Miscellaneous News Updates

A man from Dahanahata village under Dasarathpur block in the district lied down in front of the vehicle of the Project Director of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Jajpur on Tuesday demanding a pucca house under Government’s housing scheme.

The weekend shutdowns will continue as usual starting 6 pm of Fridays till 5 am of Mondays. However, vaccination and testing for Covid-19 will continue as per the protocols laid out by the State Health Department at designated centres.

Reports of families and relatives of deceased coronavirus patients not turning up at the cremation sites to collect the ash of their near and dear ones has surfaced in Sundargarh and Cuttack.

An under-construction bridge on the National Highway-16 near Brajrajnagar in Panikoili collapsed on Monday. However, no loss of life was reported in the mishap.

The Snana Yatra rituals and Rath Yatra of the Holy Trinity were performed sans devotees last year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The Water Resources Department has incurred a loss of Rs 87 crore due to the Cyclone ‘Yaas’ and heavy rain in the aftermath of the storm that battered the vast areas of north Odisha.

Nabarangpur district administration on Monday placed a senior woman employee of Dabugaon Tehsil office under suspension for allegedly embezzling huge amount of money from the office account

Odisha Government on Sunday has decided to leverage Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) and Plastic Waste Management ( PWM) in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to cater to the requirements of rural areas

Gayak Samrat Sahoo breathed his last at his residence at Sarua in Khorda district. He was suffering from age-related ailments since past few months. His last rites were performed at his native place amid Covid-19 restrictions

The Tehsildar of Dabugaon under Nabarangpur district has brought financial irregularities charges to the tune of Rs 63.62 lakh against a Senior Revenue Assistant of the same office.

Days after Cyclone Yaas tore through Balasore and Bhadrak districts in Odisha, locals of Charigacchia Talasahi under Balasore Sadar block marooned by saline water are now allegedly infected by diarrhoea.

Use of prohibited items by prisoners continues  unabated in Jharpada Special Jail in the State capital with authorities recovering six unclaimed mobile phones, among other banned articles, from the cells on Saturday. 

The Odisha Council of Ministers on Saturday passed a resolution to make disaster and pandemic preparedness a part of the curriculum of the schools and colleges.

"When it started making rounds on the internet, the police was informed about it by the father of the victim and an FIR was registered against the five accused."

Aligarh police have registered three cases and arrested six persons in this case. Several officials including the district excise officer have been suspended.