Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Friday, 05 November 2021

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  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Maoist Hotbed Transforming From Haven Of Ganja To Garden Of Paradise

The remarkable change in grim picture of Malkangiri, often referred to as Odisha's Maoist citadel, from a safe haven for ganja cultivation to a land with new hope is no less than an epic transformation. More
  • Nitesh Kumar Sahoo
  • 2 years ago
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Petrol Prices Down By Rs 3.04, Diesel Gets Rs 2.86 Cheaper In Odisha

Earlier today, uncertainty was looming over the announced VAT reduction by the State government. As claimed before, overall, each litre of the fuel would reduce by Rs 3. However, questions were raised, how a slash of 4% VAT on the fuels will bring down the price of a litre fuel by Rs 3.  More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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13,043 Odisha Students Fail To Enrol In Plus 3 Courses As Offline Plus 2 Results Are Yet To Be Announced

First year Plus 3 classes have already started in colleges across the State. But the Board seems to be oblivious about the fate of 13,043 offline candidates who are still waiting for the announcement of their results so that they could get admission in Plus 3 More
  • Nitesh Kumar Sahoo
  • 2 years ago
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After Drop In Fuel Prices, Will Cost Of Essential Commodities Come Down?

Transport agencies have maintained that the benefits of the drop in fuel price will take time to reach the consumers as the agencies hire transportation vehicles on an annual agreement. More
  • Suryakant Jena
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Panchayat Polls: OBCs To Get 4 Zilla Parishad President Posts 

The Odisha government on Friday issued the final list of reservations for the post of Zilla Parishad presidents across the State ahead of the forthcoming Panchayat elections.  More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Odisha Suffer Narrow Loss From Tamil Nadu

Odisha suffered a narrow loss against Tamil Nadu in a close encounter in their second Elite Group-A match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament at Lucknow on Friday More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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31st Odisha State Film Awards: Jayadev Puraskar For Veteran Ghanashyam Mohapatra, Kalira Atita Best Film

Renowned film maker Nila Madhab Panda has been selected for the coveted Mohan Sundar Dev Goswami Award for his film Kalira Atita More
  • Nitesh Kumar Sahoo
  • 2 years ago
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Ex-Congress Leader Pradeep Majhi To Join BJD On Saturday

Majhi, who was the working president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) resigned from the primary membership of the party on October 22. More
  • Somatirtha Purohit
  • 2 years ago
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Whole World Knows Puri As Jagannath Dham, No Need To Change Name: Shankaracharya

“We do not use the word ‘Puri’ after Ayodhya, Mathura, Ujjain, Haridwar, Kashi, Kanchi and Dwarka though these are also the seven ‘Puris’. Jagannath Puri is the eighth ‘Puri’. Moreover, ‘Puri’ signifies only ‘Jagannath Puri’,” said the Shankaracharya. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Reopening Of Primary Schools: Odisha To Launch Special Awareness Drive For Children’s Safety

The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights decided to launch an awareness campaigns on the safety of children from the pandemic across the State, starting from October 20 More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra Sworn-In As New Judge Of Orissa High Court

Chief Judge of Orissa High Court Justice S Muralidhar administered the oath of office to Justice Mohapatra at the conference hall of the Court More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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Mamita Murder: 70 Articles Sent For Examination, Businessman Confirms Sale Of 2 Tyres To Gobinda

The DNA samples of Mamita’s parents-- Suchandra Meher and Tulasi Meher have also been sent to the laboratory for profiling which will be used to match with the samples taken from the body remains to establish Mamita’s identity. More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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Rise In Delta Variant Cases In China, Europe A Concern For India? Odisha Health Officials Clarify

On the other hand, amid the rising cases of Covid-19 cases in China and European countries, despite massive vaccinations, the Director of Family Welfare and nodal officer of Covid vaccination, Dr Bijay Panigrahi appealed to the people to get the second vaccine as soon as possible. More
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  • 2 years ago
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Three New Covid-19 Deaths In Odisha; Toll Touches 8,350

"Har Ghar Dastak vaccination campaign has been launched on November 2 in the state to complete double dose administration of all the left out beneficiaries and second dose due beneficiaries as early as possible," More
  • Ananya Padhihary
  • 2 years ago
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Injured Ambulance Driver Dies Due To Unavailability Of Ambulance In Odisha’s Jharsuguda

"The unfortunate death of Jatis occurred due to the incompetence of the medical system in availing timely treatment to the critical patient." More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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Mahodadhi Alati, Religious Events In Odisha Mark The Inauguration Of Shankaracharya’s Statue By PM Modi At Kedarnath

PM Modi also inaugurated a plethora of projects, including the rebuilt Samadhi (resting place) of Adi Shankaracharya. The Samadhi suffered extensive damage during the 2013 flood near the Mandakini, a tributary of the Ganga, in Rudraprayag district. More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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Former Sarpanch 'Murdered' In Odisha’s Ganjam

Some passersby spotted the body and informed the police. Bada Bazar Police rushed to the spot and started an investigation into the incident. More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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Mamita Murder Case: Congress' Bhakta Das Calls For 'Janata Curfew' On Nov 8

Das also appealed to observe two minutes of silence at 11 am on November 7 at their homes and pray for the salvation of the soul of Mamita Meher and pray for justice for the family members of the deceased. More
  • Suryakant Jena
  • 2 years ago
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PAI 2021 Report Exposes Dire Straits Of Governance In Odisha

Ahead of the Panchayat Elections in Odisha in a few months time, a new poser now lies before the government. A Bengaluru-based think-tank has ranked the State third from the bottom among the 18 larger states in the country in terms of the best governance. More
  • Somatirtha Purohit
  • 2 years ago
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Harassed By Son & Daughter-In-Law, Elderly Couple Ends Life In Odisha

“We had minor tension among us but have idea why they would do like this,” said the deceased’s son. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Fake School Teachers Galore In Odisha, Govt Probe Ineffective

Hundreds of fraud teachers are playing with the future of the children by securing seats in schools in the State by submitting fake caste, residential, educational and all sorts of other certificates More
  • Suryakant Jena
  • 2 years ago
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Diwali Mishap: 2 Killed, 3 Injured In Firecracker Explosions In Odisha

At least two people were killed while two others suffered critical burn injuries in firecracker explosion mishaps at separate places of Odisha on the occasion of Diwali. More
  • Suryakant Jena
  • 2 years ago
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BJP Lights Fight For Justice To Mamita Meher On Diwali

"On the auspicious ocassion of Deepavali, we all lit one more diya in the memory of Mamita. We hope the government to wake from slumber and take discernible action against all those involved in perpertraing the heinous crime of murdering the innocent teacher," said BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra. More
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