Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Odisha Athletes Set To Shine In Tokyo Olympics 

While the countdown for the Tokyo Olympics has already begun, several athletes from Odisha are optimistic about putting up a good show in the international event scheduled to be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.   More

Ganjam Vendors Asked To Display Covid Jab Certificates In Shops

In yet another initiative to help boost the ongoing vaccination drive against Covid-19, the Ganjam district administration has requested all vendors to vaccinate themselves and put up vaccination certificate in front of their shops. More

Security Breach: Man Drives Vehicle To Arun Stambh, Offers Prayers With Family

A vehicle reportedly broke through the security cordon and approached the Arun Stambh in front of Lord Jagannath Temple on Tuesday, raising serious questions on the security arrangements at the 12th century shrine.   More

'ATMA' At Bhubaneswar Railway Station To Help Contactless Passenger Checking

A designated place has been fixed for passengers to stand and after they show their ticket along with their photo ID, the images are scanned. The officials managing the machine can easily verify the particulars of the passengers’ tickets. More

Poster Row: BJP Activists Protest At Vaccination Centres, Tear Up CM Naveen’s Pics

The controversy over absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photographs at vaccination centres in Odisha continued for the second consecutive day with BJP supporters protesting at different centres across the State on Tuesday. More

Congress Accuses Malkangiri Collector Of Taking Rs 1 Cr Bribe For Passing Tender

Majhi said the luxury SUV which is worth Rs 19 lakh has been purchased in the name of a woman and the Collector used it a day after the lease was passed, Majhi alleged. More

AICTE Issues Revised Academic Calendar; Directs Institutions To Follow UGC Guidelines For Exam

Clear instructions have been issued to ensure that the classes may be started in online/offline (classroom) or blended mode (online as well as offline) following the prescribed protocols / guidelines related to pandemic. More

Heavy Rain To Lash Odisha Till June 27: IMD Issues Yellow Warning

The cyclonic circulation over south Bangladesh and adjoining northeast Bay of Bengal persist and now seen between 2.1 km and 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting south-westwards with height More

Odisha Panchayat Polls To Get Delayed This Time!

The three-tier panchayat elections in Odisha scheduled for February 2022 are likely to get delayed due to inordinate hold-up in completion of the ward delimitation and reservation works by the State government. More

Maoist Hideout Busted In Kandhamal, Weapons Seized After Exchange Of Fire

A joint team of SOG & DVF jawans busted a Maoist camp after an exchange of fire with ultras in forest near Kumbhaharu village in Gochhapada police limits in Kandhamal district. Huge cache of arms and ammunitions including a 303 Rifle, detonators and other articles have been seized from the camp.

Odisha Police Recruitment 2021: Online Application Begins For 477 Sub-Inspector Posts

Odisha government has also allowed Transgenders to apply for the vacancies in the police force. Official sources said Odisha is the second State in the country after Tamil Nadu to allow recruitment of Transgenders at Police Sub-inspector level. More

Odisha’s Birendra Lakra Appointed Vice-Captain Of Indian Men’s Hockey Team For Tokyo Olympics

Hockey India (HI) on Tuesday appointed experienced defender Birendra Lakra of Odisha as the vice-captain of the 16-member Olympic-bound Indian Men's Hockey Team. More

Vaccination Without Lowering Guard Need Of Hour: Odisha Health Official

The State Health Department of Odisha has appealed to the people to take Covid-19 vaccine shot as early as possible and adhere to the appropriate Covid protocols ahead of a possible third wave of the pandemic that has already hit other countries. More

Police Warns People In Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Of Home Delivery Fraud

Apart from the home delivery fraud, the Commissionerate Police has also advised people to beware of the fake advertisements. More

Display Covid Vaccination Certificates: Ganjam Admin Tells Shopkeepers 

In a bid to accelerate the Covid-19 vaccination, the district authorities of Ganjam have requested all the shopkeepers to put up the vaccination certificates in front of their shops. According to the district administration, the initiative will help create confidence among the customers and reduce the rate of infection in the district. Inspection of the vaccination certificates and adherence to other five Covid-19 guidelines (Panchasutra) will be carried out by an enforcement squad.

CBSE Class 12 Results 2021: Board Launches Comprehensive Result Tabulation Portal

A system has also been developed for computation of Class 10 component of marks based on result data available with the Board in case of students who passed their Class 10 Board from CBSE only,” said Dr Antriksh Johri, Director IT, CBSE. More

Vidya Balan’s Mathematical Saree Weaver Comes Up With Another Masterpiece

Rajesh Meher, a Sonepur based handloom weaver who had once hogged the headlines across the country by designing hand woven Bandha (tye and dye) saree for Bollywood actresses Aishwarya Rai and Vidya Balan, has once again mesmerized everyone with his artistry, this time with a special saree dedicating to ‘Maa’ (mother). More

Covid Cases In Odisha Dip To Record Low In Over Two Months, No Let Up In Deaths

There is no relief from the single-day Covid-19 fatalities in Odisha even as the daily positive cases on Tuesday dipped to below 3000-mark, a record low in over last two months. More

Section 144 to be clamped in Puri for Snana Yatra

In a bid to prevent congregation and movement of public due to Covid pandemic, the district administration has decided to impose prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC for the smooth conduct of Snana Yatra (divine bathing rituals of Lord Jagannath and his siblings) scheduled to be performed on June 24. More

Odisha Man ‘Accidentally’ Given 2 Shots Of Covid Vaccine Within 5 Minutes

In a serious case of gross negligence that would raise question over the sincerity in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive in Odisha, a man in Mayurbhanj district was allegedly administered two doses of vaccine on the same day within a gap of 5 minutes.  More

Over 1 Cr Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Administered In Odisha Since Jan 16

Beginning its vaccination drive on January 16 along with other states, Odisha has thus far administered as many as 1,00,25, 629 doses to people under different categories like health care workers, frontline workers, and those above the age of 18. More

Moments After Seeking Help For Treatment, Woman Losses Husband To Covid In Kendrapara

When the family members were narrating their ordeal to OTV and seeking help for the treatment, the news of Nayak's death reached the family, leaving them stunned, devastated and broken. More

OSSTA Says Live YouTube Classes For Students Stressful, Expensive

OSSTA general secretary Prakash Chandra Mohanty said uninterrupted internet connectivity is required to carry out the online classes through YouTube.  More

Happy End To Inter-State Love Story: UP Girl Marries Boyfriend In Bhubaneswar  

A team of Uttar Pradesh police that landed in Bhubaneswar to take back a runaway ''minor'girl had to return empty-handed after it found the girl has attained the legal age and married to her boyfriend. More