Information and Public Relations Department

Prafulla Mallik, the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations Department and Chief Public Relations Officer of the Election Commission has passed away due to cardiac arrest on Friday.

The Orissa High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Sarmistha Rout, the prime accused in the cameraman Manas Swain murder case.

Former Director of the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department, Niranjan Sethi has been arrested in connection with his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Cameraman Manas Swain.