Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Friday, 01 October 2021

Pradhan wrote letters to CMs, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Hemant Soren, seeking their support and intervention for bringing a resolution ensuring the welfare of Odia students residing in the bordering areas of both states who are interested to learn in Odia language.  More

It is pertinent to mention that Coffee farming is transforming the lives in the Tribal hinterland of the district. Koraput, being located at a height of 3,000 feet above sea level, is ideal for coffee cultivation due to its cool climate and rainfall. More

The CBI booked A K Mirchandani along with other officials of the PSU, Odisha-based Maa Tarini Industries Ltd and its directors Piyush Sengar, Bhupendra Das and Mayank Dhar. More

As per 3 lead Met model forecasts, 2 LPS to form in Bay of Bengal between Oct 6-12. While one is predicted to see cyclone genesis in Arabian Sea, the other may aim at Andhra Pradesh or Odisha   More

Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) reportedly admitted the proposal filed by OHPC on July 28 requesting to increase its average power generation tariff to 95.36 paise per unit from the existing 89.28 paise per unit. The hearing is scheduled to begin on October 26. More

Financial fraud of Rs 60,48,453 was recorded in Odisha capital in September, 2021. Of the total fraud, the cyber police managed to refund and block a total amount of Rs 17,45,614.  More

Protesting the exclusion of Odia language from the curriculum of Teachers’ Training course meant for primary teachers in Jharkhand, hundreds of people including teachers have staged multiple demonstrations in Saraikela and Kharsawan in the past couple of days. More

As per the latest notification, the Spot Admissions will be held through the SAMS portal and the applicants, who have registered and submitted their CAF during first phase between August 20 and September 4, 2021, are eligible to apply. More

Analysis shows Mahanadi has been a habitual jumbo trapper during the months of Sept-Oct as the Athagarh-Chandaka elephant corridor passes through the river. Two instances in 2018 - in Kerala and Odisha - nail the failure More

The Superintendent Of Police (SP), Puri, KB Singh said that a three-tier security cover has been arranged at the strong room.  More

As many as 529 posts of Statistical Field Surveyor, 576 Assistant Revenue Inspector (ARI), 538 Amin, 806 Forest Guard and 392 Excise Constable will be filled up through the combined recruitment examination.  More

DCP Bhubaneswar, Umashankar Dash said that Rout had splashed acid on his wife following a scuffle on August 11. Later, top evade arrest he went to Gujarat where he picked up odd jobs to eke out a living. More

Odisha Health Director Bijay Mohapatra urged the people in the State to get double doses of vaccines at the earliest as the effect of post-Covid effects on the fully vaccinated people are less. More

Sangita alleged that Meher pocked her face with a pen without any provocation or dispute, before taking off her sandal with an intention to hit her. More

Koraput police have registered a case against the bank employees and launched an investigation to find facts More

The Odisha government is also funding nearly 160 teachers through Utkal Samilani to impart education in Odia in the Odia speaking tracts like Sadheikala, Kharasuan and Singh Bhoom. Apart from this, around 35 Odia schools are running in Jharkhand. More

The sixth increase prices eight days has shot up diesel rates above Rs 100 mark in several cities in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. More

Arindam's sister requested everyone not to believe in any fake news circulating on the social media that Arindam’s family seeks financial help from public More

In two separate major crackdowns at different places in the block, a joint team of Jaleswar Excise Department and police seized the contraband worth around Rs 55 lakh. More

The injured journalist has been identified as Satya Sundar Bhanja who is working in an Odia daily newspaper More

Candidates of three major parties- BJP, BJD and Congress- and others in fray expressed confident about their victory in the bypoll. More

Driving Licenses which had expired since 01.02.2020 or would expire by 31.10.2021, such documents will be treated as valid till 31.10.2021.  More

From beds to blood, and doctors to diagnostic tests, the district hospitals, except 3 to 4, in Odisha display a no show More

Superintendents of police have been instructed to entrust SDPOs and DSPs to visit police stations of all districts by October 5, 2021 and take steps for the safety of the malkhanas (storerooms). More

Malati said she along with her three sisters decided to dig the well and immediately acted upon it. With sheer dedication and hard work, Malati and her sisters achieved the feat, which looked impossible in the initial days. In just about 10-12 days they managed to dig the well which is now filled with water.  More