Veteran broadcaster Dipak Samantrai passes away at 69

Published 04 Nov 2026, 15:01 IST

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Kataka: Former Director of the National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia (NABM), poet, and well-known heritage enthusiast Dipak Samantrai died Tuesday, family sources said. He was 69. He is survived by his wife and a daughter. Samantrai was suffering from cardiac issues, which later led to…

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Dipak Samantrai died on Tuesday at age sixty nine. Family sources confirmed the sad news in Cuttack. The former broadcaster suffered severe cardiac issues. These health complications eventually caused his death. Samantrai led the National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia. He excelled as a…

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Veteran broadcaster Dipak Samantrai passes away at 69

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Heritage enthusiast, poet Dipak Samantrai dies at 69

Kataka: Former Director of the National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia (NABM), poet, and well-known heritage enthusiast Dipak Samantrai died Tuesday, family sources said. He was 69. He is survived by his wife and a daughter. Samantrai was suffering from cardiac issues, which later led to…

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