Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 02 November 2021

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) seems to be imploding with infighting in the ranks which cropped up recently amid demands of Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra’s removal from the State Cabinet. More

The BMC on Tuesday issued guidelines for offering of paya shraddha and pinda and celebration of Chhat Puja at the banks of different water bodies under its jurisdiction. More

The traders are reeling under stress even after getting a go ahead for the sale of crackers as the pronouncement of the order was belated. The traders got the green signal only on November 1 while Diwali is falling on November 4.  More

The decision from the administration came in the wake of possible congregation of devotees and general public at the shrine on Diwali.  More

When the Naveen Patnaik led government is giving a premium on 5T software to reboot transparency and eliminate graft, the fast-paced crackdown by Odisha Vigilance bares the rampant corruption More

Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja on Tuesday said that Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra was trying to mislead people through his statement on the ghastly murder of Mamita Meher More

State Transport Authority (STA) said a vehicle purchased outside Odisha having Temporary Certificate Registration issued by Registering Authority of that state may be registered in Odisha under BH series subject to fulfillment of the requisite conditions.  More

The Odisha Vigilance department on Tuesday arrested the Tehsildar of Nimapara Tehsil and his brother on charges of accumulating movable and immovable property through corrupt means.  More

Interested candidates are required to fill up the application format and submit the same duly filled in by November 20, 2021. More

Briefing media persons on the outcome of the meeting, SJTA Chief Administrator Kishan Kumar said that there is a plan to generate revenue of around Rs 106 crore from earnings while the budgetary expenditure has been pegged at Rs 85 crore.  More

A police team from Tomando police station has rushed to the spot after receiving the information and have launched a probe into the matter. More

The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) seized a huge amount of expired buns and breads following a raid at the multi-national fast food chain KFC outlet at Badambadi in Cuttack on Tuesday. More

The State Government has also been directed by the Court to provide all support required for conducting the elections. More

As per the Met models, more rains are in the offing as a fresh low pressure area will form in the southern Bay of Bengal on and around Nov 11-12 More

On the other hand, Congress has threatened to observe Odisha Bandh on November 12. The Congress has warned of dire consequences if Chief Minister Patnaik dithers on dropping Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra from the cabinet by November 10 More

A total of 208 candidates have been provisionally selected for the post of Sub-Inspector of Police, Sub-Inspector of Police (Armed) and Assistant Jailor while 10 candidates shortlisted for the post of Station Officer (fire service). More

Jayant Kishan, the president of the Kuchinda Youth Congress unit was brutally thrashed by a mob suspected to be members of the rival Biju Janata Dal (BJD). More

The Congress party announced to call Odisha Bandh if the Minister didn’t tender his resignation in the next 10 days More

Some protesters waved black flags at the Chief Minister during the demonstration seeking answers from the government for delaying action in the murder case of the Kalahandi lady teacher. Police later took several agitators into custody in the aftermath of the protest.  More

Acting on a tip-off a team of Vigilance officials intercepted Jena near his official residence while he was on his way to office. The anti-corruption sleuths recovered Rs 4,65,000 from his possession during  searches More

 

A leopard skin was seized from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Tuesday and two persons were detained, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force of the Odisha Police conducted a raid near Chatani Bus Stop in Bisoi police station area, they said.

The accused persons were detained when they were about to complete a deal in selling the leopard skin, police said.

As the accused persons could not produce any valid document for possessing the leopard skin, they were detained and handed over to Rairangapur forest officials for necessary legal action, police said.

Over the last one year, the STF seized 19 leopard skins, 10 elephant tusks, two deer skins, five live pangolins and 15 kg pangolin scales, and arrested 39 persons.

(PTI)

Mrinal Kutteri from Telangana, Tanmay Gupta from Delhi and Karthika Nair from Maharashtra scored a perfect 720 each to be declared joint toppers More

The direct connections between the Temple City Bhubaneshwar and the Pink City Jaipur, will strengthen inter and intra-regional connectivity and promote trade, commerce, as well as tourism in the eastern state, said Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer of IndiGo. More

Mishra claimed that he has nothing to do with the heinous crime and he has never been to the Sunshine School More

A local leader of the BJP women’s wing, Sanju Sahu was allegedly attacked by the BJD workers when she had gone to the DHH to meet the bereaved family members of a BJD activist Banita Sahu More

Hundreds of activists of the association took out a rally with placards, shouted slogans against the State government and staged demonstration in front of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s residence yesterday to draw the attention of the State administration and put forth their demands More

In viral videos, a gang of youngsters were seen copying the styles of antagonists of south Indian movies and unleashing terror on the streets of Bhubaneswar.  More

As of Oct 28, 2021, 874 firms are manufacturing green crackers in India. 90 percent in Tamil Nadu. 10 percent in Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP and Delhi. No green cracker unit in Odisha More

Sale and use of other fireworks including joined firecrackers (series crackers or laris) shall also remain banned.  More

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will be inaugurating the programme on November 10. More

Naveen Patnaik requested the PM to instruct the Ministry of Rural Development for timely release of funds for wage and material payment under MGNREGS.  More