Obituary

Bhubaneswar: Noted educationist and mathematician Ram Shankar Rath passed away in Bhubaneswar following a prolonged illness. He was 92. Rath, who was undergoing treatment for pneumonia and related ailments, breathed his last at his…
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Bhubaneswar: A senior scientist of Institute of Life Science (ILS), Bhubaneswar reportedly died of cardiac arrest on Saturday night. Sources said scientist Sandeep Mishra (58), who had brought glory to the state for his research in…
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed profound grief over the passing away of Jhingia Oram, wife of Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, late on Saturday. According to sources, she breathed her last at 10.50…
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Kolkata: Former Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passed away on Thursday morning in Kolkata. He was 80. He is survived by his wife Mira and daughter Suchetana. He was suffering from old age-related ailments and breathed his…
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Sambalpur/Cuttack: Noted Kosli writer and poet Nimain Charan Panigrahi (76), and well-known cartoonist Gyana Rath (62) passed away on Sunday. A well-known personality in the field of culture in western Odisha, Panigrahi, who was ailing for…
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Bhubaneswar: SK Nanda, an IAS officer of 1978-batch of Gujarat cadre and native of Odisha’s Puri, died of a cardiac arrest in the USA on Friday. He was 68. According to family sources, Nanda had gone to the US with his wife Sanjukta on…
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Cuttack: Kamala Pujari, who was awarded Padma Shri for promoting organic farming and preserving over 100 varieties of indigenous seeds of crops including paddy, passed away at SCB Medical College and Hospital (MCH) in Odisha’s Cuttack on…
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Bhubaneswar: Former Governor of Odisha and senior advocate Muralidhar Chandrakant Bhandare passed away on Saturday at the age of 95. A veteran Congress leader from Maharashtra, Bhandare was elected to the Rajya Sabha for three terms in…
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Bhubaneswar: Former Minister Dambarudhar Ulaka passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday night. He was 86. According family sources, he was being treated for age-related ailments and breathed…
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Cuttack: Former minister and three-time MLA Kamala Das passed away at a private hospital here late on Thursday. She was 79. According to family sources, Das was admitted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar two weeks ago when she was…
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