Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Friday, 08 October 2021

It is not that people didn't opt for online shopping before the COVID situation, but the dependence of people over different e-commerce portals has grown massively amid COVID fear. Meanwhile, online shopping brands are throwing exciting offers amid the festivity to allure the 'new age' shoppers. The shoppers are also leaning towards the online shopping way with attractive discount coupons and more. More

"In 2014's brutal quadruple murder case that took place in Nayagarh's Shastri Nagar in Chandpur area, the convicted had robbed a house and killed four members of a family." More

The draft lists of reservations for the upcoming three-tier panchayat elections in Odisha was published by the Panchayati Raj Department on Friday More

The Lanjiberna mining expansion proposal of the erstwhile Odisha Cements Limited (OCL) of Sundargarh district hit another roadblock when tribal villagers took out a huge protest rally on Friday More

Aryan Khan's counsel took a jibe at prosecution's Whatsapp chats. He said both talking on a football match. ASG said how come they are discussing 'bulk quantity' in football game More

The Odisha Crime Branch probing the death of ACFO Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, gave clean chit to the key suspects, DFO Sangram Keshari Behera and Manmath Kumbha, the cook attached to the deceased officer’s quarters, on Friday More

The last date for deposit of fee and submission of online application form for enrolment of Class-IX students has been extended till October 18, 2021 midnight. More

Jagdev appeared before the Khordha court on Friday and applied for bail. However, the lower court too rejected his plea. Following the rejection of the bail plea, Jagdev was taken into custody and later underwent a health examination before he was sent to jail. More

While ECMWF and IMD models agree on Odisha taking a hit by at least a  depression that will bring very heavy rainfall of 70mm/24hrs, the NCEP-GFS sees it as an extremely severe cyclonic storm. Very Heavy Rains In Andhra Pradesh on Oct 16  More

As many as 153 candidates have successfully cleared the prestigious examination and selected for appointment to various posts coming under the Odisha Civil Services (Group A and Group B).  More

Pritam's mother intervened in a bid to save her son. But, Narendra and his sons were unstoppable and they brutally assaulted her, causing her die instantaneously. More

Tima is a notorious criminal who is involved in over 41 cases of robbery, attempt to murder and under the Arms Act. Though he was arrested in a case by the Kuchinda Police in 2018, he managed to give the cops the slip while he was being taken for interrogation during his remand period. More

Agri and allied sectors of the state are now open to national and global players, said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. More

A raging Tamsha river submerged a bridge on the Highway cutting off Motu from Malkangiri which made commuters on the National Highway- 326 stranded near MV-7 village on Friday More

The deceased’s body is on its way to Odisha even as the tragic news has traumatised the bereaved family. More

The 82-year-old deceased woman, identified as Kusum, wife of one Bhagirathi Nayak, was found in a decomposed condition in one of the rooms at her house. More

The lists which are being published at the district level will specify the quota attached for each post of Ward Member, Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti Member, Block Chairman and Zilla Parishad Member across the State. More

In a joint operation, police officials busted an illegal country-made gun manufacturing unit at Bam village under Parajanga police station in Dhenkanal district on Friday and arrested one person in this connection.

The accused has been identified as Mangalu Moharana.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Parajanga and Mahabirod police raided the unit during late night and sized several country-made guns and other raw materials.
 

On the basis of reliable information, the STF team conducted a raid on the service road of NH-16 in between Gurujanga and Pitapalli, Khordha about transporting/deal of wildlife and caught two people red-handed with a live pangolin. More

Briefing on the Covid-19 situation in the Capital city, the Health Services Director said, “The rate of infection in Bhubaneswar has always been a cause for concern. Every day, 200 to 400 infections are being detected in the Capital City." More

While the hike will be effective retrospectively from July 2021, the State government employees will get the hiked salary from this month, October. More

Two new judges were administered oath of office as judges of the Orissa High by Chief Justice S Muralidhar on Friday.

Two new judges Justice Jaswant Singh and Arindam Sinha were transferred to Orissa High Court from Punjab and Haryana High Court and Calcutta High Court respectively.

The newly appointed judges took oath inside the new conference hall of the High Court in presence of other judges, members of the bar.

With the recent transfer of judges, the Orissa High Court now has 14 Judges as against the sanctioned bench strength of 27.

Around 15-20 artisans of Alamchand Bazar said that the profit they earn by making jari medha for Dusshera and other pujas like Ganesh Puja, Durga Puja, Laxmi Puja and Kartik Puja during four months of the festive season is enough to feed their families the entire year. More

According to sources, three students from Aeronautical Institute in Kolkata who had come to Bhubaneswar to appear an examination were bathing in the sea near the Lighthouse when they were swept away by a high tide. More

Though the exact reason behind the explosion is yet to be ascertained, police are suspecting that some high-intensity explosives might have been stored in the room which led to the massive blast. More

The zoo authorities have rolled out the joy ride from today which will provide visitors an unique experience of sightseeing in the natural aura of the zoo on train wheels. More

The case of Pakala Narayana Swami vs Emperor, which has been included in law books for the students to study was a landmark judgement and it has travelled its way up in the judiciary through decisions of both lower courts and High Courts in convicting accused in murder cases and awarding death sentence. More

While the rising prices have left consumers seething with anger, people demand immediate steps by the government to put a cap on the trend. More

The Mumbai court invokes section 437 under the Criminal Procedure Code to decide not to grant custody to NCB More

Four students were returning from tuitions when the unidentified car mowed them down in front of the CIFA office in Pipili. More

A stray dog was spotted roaming around on the premise of Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital (BBMCH) in Bolangir with the body of a newborn child in its jaws on Thursday. More