Debabrata Mohanty
Articles By Debabrata Mohanty
Odisha girl attempts suicide after her marks dip following re-evaluation by CBSE
Nilima Priyadarshini Bal, a Class XII student, who was one of the 18 students who had moved the Odisha High Court last week for marks re-evaluation, attempted suicide hours after the CBSE authorities informed her about the marks.
Bhubaneswar: Eggs thrown at Union agriculture minister, 5 held
The incident happened soon after Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh left the state guest house to attend a ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ event in Jatni. Around 50-60 Youth Congress activists, divided into two groups, waved black flags and hurled eggs at his vehicle
BJD MP calls ex-ministers thieves, Naveen Patnaik seeks explanation
"Congress party members are thieves, BJP party members are competing with them as thieves. We as a party are no less," said MP Tathagata Satpathy
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and MP Baijayant Panda tussle out in open
MP wants cops to press same charges as in case of CM egg throwing case.
BJD infighting: Workers clash with Jay Panda’s supporters
Baijayant Panda told reporters that BJD had a policy of resisting hooliganism and infighting. But in the last three years, things have changed.
Odisha anganwadi worker with Rs 6500, monthly salary is crorepati in 9 years of service
During search at her paternal house, the vigilance officials found documents of a triple storied building in Bhubaneswar, 13 plots worth Rs 1.7 crore, 3 SUVs and a pick-up vehicle, several life insurance polices worth Rs 2.33 crore.
Odisha students lock up campus to protest job scam, one arrested
Over 400 BTech graduates, who had thought they secured jobs in 10 MNCs during campus placements in April-May, came to know that the offers were fake.
Odisha gau rakshak assault: Cows were being taken to govt-run dairy
On Thursday, a case was lodged against unnamed persons on charges of rioting, unlawful assembly and stopping of train.
Duped by fake placement company, Odisha engineering graduates go on hungerstrike before university
Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra demanded that action should be taken against all organisations conducting such fake placement drives.
Tech students allege fake hiring in Odisha deemed varsity
The placement officer Raj Kumar Hota resigned, taking responsibility for the fiasco.
Odisha engineering college graduates protest after their job offer letters turn out to be fake
"We were shocked and felt humiliated when the HR executives told us that the the offer letters were fake," said one of the students who hoped to join her first job.
Odisha: Women throw bangles at municipal chairman, demand water supply
The municipality supplies water to only 7 of the 19 wards in the town.
Odisha: It’s Naveen Patnaik v/s BJP as BJD falters against Modi-Shah
As the Modi government celebrates three years of its rule at the Centre this week, a lot has happened on the political front in the state since May 2016
Truck allegedly carrying beef to Hyderabad detained in Bhubaneswar
Under the Orissa Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1960, killing of cows is prohibited.
Rose Valley chit fund scam: TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay gets bail
The CBI, which is probing the Rose Valley chit fund scam, arrested the four-time Lok Sabha member from Kolkata on January 3.
Woman held for ‘trespassing, damaging’ BJD MLA’s home in Bhubaneswar
Police said Sonalika Mohanty tried to ‘forcefully enter Pradhan’s residence at Unit IV’ here and when she failed, she hurled flower pots and broke the window panes.
Jay Panda dropped from parliamentary party post
Move seen as action against BJD MP’s ‘proximity’ to BJP
MP Baijayant Jay Panda sacked as BJD spokesperson
This move was reportedly a part of BJD president and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's party reorganisation exercise.
Resentment in party over cabinet reshuffle, BJD MP tweets
Pangi, a veteran leader from Koraput, was earlier suspended from the BJD on the charge of anti-party activities.
Naveen Patnaik’s cabinet reshuffle: Has he lost the magic touch?
If Naveen wanted to send home a message of purging the party of corrupt ministers and bringing in fresh faces, he could have done so easily by picking quite a few from his band of 116 MLAs