Miscellaneous News Updates

The Central agency on Tuesday carried out simultaneous raids at different locations across 14 states including Odisha. The CBI has registered 23 separate cases against 83 people on charges of online child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Members of the Chhatra Congress took out a rally to gherao the camp office of the State Director General of Police (DGP) and Naveen Niwas, the official residence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. However, the activists were stopped by the police midway near Forest Park. 

The deceased, Laxmi Narayan Jena who, as per reports, had taken loan to grow paddy on two acres of land, ended life by consuming poison after he allegedly failed to repay the debt

Due to old age issues, the print of her thumb has mostly lost its sharpness making her unable to obtain an Aadhaar Card. However, since Aadhaar Card linking with the ration card is mandatory as per protocols, she is unable to obtain her share of the ration. 

After a brief hiatus, the newly launched eco-friendly toy train facility has once again chugged off in the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, much to the delight of tourists visiting the park this holiday season.

A video showing baby elephant’s plight in the mud has surfaced from Badajharana forest under Kuchinda Wildlife Sanctuary in Sambalpur. As per reports, the calf had slipped and injured itself after coming to the area to drink water.

Anantashayana Vishnu (a sculpture of sleeping Lord Vishnu on serpent Ananta), situated near Sarang village under Parjang police limits in Dhenkanal district is one of the classic examples of sheer neglect towards architectural masterpieces

At first, the acts of the sisters may seem alien like from some mutant movies of the Hollywood, but there are studies which shows numerous people claiming to have obtained such ability to see through without using the eyes, a phenomenon scientifically coined as Dermo-optical perception (DOP).

After a lull, protests outside Assembly are once again gathering strength. Hundreds of aspiring junior teachers in the state took to the streets of Bhubaneswar on Monday (Nov 15) demanding employment.

A candidate contesting for Zilla Parishad member post can now spend up to Rs 5 lakh while the expenditure ceiling for panchayat samiti member and sarpanch has been hiked to Rs 2 lakh. 

This vegetable has managed to generate a lot of attention of people from all quarters This vegetable which has spikes as seen in case of novel Coronavirus is actually a cucumber! This cucumber is being grown in the backyard of a villager in Saraguda village, Dabugaon, Nabarangpur, Odisha.

As per the protocol, if a wild animal is found dead under suspicious conditions, the matter should first be reported to the higher authorities for facilitating further probe. But, the local staff failed to follow the procedure and buried the carcass secretly.

Health Minister Naba Kishore Das and Labour Minister Susanta Singh faced black flag protest near OMP square while they were returning to the circuit house after attending a programme of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The analysis of weather balloon observations alarmingly showed that the tropopause has increased in height at a steady pace since 1980: about 58-59 metres per decade.

A scuffle broke out between police personnel, deployed outside the Assembly premises, and the junior teacher aspirants when the latter tried to break the security cordon.