Miscellaneous News Updates

Launched just a few months post the pandemic outbreak, OTV’s English channel on YouTube recently received the Silver Play Button. The channel received the distinction after crossing one lakh subscriber base.

OTV News English Clocks 100K On YouTube

The focus of Bhubaneswar city administration, whenever there is VVIP visit scheduled, is on optics and the system relapses to state of indifference once the big occasion is over.

Tension flared up in Katameta in Malkangiri after police picked up and detained 19 villagers on Sunday night. They were protesting an alleged fake encounter, by blocking National Highway at Katameta.

The lawyers have been striking over the demand for a permanent bench of Orissa High Court in western Odisha at Sambalpur. 

The main idea behind launching OTV News, the English YouTube channel of OTV, was to bridge the language barrier by letting non-Odia people know stories and news about Odisha in English.

While the chit fund beneficiaries are still waiting desperately to get back their hard-earned money, the appointment of amicus curie has rekindled their hope. 

As per the latest decision, unreserved tickets on UTSONMOBILE app can be booked from a distance of up to 20 km for non-suburban sections.

Old man’s wish was to have darshan of Lord Jagannath. He was ailing & unable to visit the Lord. His son carried him on his shoulders and fulfilled his wishes. Jai Jagannath!

Earlier on Saturday, Chhatisa Nijog shot off a letter to Chief Minister urging him to take action against the so-called rationalists.

“This time, we don’t need any sort of discussion. All we want the Chief Minister to make an announcement in this regard at the earliest”, the protestors said.

Born on May 10, 2008 to Indian Navy officer Madan Rai and wife Rachna, Jiya was diagnosed with autism in 2010. However, when her parents discovered that she has a liking for swimming, there was no looking back for her.

With an aim to provide a better hygiene experience to girls and women, she started a sanitary pad packaging unit at Chandikhol market in Jajpur district.

The incident came to fore when the 10-year-old boy walked into the nurse’s office of his elementary school located at Highland in the city and asked moisturiser to apply on his tattoo.

The villagers blocked the Highway alleging a fake encounter by police which took place at Ramagiri forest under Baipariguda police limits on November 10 that reportedly saw killing of two ultras and recovery of arms and ammunitions from the Maoist hideout.