Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Saturday, 10 July 2021

The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Chhattisgarh was first tipped off regarding the illegal trade from a customer and it alerted the Kalahandi forest department which swung into action by forming a special team to deal with the case. More

The woman and newborn were shifted to the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar for further treatment  More

Puri town will divided into 12 zones with deployment of special security personnel on the roof top of buildings at all entry points and along side of the Bada Danda. More

Rain likely in the early morning, during the rituals like Pahandi, Chera Pahara. But as the chariots get ready to see the  juggernaut roll, in order to steal a look, the anxious Sun God will bloom on the horizon   More

BSE, Odisha conducts the OSSTET exam comprising two papers - paper 1 and 2 once a year. Candidates who qualify the exam become eligible for appointment as teachers in secondary schools in the State. More

Senior Congress leader and MLA Suresh Routray urged the Central government to take immediate measures to recognize Utkal University as a central university and also made a host of demands before the newly inducted three union ministers from Odisha. More

As per the CMR survey, smartphones in the range of 10k are in high demand in the tier-II cities, especially in states like Bihar, Odisha and Chhattisgarh More

"I am perfectly fine and at home. My brother faced an accident yesterday and it was a minor one in which he broke his hand. I was not even present in the car." More

With the Odisha Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) all set to announce the annual Plus 2 results by July 31, educationists suppose it will be a herculean task for the Council to come up with results that are pro-student and satisfactory to all through the alternative evaluation methodology. More

At least two jawans sustained multiple injuries during an exchange of fire with Maoists ultras on the Boudh-Kandhamal border on Saturday. More

Meet 40-year-old Sudarshan Sahoo who once sold Chat at a road side stall in the Capital city to make a living. Thanks to the long pandemic-induced lockdowns, Sahoo, as he stands now after a year, has morphed into a well-known bamboo artisan in the city. More

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri in the next 24 hours. More

Former district judge A.B.S. Naidu will examine the allegations of lack of proper or timely treatment at the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research during Covid-19 pandemic. More

Two under trial prisoners (UTPs) alleged that they had been beaten up by the jail staff at the Baragarh sub-jail as they opposed sub-standard food More

Puri has been divided into 12 zones and a total of 65 platoons of police force will be deployed for Rath Yatra this year. More

Villagers of remote Maniari village in Ganjam district are still deprived of the basic amenities ike electricity, potable water and road connectivity More

Wildlife officials busted a leopard skin smuggling syndicate in Kalanandi district and sized three leopard skins and two nails of the big cats More

The combing operation was launched by a joint team of security forces based on information about the presence and movement of a Maoist group in the region More

A woman undergoing treatment at Rayagada hospital reportedly killed self by jumping from the 3rd floor (Medicine ward) of the building. While the reason of the suicide is unknown, police have started an investigation.

ADMO Baradakanta Mishra said prima facie it seems like a suicide case as the deceased, who was admitted to the hospital on July 7 after complaining of fever, locked the bathroom door from inside and jumped by breaking the window glass. "Everything will be clear after police investigation," he said.

600 minor girls who reportedly went missing over the last several years from Bhubaneswar are yet to be traced by the Commissionerate Police More

Odisha reported 58 deaths due to Covid-19 infection on Saturday taking the overall number of fatalities to 4,534.
Highest number of 11 fatalities was reported from Khordha district, seven each from Bargarh and Puri, six each from Sundargarh and Ganjam, four from Sambalpur, three from Kendrapara, two each from Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Nayagarh and one each from Angul, Gajapati, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi and Mayurbhanj.

The State has so far tested over 1,44,14,368 samples for Covid-19, including 78,560 in the last 24 hours.
 

Odisha reported 2334 new Covid positive cases on Saturday and the tally in the State rose to 9,37,470. The active cases in the State reached 26, 364 while 9,06,519 patients have recovered, including 3,341 on Saturday, from the disease so far.

Of the fresh Covid-19 cases reported from 30 districts, 1,342 are from quarantine centres, while the rest 992 are local contact cases, the data revealed by the I&PR Department stated. Khordha district reported the highest 380 cases in the last 24 hours, followed by Cuttack (371), Kendrapara (196), Jajpur (179) Balasore (164), Bhadrak (121), Puri (106), Mayurbhanj (104) and Jagatsinghpur (101).

Chief Secretary S.C. Mahapatra directed the departments of forest and environment, water resources and tourism to identify around 100 spots for starting the boating facilities and submit the final list within a month. More

The Odisha government is planning and taking all possible measures to ensure smooth vaccination of pregnant women in the State More

The results of Class 12 examination in Odisha conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) is likely to be declared by July 31 More

Lokayukta observed that IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi as a good will gesture has returned the entire amount of Rs 3.27 lakh to the OSCB on June 25, 2021 More

As per the data released by Union Health Ministry, Odisha will receive 40,67,870 doses in July. The State was allocated nearly 37 lakh doses in June More

After the announcement of Rs 1,690 crore assistance package for landless farmers, Odisha government has now announced special package for MNREGA workers More