Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Wednesday, 23 June 2021

The State government of Odisha on Wednesday announced cancelling the global e-tender floated for procuring Covid-19 vaccines from manufacturers across the world. The Odisha State Medical Corporation Ltd has issued a notification regarding this announcement. More

Gradually, Jana rediscovered his identity and as the realisation dawned upon him, he recounted his past and some traces of his memories during his lost years before the members of the Shraddha Foundation. Most surprisingly, he even remembered his wife, children and village. More

At a time when the Satya Nagar crematorium in Bhubaneswar is struggling to cope with the rising number of bodies, demand for its shifting to a new location is getting louder.  More

The prevalence of the Delta plus variant is only 0.08 per cent in India. Still, it has been declared a Variant of Concern by the Union Health Ministry. The reason is the variant has the character of infecting more individuals from lesser exposure More

The Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (OREAT), Bhubaneswar on Wednesday announced launching of its newly-developed official website- www.oreat.nic.in for public. More

The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) in Odisha on Wednesday included Bande Utkal Janani in the syllabus of the First Language Odia (FLO) subject for classes 9 and 10. More

Lord Jagannath, His brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra have an elaborate ritual bath on Snana Purnima. The day is also celebrated as Lord Jagannath's birthday.  More

Pandemic in decay state in Odisha. Kalahandi, not Khordha, the worst hit in the State, The district has only 17,126 positive cases and 132 deaths in the second wave vis-a-vis 77k cases and 229 deaths in Khordha. But the district tops with a high death rate of around 1 per cent versus only 0.29 per cent in Khordha More

A woman panchayat executive officer (PEO) was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly siphoning off Rs 10 lakh public money in Kendrapara district of Odisha. More

Deba Snana Yatra, the grand bathing festival of Lord Jagannath is all set to be held tomorrow at Puri Srimandir. The event marks the prelude before the commencement of the annual Rath Yatra festivities in the holy town. More

The accused fraudulently uploaded in the portal of Direct Benefit Transport (DBT) to have supplied 281 Rice Transplanter machines to farmers of Sambalpur, Sonepur, Bargarh Districts and misappropriated to Rs.3.5 Crores which is the subsidy amount More

A day after Odisha Agriculture Minister Arun Sahoo wrote to Centre alleging short supply of chemical fertilisers, the State unit of BJP on Wednesday accused the Minister of misleading people by furnishing wrong data. More

Marshaghai in Kendrapara recorded 225 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, informed Regional Metrological Centre in Bhubaneswar. More

Tension ran high at a vaccination centre organised at the Gandhi Smruti Bhavan in Balasore Town after some BJP members tore placards distributed among the beneficiaries by the concerned officials, deployed for vaccinations, for having BJD logo and photograph of CM Naveen Patnaik's while PM Modi's image was not found on those. More

The poster war between BJP and BJD at Covid vaccination centres across Odisha took a new turn today after BJP MP and party national spokesperson Aparajita Sarangi targeted the BJD-led State government over display of only Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s photographs on banners at vaccination sites. More

Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singha Deb will not perform ‘Chera Pahanra’ ritual during Snana Yatra this year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. His representative 'Mudirasta' will perform the ritual, Puri King’s office said.

The STF arrested the director and two staff of Medilloyd Medicament Private Limited for their alleged involvement in the illegal trade of the duplicate medicines. More

The Vamsadhara Water Dispute Tribunal (VWDT) has allowed the Government of Andhra Pradesh to construct the barrage at Neredi over river Vamsadhara while directing the Odisha government to acquire land for the project. More

The court has also rejected the five petitions filled before it seeking permission to hold the Rath Yatra at two places including Baladevjew in Kendrapara, popularly known as Tulasi Khetra and Bhatli. More

Cautioning people of a possible third wave of the on going pandemic, the State Health Department has expressed concern over the detection of Delta Plus variant of Covid 19 in several other States, which has been tagged as the ‘variant of concern’. More

The Finance Act, 2021 had inserted two new Sections 206AB and 206CCA in the Income Tax Act, 1961 which will come into effect from July 1, 2021. More

In the wake of the Covid 19 pandemic, devotees will miss the rare ‘Anabasar’ darshan of Lord Alarnath at Brahmgiri in the district during the ‘Anasara’ period of Lord Jagannath and his siblings. More

Bhubaneswar Excise Department officials seized 164 grams of brown sugar worth around Rs 16 lakh following a raid at Banki on Wednesday. Senior officials said one person has been arrested in this connection. Further investigation into the incident is underway.

Traffic movement was disrupted on Cuttack-Banki Route after a portion of the road caved in following damage in the underground water pipeline near Godisahi in Barang area of Cuttack district on Tuesday late night. Many vehicles, including dozens of trucks have been stranded since last night.

The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar had issued heavy rain warning for several parts of the State including the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. More

It is pertinent to mention here that the syllabus for Class 9 and 10 students was reduced by 30 % in view of the Covid-19 pandemic last year. More

The Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) is facing a tough time with pending electricity dues from nine government colleges under State Higher Education Department. More

Like other Tribal Women in Indian society who have been contributing positively to the local economy by participating actively along with men in the pursuit of economic activities to earn a livelihood, Dongria Kondh women share major responsibility in the production process. More

The accused has been identified as Karuna Sagar Khatua,  Keonjhar district Vice-President of the ruling regional political party. More

The Special Task Force of Odisha Crime Branch arrested two associates of notorious gangster Tito alias Seikh Usman Ali in connection with a land grabbing case registered in 2018. More

The Odisha Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) on Tuesday set a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for school and college authorities for collecting practical records or project reports from Plus 2 students. This year, the Plus 2 examinations have been cancelled in the State in the wake of Covid pandemic.   More

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

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

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

Bolangir: Police today claimed to have cracked the mystery behind the brutal murder of a 9-year-old boy whose headless body was recovered from near Sudhimunda canal in Bolangir earlier this week. According to police, the boy identified as Ghanshyama Rana was beheaded as part of a human sacrifice ritual performed by his uncle Kunja Rana […] More