Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Friday, 27 August 2021

In a massive setback to the BJP ahead of the upcoming three-tier Panchayat Elections in the State, as many as 15 Zilla Parishad members of the party's Mayurbhanj unit resigned from their post as well the primary membership of the party on Friday. More

The Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) has published the result of the Radiographer recruitment examination 2020. More

The Odisha Health Department has directed district collectors, municipal commissioners, chief district medical and public health officers to remain vigilant following reports of falsified Covishield vaccine and fake vaccination sessions.  More

As the third wave threat of COVID19 looms large over Odisha, the experts call for no relaxation in lockdown norms as the festive season could increase the infection rate More

A court in Kandhamal district has sentenced a 32-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2014.

Balliguda Additional district judge Bhaskar Chandra Sahu Thursday convicted the man and sentenced him to jail for 10 years.

The judge also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict.

According to the prosecution, the man who hails from Balliguda had called the girl, a resident of a nearby village, to work with him in a field.

While returning, he took the girl to a roadside jungle and raped her.

The victim's mother had lodged the complaint against the accused.

The judgment was pronounced after examining 11 witnesses, the medical report, and the statement of the girl.

The proposal to amend the Odisha Social Security Services (Methods of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2021 received the nod of the State Cabinet on Friday.  More

Though Odisha has been a late entrant to EV sector, the State has a long road ahead. With only 18 charging stations, the policy has little emphasis on EV charging More

The sitting arrangements will be made by following social distancing norms and other guidelines that were followed during the last Assembly session. All the MLAs and Ministers can participate in the debate either by sitting or standing, Patro informed. More

A group of policemen from Jamada police station found themselves at the receiving end of mob fury when they tried to intervene during a sheep fighting competition at Guduta village in Mayurbhanj district. More

A study based on SVEIRD - Susceptible, Vaccinated, Exposed, Infectious, Recovered and Dead - model published in medRxiv, Odisha is unlikely to record any third wave in the future thanks to its low population density More

The Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi under the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department on Friday announced various awards for the year 2019 and 2020.  More

The Electric Vehicle Policy 2021 was approved by the Odisha Cabinet on Friday that aims to achieve a target of 20% EV registration out of the total vehicle registrations by 2025 More

The western end of the monsoon trough at mean sea level continues to run along the foothills of the Himalayas. However, the eastern end of the monsoon trough now passes through Bahraich, Patna,Giridih, Digha and thence southeastwards to North Bay of Bengal, IMD said in a release. More

It is pertinent to mention here that three fraud cases of Lachipeta, Malkangiri Colony and Bhejangiwada Post Offices of Koraput Division were brought to the notice of Minister of Communications, Information Technology and Railways, AshwaniVaishnaw by the members of public and the media during the minister’s Koraput visit on August 21, 2021. More

Two persons were awarded rigorous imprisonment for five years in connection with fraud to the tune of Rs 29 crore on false promise of land. More

Demanding the resignation of Odisha Cabinet Minister Pratap Jena, the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit the streets in Bhubaneswar on Friday More

 All banks and other banking institutions in Odisha will remain closed on August 30 on the occasion of Sri Krishna Janmastami, the State government announced on Friday.

As per a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management department, “Under the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 and the notification of Government of India (Ministry of Home Affairs) dated June 8, 1957, the public holidays, expressly defined in the said explanation, that the banking institutions in Odisha, will remain closed on August 30, 2021 (Monday) on the occasion of Janmastami.”

Despite his mother's death, OTV senior journalist Manaranjan Joshi continued his interview with Congress MLA, Tara Prasad Bahinipati which brought laurels from all quarters for the gutsy journalist More

The State Health Department of Odisha on Friday informed about the death of as many as two children due to Covid infection. More

Lord Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar is all set to throw open its gates for devotees from September 1. The temple trust on Friday announced a set of guidelines for the visitors. More

Members belonging to ‘Human Organisation’, a local group, allegedly thrashed a father-son duo from Kadaba village under Bolagarh block in Khordha district More

Enticed by the scheme, the gullible victims even went on to invest bigger amounts ranging up to Rs 18 lakh. More

Singhadwara of Lord Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar will be plated in silver similar to what has been done to the main doors at the Srimandir in Puri More

“To protect our children, we need to strictly follow the Covid-19 norms. I appeal people to wear masks, maintain proper hand hygiene routine and practice social distancing. Stay safe and keep children protected," said CM Naveen Patnaik. More

BMC Commissioner said the civic body is prepared to face any exigencies in case the third wave hits the State. More

Nine ECMO machines have been installed at SCB and it is the largest unit in eastern India. Critically ill patients no longer need to depend on other states to seek such advance treatment. The State government will bear the cost of the entire treatment. More

A sub-inspector in Angul district has been arrested for allegedly misbehaving with a woman at her house in an inebriated condition More

Jaleswar Excise Department Officials seized 150 gram of brown sugar worth around Rs 15,00,000 at Chalanti Square along NH-16 in the area More

Ganjam district BJD President Ramesh Chau Patnaik had earlier said that parks like Ramlingam is rare in Odisha and as the MLAs are visiting the district, they are like guests. More

Even as Odisha continues to face a possible drought threat due to acute rainfall deficiency this monsoon season, the situation has catapulted a serious drying up of reservoirs in the State. More

The JMFC Court on Thursday ordered the IIC of Mahanga Police Station to reinvestigate the double murder case with a focus on Minister Pratap Jena's alleged involvement in the case More

State alone is bearing nearing 21 percent of human lives lost in man-elephant encounters in the country when it accounts for only around 7.2 percent of the country's elephant population. This disproportionate number drive home the scale of man-elephant encounter in Odisha. More

As per the Odisha Forest Minister's data laid in State Assembly, the majority of the jumbo electrocution deaths have been attributed to live wire traps set up by poachers, though nearly 25-30 percent of deaths were also blamed on the discoms More

The headcount of tigers and elephants will be conducted together for the first time from next year (2022), Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Odisha, Shashi Paul informed on Thursday. More