Draft:Odisha Bytes

Odisha Bytes
Type of site	News website
Available in	English
Headquarters	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, India
URL	https://odishabytes.com/

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Instructions · What links here · Odisha Bytes (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 33 days ago by Mohnaved (talk: D · +) · Last edited 23 days ago by Perryprog

Submission declined on 24 August 2025 by Spiderone (talk).

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Declined by Spiderone 36 days ago. Last edited by Perryprog 23 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Odisha Bytes is an English-language digital news website based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The outlet publishes state, national and international news and feature coverage with a focus on Odisha.^[1]

Overview

Odisha Bytes publishes reporting and short features across politics and governance, city news, business, sports and culture. Its material has been cited by major Indian newspapers on miscellaneous news topics.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Recognition

Odisha Bytes (listed under Frontier Media) appears on the **Government of Odisha’s official empanelment of web media channels**, alongside national outlets; the listing records the website and language of publication.^[1] The outlet is also referenced in institutional media digests and archives. ^[5]^[6]

Editorial leadership

Sandeep Mishra, Group Editor – previously worked with The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and The New Indian Express; former Editor-in-Chief at Focus Odisha and News World Odisha; participant in the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists (2011).
Punya Prava Rath, Editor – journalist with roughly two decades of experience in culture, lifestyle and features; has worked with The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The New Indian Express, The Asian Age and Odisha Sun Times. ^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Empanelment List of Web Media Channels, Odisha" (PDF). Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Odisha. June 2021. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
^ "Watch: Brave pet cat stands guard, stops cobra from entering Odisha home". The Indian Express. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
^ "Watch: On being rescued from well, elephant calf 'says thank you' with trumpet". The Indian Express. 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
^ "'Family Man' actor Rohit Basfore found dead in Guwahati; family alleges murder". The Times of India. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
^ "ICMR in News (media roundup)" (PDF). Indian Council of Medical Research. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
^ "IIT Bhubaneswar – In Media Archive". Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
^ "About us". Odisha Bytes. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

External links

Official website

[Empanel-1] "Empanelment List of Web Media Channels, Odisha" (PDF). Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Odisha. June 2021. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

[2] "Watch: Brave pet cat stands guard, stops cobra from entering Odisha home". The Indian Express. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

[3] "Watch: On being rescued from well, elephant calf 'says thank you' with trumpet". The Indian Express. 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

[4] "'Family Man' actor Rohit Basfore found dead in Guwahati; family alleges murder". The Times of India. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

[5] "ICMR in News (media roundup)" (PDF). Indian Council of Medical Research. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

[6] "IIT Bhubaneswar – In Media Archive". Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

[7] "About us". Odisha Bytes. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

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