Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 29 July 2021

The Odisha unit of the Pradesh Congress Committee has announced a high-level party panel for preparation of spadework in view of the rural and local urban body elections scheduled to be held in the State next year. More

A week on, and India's performance in the Tokyo Olympics has been rather dismal with just a single silver medal to her name all thanks to weightlifter Mirabai Chanu. More

Only 3.7 per cent rural households in Odisha have access to piped water supply in 2020; whereas, Odisha govt data shows 68 per cent urban population has access to tap water. But NSSO report estimates 56 per cent urban households depend on handpump for drinking water More

In order to protect tigers from near extinction in Odisha, the State government on Thursday announced that it will soon roll out a comprehensive plan for DNA profiling of the big cats. More

The couple was travelling in a car. As per reports, the woman got down from the vehicle near the slum and ran towards the railway tracks to jump before an approaching train. The woman died on the spot after the train ran over her, reports suggested.  More

As per IMD, heavy rainfall is likely to occur at several parts of Odisha in the next 24 hours. More

The Dengue situation in Bhubaneswar is assuming serious proportions with each passing day. Several localities in Sailashree Vihar and Niladri Vihar areas are among the worst affected. More

The link for registration/ re-registration and payment of examination fee shall be made available from August 25, 2021. More

Ashok Kumar Kaluaram Meena, Principal Secretary, Finance department has been posted as the Principal Secretary of PR&DW Department. More

The online application process for the students will commence on August 2. More

Several organisations in the pilgrim town of Puri strongly opposed the Odisha government’s plan to introduce shacks at the beach. More

EOW had registered an instant case based on the complaint filed by one Laxmi Narayan Mohapatra of Talcher. More

The offline matriculation examination will be conducted at 504 centres across the State More

A 10-year-old boy was allegedly hacked to death by a man in an inebriated state at a remote village in Kalahandi district.  More

The body of a youth was found hanging at Master Canteen bus stand area in Bhubaneswar on Thursday morning.

According to reports, the body was spotted hanging from a tree. The locals found the hanging body and informed the local police. Police personnel rushed to the spot and recovered the body. The cause of the death is yet to be ascertained. A probe has been initiated into the incident.
 

The move of the TPCODL and Odisha Government irked the sevayats who have threatened to stall the daily rituals of the temple. More

Covid-19 positive tally in Odisha rose to 9,74,132 after as many as 1,615 people tested positive for the virus on Thursday More

The court will not live stream cases related to matrimonial issues, cases involving children and juveniles including cases registered under or involving the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).  More

AAI board has approved leasing of Bhubaneswar airport for undertaking operations, management and development through Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode along with five other airports.  More

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at most places of the State for three days. More

Gangster Hyder was presumably escaping armed with the AK 47 Rifle. In that case, his posterior would have been hit, not anterior. Police will have to do a lot of explaining why he was hit on the chest. More

All medical colleges and other institutions of teaching like nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, public health and other paramedical/allied medical science courses have been allowed to reopen in the State during this declining phase of the COVID-19. More

A total of 142 suicides were reported between January and June last year while the figure increased to 151 during the same period this year.  More

Adjourning the matter to Aug 7, the HC directed the State to present an elaborate fact-sheet on the pandemic mortalities in the next hearing More

As per NCPCR's data submitted to the Apex Court, a massive 75,000 kids in the country have lost atleast one of their parents during the pandemic period of April 2020 to July 23, 2021. A Lancet study puts the number higher at 1.16 lakh More

Sundargarh is predicted to receive 5-6mm rain per hour on July 31. Panposh on River Brahmani will witness 9-10 mm rain per hour. No flood threat in Budhabalanga and Baitrani More