Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Wednesday, 14 July 2021

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said people of the State need not go to other cities for treatment as sufficient latest facilities for cancer care will be made available in the State in the next 2-3 years. More

Critically-ill Covid-19 patients can avail Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) treatment facility at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar from tomorrow More

As per a recent review meeting with the Central team on the pandemic situation in the State, the weekly positive rate is found to have remained below 1 per cent in as many as 19 districts. But after 12/7 unlock, the R0 value posted a rise in 7 dists to cross the threshold value of 1 on July 2-3   More

A purported video which is doing rounds on social media has brought to the fore the sorry state of affairs prevailing in the rural pockets of the State. More

Wasim Jaffer has played 31 test matches for India and scored 1944 runs. He has also played two One-Day International matches More

Starved and exhausted for days, the wandering animal finally died yesterday.  More

As a low-pressure area will extend over Odisha by July 22-23, the major prediction is State will record lightning activity in more than 9 districts on July 19 at around the same hour More

Soumya's wife refuted the charges levelled by Soumya’s family members that the DFO was responsible for his death saying said that no departmental official had anything to do with the ‘shocking incident’. More

Sources said that the Covid situation has come under control in most of the districts with a drastic dip in the daily cases. Still, some coastal regions including Puri, Cuttack and Khurdha of which State Capital Bhubaneswar is a part, are still a reason for concern. More

The conciliator unsuccessfully tried to mutually sort out the issues between Anubhav and Varsha and avoid the divorce More

As per the 7th Pay Commission calculator, the jump in salary at the minimum level (basic pay of Rs 18,000) will be over 6k More

A team of doctors from Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Cardiothoracic departments will treat Manjula at the premier hospital, informed SCB Emergency Officer Dr Bhubanananda Moharana. More

Odisha Government is planning to waive tax for private bus owners in the State More

At least 15 operatives of JMB have sneaked into West Bengal from the neighbouring country earlier this year. More

In a major success against the smuggling of narcotics, the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Police on Wednesday recovered large quantities of contraband and unaccounted cash from a house in the Capital city of Odisha. More

A girl was arrested on charges of duping women members of various Self Help Groups (SHGs) at Muleswar village in Balasore district to the tune of Rs 5o lakh More

On the occasion of the welcoming of the deities of Lord Balabhadra, Jagannath and Devi Subhadra to the Gundicha Temple on Tuesday, little Swayam performed some acrobatic stunts and entertained the many sevayats, officials and police at the spot. More

The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has supplied steel for the Makru bridge of Manipur, which was inaugurated by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. More

Odisha has been witnessing a corresponding increase in the cases of fraud, harassment and threats in cyber space. Online frauds to the tune of around Rs 6 Crore have been reported in the Twin City in the last six months More

Odisha reported deaths of as many as 65 patients who were tested positive for the virus on Wednesday More

An inebriated youth allegedly assaulted a Forester in Muktapasi beat under Kamakhyanagar Western Forest Range in Dhenkanal district More

A speeding truck ran over a pedestrian and also critically injured two others after hitting the trio near Koksara Canal bridge in Kalahandi district today morning. Sources said all three of them were standing near the highway when the truck hit them with high velocity leaving one dead on the spot. The other two have been admitted to Koksara hospital. Irate locals and bystanders stormed highway 26 demanding immediate compensation to the family of the deceased. Vehicular movement has been hit on the highway due to the protest, sources said.

As many as 18 goats were also killed in the lightning incident More

Utkal University will conduct ONLINE exams for 6th Semester students and it has released all details about the exams More

The ‘Mo Cycle’ scheme was launched in the smart city on November 26, 2018 during the Men’s Hockey World Cup to boost public transport.   More

Amid reports of possible relaxation in lockdown restrictions after July 16, situation in some coastal districts is still a cause of concern More

The Bol Bom Yatra in Odisha has been cancelled yet again this year over COVID pandemic, disappointing the 'Kaudias' second time in a row More