Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Sunday, 01 August 2021

The famous Shakti shrine of Odisha, the temple of Goddess Samaleswari in Sambalpur is set to reopen for devotees from August 3. The decision comes as a great relief for thousands of devotees and servitors who had been waiting with bated breath for the temple to reopen ever since the State government started unlocking the economic activities from the month of June. More

The recent DoPT letter to the secretaries of all central govt departments is being seen as a beacon of light for thousands of Central government job aspirants in the country. The recruitment year 2021-22 will see the announcement of nearly 2 lakh vacancies, including UPSC recruitments More

Cuttack district authority has razed all establishments along with the lone crematorium of the community built on the government land to make way for the second campus of SCB Medical College and Hospital as part of the Baliyatra Riverfront Improvement (BARFI) project. More

Amulya Bindhani and his two friends from Khaira area of Balasore district, who are currently serving in Indian army, have opened an institute to provide various Army trainings to the poor youths of Khaira area of Balasore district More

A breach of around 10 feet in the left bank of the canal had occurred on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday leaving acres of agricultural land in the region submerged. More

The Centre had supplied adequate fertiliser to Odisha during Apr-July this year, but the agri extension services in the State failed to ensure the supply during the trying times of COVID19 second wave. A real crisis is brewing at hand now More

The famous Nandanakanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar is set to throw its gates open for visitors from Tuesday (August 3) after remaining off-limits to the public for three months in the wake of the surge in cases of Covid-19. More

Many aspirants from different parts of Odisha, who are preparing for SSC jobs in Bhubaneswar, have demanded a thorough probe into the DA case of OSSC officer's PS More

While announcing the guidelines for this month, the Special Relief Commission Pradeep Jena said the School and Mass Education department has complete authorisation to take a decision on whether to reopen schools at this juncture or not. More

The villagers further told that during rainy days, they have to lead a stranded life for three-four months due to the unavailability of a bridge. More

Akshay Dash, who is currently pursuing his post-graduation course in Commerce, has developed the cost-effective electric bike to beat the rising prices of petrol and diesel More

MP Subhash Singh urged the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry to consider conferring GI tag on Kendrapara Rasabali, which would provide a distinct identity to the sweet delicacy More

Basic amenities in remote areas of Gajapati and Jajpur districts are still a distant dream even as the government has implemented host of welfare schemes for the development of rural Odisha More

The Bhitarkanika National Park was shut for visitors from May 1 to July 31 in the wake of breeding season of estuarine crocodiles. More

Odisha on Sunday reported 1,437 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 9,78,705, while the death toll mounted to 5,966 with 64 more fatalities, informed the State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department.

With this, the State now has 15,858 active cases, and as many as 9,56,828 patients, including 1,373 have recovered from the disease so far, added the H&FW Department.

Of the new cases, 832 were reported from quarantine centres and the rest 605 are local contact cases. Khordha district, which comprises the state capital Bhubaneswar, reported the highest number of fresh cases at 409, followed by Cuttack (190) and Puri (146), as per the data shared by Information and Public Relations (I&PR) department. 

In terms of death, eight fatalities each were reported from Khordha, Cuttack and Bhadrak districts while seven each deaths in Puri and Sundargarh, four in Kendrapara and three each in Dhenkanal and Nayagarh. Two deaths each were reported from Angul, Balasore, Jharsuguda, Mayurbhanj and Bargarh districts while one each death from Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Koraput and Nabarangpur districts.

Odisha has so far conducted 1,60,22,677 crore sample tests for COVID-19, including 72,233 on Saturday, and the cumulative positivity rate stands at 2.18 percent. 

The Odisha government has authorized Collectors to take a call on reopening of temples and mutts in their respective jurisdiction More

The case has been registered by the Badamal Police and the accused has also been detained for interrogation. More

Owner of the eatery identified as Basanti Meher got into a quarrel with the miscreants over serving of food which turned ugly More

The situation has become so worse in the State that instances of farmers staging protests in front of government offices have become a regular occurrence. More

A 17-year-old girl along with her minor brother in Bhubaneswar levelled serious allegations against their mother by accusing her of having illicit relationship with multiple men and sought police intervention. More

Among the host of factors like pro-active governance, the most urbanised city in the State, the small size of targeted population vis-a-vis peer cities, the clincher role has been played by Covaxin - India's desi vaccine More

Girls students have outshined the boys in Science stream this year. The total pass percentage of girls students stands at 96.03 per cent More

Mo Bus will ply on all routes from Monday (August 2), informed the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT). More