Phulbani: Asutosh Behera (45) became the latest COVID-19 victim from the Odisha media fraternity to succumb to the virus in Phulbani in Kandhamal district.
Behera was a correspondent for the Odia vernacular daily ‘Sarbasadharan’,.
He was admitted to the Phulbani COVID Hospital on May 20. However, Behera’s condition became critical and he passed away on Sunday evening.
Notably, the deceased was among the first to get vaccinated during the drive for journalists.
The journalists of Kandhamal district paid condolence on his demise.
So far, 29 journalists from Odisha have died during the second wave of COVID-19.
Bhubaneswar: Tigress Zeenat, who travelled nearly 200 km over two weeks from Odisha's Similipal, avoiding…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has dissolved the governing bodies or managing committees of all Non-Government…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramanian…
Bhubaneswar: Marking a significant development in eco-friendly transport in Odisha, a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding…
Mumbai: After veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, noted poet Kumar Vishwas left netizens irked with his…
Bhubaneswar: A major fire erupted at a pressure cooker company godown at Satyanagar in Bhubaneswar…
This website uses cookies.