Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 12 October 2021

As per the midday bulletin issued by the IMD's Regional Met Centre in Bhubaneswar, the cyclonic circulation over the North Andaman Sea & neighbourhood persists and now extends upto 4.5 km above mean sea level. More

It is speculated that the Odisha government may consider holding the elections after the Panchayat polls in the State or they may go for simultaneous polls in February 2022. More

As per a bulletin issued by the IMD's Regional Centre in Bhubaneswar, monsoon has withdrawn from Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Sambalpur , Bargarh, Bolangir, Sonepur, Nuapada, Boudh, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur districts in the State. More

Many criminal cases including robbery, dacoity and attempt to murder had been registered against the three accused who were arrested yesterday, said Central Range IGP. More

Sheer passion to achieve success, hard work to complement it and keeping negativity aside are the success mantras of Biswajit Sahu, a truck driver’s son from Chitri village under Jajpur’s Danagadi block who cracked the Odisha Civil Services exams this year and secured an enviable 19th rank. More

BJP youth wing members in Keonjhar district unit staged a massive protest blaming the police for failing to take noticeable action in connection with the case. Nine party MLAs from BJP also joined the protest in Keonjhar to pressurize the police administration to bring the culprits to book. More

It is alleged that the Union Minister abused Rudra Narayan Mohanty, president of the OAS Association and additional collector of Mayurbhanj, during a meeting at the Bhadrak Circut House on October 9. More

The mishap occurred when Abinash along with his family had gone to Sihawa Shitala temple in Chhattisgarh to offer puja on the occasion of Navratri. More

In a major breakthrough in the investigation into the death of senior journalist Navin Das’s son, Manish Anurag, the Commissionerate police on Tuesday detained one of the two persons who allegedly accompanied Manish in a car on Saturday night. More

Though no casualties were reported, property within the room was gutted in the blaze, informed sources. More

Prashant Jagdev moved the Orissa High Court on Tuesday after the Khordha ADJ-1 court rejected his bail plea on Friday More

While Khordha topped the list with 274 cases, Cuttack registered 37 new cases followed by Mayurbhanj (23), Balasore (20), and Jajpur (15). Meanwhile, Puri registered 13 cases and Kendrapara and Sambalpur recorded 11 cases each. All other districts of the state registered less than 10 cases each. More

As per the gazette notification, the maximum limit of reservation of seats has been kept at 50 per cent for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and backward class citizens in urban local bodies (ULBs) More

Acting on intelligence inputs about the presence of the Maoists in the area, a joint team of a special Operation Group (SOG) from Odisha Police and Malkangiri District Voluntary Force (DVF) launched a combing operation in the area More

Laxmipriya’s in-laws allegedly poured kerosene on her and set her on fire. She was rescued by the villagers and admitted to SCB Medical and College at Cuttack in a critical condition More

Arjun carried his daughter on his shoulders for around 2 km near the ambulance and rushed to the hospital. However, she was declared brought dead by the doctor.  More

The skill test in Computer Application (Practical) for 586 posts of Revenue Inspector (RI)-2021 will be conducted on November 8, 2021(Monday) in all districts. More

Jagatsinghpur district administration issued the prohibitory orders in and around the temple keeping in view the huge rush of devotees during Dussehra More

Government college students have raised concerns that private college students will score good marks and remain ahead in the race. Moreover, teachers' associations have also raised questions over transparency in allotting marks.  More

Berhampur Police on Monday busted a major betting racket and arrested seven persons in connection with it. The Police also recovered cash & 11 smartphones from them. More

The incident on the busy road occurred at a time when people across the Capital city are active with the festive shopping and the market places, as well as roads, are bustling with crowd and the Commissionerate Police was gearing up to impose night curfew in the Capital City after 8PM.  More

In a major development, the rituals for the ensuing Kartik Month in Srimandir was finalised by the Chhatisha Nijog Meeting on Monday. More

Panda said that NCC which is the world's largest uniformed youth organization needs reformation to make it more relevant in the changing times. More