Ramani Ranjan Mohapatra

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Lightning: India's Deadliest Hazard
Rediff.com19 Aug 2025

Lightning claims more lives in India annually than any other extreme weather event....

Have You Heard About The Potato Crisis?
Rediff.com16 Dec 2024

Amid the political blame game over Bengal's potato ban, which led to shortages in...

Why Naveen Babu Lost Odisha
Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

'The tide started to turn against the BJD when V K Pandian toured the districts...

How Patnaik Plans To Outwit Jay Panda
Rediff.com30 May 2024

What may work for the BJP is the growing resentment against V K Pandian, a...

Former CEO Vs Naveen's Ex-Confidant
Rediff.com25 May 2024

The BJP's vote share in Cuttack went up from 9 per cent in 2009 to 38 per cent in 2019.

'Only Cure For Migration Is To Create Jobs'
Rediff.com18 May 2024

The Odisha government told the assembly over 40,000 workers migrated from the state...

It's raining job promises in Odisha
Rediff.com13 May 2024

Despite declining by three percentage points in 2022-23 (FY23) compared to FY19,...

'The BJP Is A Huge Banyan Tree'
Rediff.com2 May 2024

'Elections are fought to win.' 'In our party, the leadership takes the final decision,...

Not So Near, Yet Not So Far From BJP
Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

Call it the art of staying rooted yet bending with prevailing political winds. With...

'Nothing new about cyclones in May'
Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

'It is the most prone month for the development of cyclones in the pre-monsoon period.'

Will Naveen Patnaik opt for Modi?
Rediff.com21 May 2019

Those who know Naveen Patnaik well say his final decision will depend on who has the...