friday

The body of OTV Chief Reporter Arindam Das was consigned to flames at his ancestral village at Raikala in Keonjhar on the banks of River Baitarani on Saturday.

A pal of gloom descended over the Odisha Television Limited’s (OTV) office at Patia in Bhubaneswar on Friday and sadness gripped when the news of the death of daredevil journalist Arindam Das, landed at the channel’s input.

In my three and a half decades in journalism, I cannot remember one occasion when the death of a reporter of a TV channel has become the subject of wall-to-wall coverage, to the exclusion of all other news of the day, for ALL news channels for several hours together.

Arindam Das’ untimely demise has left the media fraternity and senior leaders in deep shock. Arindam Das was a journalist who loved challenges. His reportage in adverse situations created his own brand of journalism.

Arindam Das’ untimely demise has left the media fraternity and senior leaders in deep shock. There are the final visuals before the ill-fated boat on which Arindam was reporting, capsized.