Coronavirus | Odisha loses 17 journalists in second wave
The Hindu
15 of them died in April. We will release ex gratia to their family members, says govt.
Pritiman Mohapatra, a senior journalist, died of COVID-19 here on Saturday. Mr. Mohapatra, 48, is survived by his wife and minor daughter. He was working as assistant news editor with the Bhubaneswar edition of the Times of India. He had been on ventilator support after suffering cardiac arrest during his COVID-19 hospitalisation. Odisha has lost 17 journalists in the past two months including 15 in April. On Friday, Debendra Samantray, a senior journalist with Sambad, a leading Odia daily, died of COVID-19. Jatish Khamari, a 46-year-old reporter from the same group, also died a few weeks ago.More Related News