Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Sunday, 05 September 2021

The woeful tale of this voter from Siriapur village under Jasuapur panchayat clearly relates how easily political leaders forget their promises to voters after the elections.  More

Odisha BJP slammed the State Government while alleging it of indulging in a ‘massive corruption’ in the procurement of CCTV setups from a company, to be installed at a number of police stations across the State More

Officials of Hockey Odisha have alleged that the State authority is overlooking the parent administrative body of the game on its own soil More

Apart from small theft and burglaries, the safety of women has also evolved as one of the major concerns for the residents. The locals in the city have appealed to the administration to take immediate steps to tackle the situation time and time again, however, it has been alleged that the pleas have fallen on deaf ears.  More

During the outbreaks in Bangladesh and India, direct human-to-human transmission of the virus through close contact with people's secretions and excretions was clinically established. In Siliguri (2001), the transmission of the virus was also reported within a healthcare setting More

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone of Excellence Centre for Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas in Bhubaneswar through virtual mode on the occasion of the Teachers’ Day More

Seroprevalence in the range of 80-84 per cent in the general population is required to prevent the third wave in Odisha. Ganjam results underline the fact More

Local fishermen caught a rare fish from Subarnarekha river at Jamashola area in Mayurbhanj district on Sunday. More

In a major crackdown on wildlife smuggling activities, a team of the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch along with Forest officials nabbed five persons for involvement in illegal smuggling of ivory tusks on Sunday. 

As per reports, forest officials of the Balasore division along with the STF team launched a sudden raid near Agarpada area in Bhadrak district after receiving tip off on the running of the wildlife crime syndicate. 

The enforcement team seized elephant tusks along with several other valuable items from the smugglers.

The STF has detained all the five persons and investigation for collecting information about the origin of elephant tusks, their source of procurement and destination of supply is underway. The STF is also inquiring about the persons involved in the smuggling racket. 

Five persons have been arrested so far in the case. 

"We have seized one Elephant tusk along with a pair of molar teeth. The investigation process is underway and we have arrested five persons in the case. Though, till now they haven't disclosed any information, we are putting high efforts to trace the link of the entire racket," informed Sushant Jena, ACF, Balasore.
 

Odisha’s World No.1 para shuttler Pramod Bhagat, who won a gold medal in the Tokyo Paralympics in SL3 category, did not have enough money to buy even a badminton racket in early stages of his career More

Teachers of 177 unaided government recognised schools in Odisha, who have been carrying out their duties without salary for several years, staged protest in Bhubaneswar demanding grants from the State government. More

Fishermen have been advised not to venture into sea of west-central adjoining north Bay of Bengal off south Odisha coast during these two days, said the SRC. More

The trio confessed to have committed the crime during the interrogation, informed Additional SP of Rayagada Shankar Prasad Dwivedi. More

Das said after the fraud came to light he tried to lodge an FIR at the Kendrapara Town Police around three months back. However, the police refused to register the offence, he alleged.  More

The National Teacher Award is given to teachers as a mark of respect and to honour their contribution in improving learning outcomes and enriching the lives of students. More

 One person, who had sustained multiple injuries in a clash between two families in Cuttack on Saturday, died while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Dipak Samal.

As per reports, a clash broke out between the two families at Sidheswar Sahi under Lalbag Police limits yesterday. At least six persons including two women had sustained injuries in the incident. The exact reason behind the clash is yet to be ascertained; further investigation by police is underway.

74-year-old Nimai Charan Sahoo, residing at Mahavir Market in Dhenkanal Town is a doctor by profession but he says that planting trees is his passion. More

 As many as 805 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 infections in Odisha in the past 24 hours, taking the cumulative positive tally to 10,11,558 on Sunday.

Of the 805 new cases of Covid-19, 131 are in the age group of 0 to 18 years, informed I & PR department.

A maximum of 346 fresh Covid-19 cases have been reported from Khordha district, followed by 98 in Cuttack, 33 from Kendrapara and 30 from Balasore district.

Silver sheets with intricate designs have been installed on the gigantic seven wooden doors-Jay Vijay Dwara, Beherana Dwara, Adi Nursinha temple, Bimala temple, Mahalaxmi temple and Sata Pahacha Dwara. More

The accused, identified as Biswanath Ghadei, was allegedly running the clinic in the name of Kalyani Hospital at Chayapatha lane even though he didn't have an MBBS degree. More

The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) led by Chief Secretary S.C. Mahapatra approved the projects. More

The small town of Attabira burst into joy after the son of the soil Pramod Bhagat won a Gold medal in The Tokyo Paralympics badminton on Saturday More

ECI said all polling personnel and election officials including private persons engaged in the election duty shall be double vaccinated before taking their services.  More

Data shows Odisha has the capacity to produce over 46,067 MU when the consumption in 2020-21 was 30,295 MU. But energy generation in July stood at 2204.1 MU against the requirement of over 3410 MU. Is State failing in capacity utilisation? More

College of Engineering and Technology (CET), the four decade old premier technical institute in Bhubaneswar, will now be called Odisha University of Technology and Research.  More

Odisha Higher Education Minister Arun Sahoo allayed fears of Plus 2 students and announced Phase-II UG admission for those students who are appearing for offline examination.  More