Bhubaneswar: After prolonged illness, former minister Haraprasad Mahapatra breathed his last at his residence in the Odisha capital on Wednesday. He was 97.
He was twice elected from Soro Assembly constituency in 1967 and 1977 as a Swatantra Party and Janata Party candidate respectively.
He was the Law Minister and also in-charge of Cooperation, Urban Development and Panchayati Raj Departments in the Odisha government from 1967 to 71.
Mahapatra was editor of ‘Swarajya’ from 1971-74. He also formed Labour Organisation in 1964 and was the secretary of the Orissa Motor Transport Workers’ Union, Balasore.
Bhubaneswar: Hours after BJP demanded repolling in two booths of Kantamal Assembly seat in Odisha's…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will take out another roadshow in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday evening.…
New Delhi: Rumours have been rife about Katrina Kaif's pregnancy for quite some time now.…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha unit of BJP has demanded repolling in two booths of Kantamal Assembly constituency…
New Delhi: Some persons hurled stones during a roadshow of actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty. There…
Bhubaneswar: A Special Vigilance Court in Berhampur on Tuesday sentenced a retired assistant engineer to…
New Delhi: A day after the capital's Rouse Avenue court extended his judicial custody till…
Bhubaneswar: A Special CBI Court in Bhubaneswar has sentenced a district youth coordinator of the…