Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Saturday, 06 November 2021

Further initiatives will be taken after the Crime Branch scrutinizes the drafted bill after the formulation by the Law Department.  More

A detailed discussion was held on the limits of election expenditure by the candidates. It has been proposed in the meeting to increase the limit of election expenditures of Sarpanch and Nominee candidates for the upcoming election. More

Many other investment bankers predict a volatile situation if the winter turns out to be colder than usual. And in that scenario, the crude price may touch $100 per barrel More

Not only homemakers are perspiring over the spike in prices of LPG cylinders, hotels owners too are at the receiving ends. Small-sized hotel owners have expressed concern over the increase of Rs 266 per 19 kg commercial cylinders, earlier this month.  More

Mursid’s success despite poverty and hardships is nevertheless a huge inspiration for other students residing in this humble neighbourhood More

Both Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have been claiming their sovereign rights over the area, which consists of 27 small tribal hamlets on the border. More

“Before induction into BJD, I took oath to strengthen the party at the grassroots level,” said Pradeep Majhi. He said he will ensure bringing several development projects of the government in Koraput.    More

Addressing a presser, BJD spokesperson Sasmit Patra alleged that the Opposition parties are trying to defame Odisha and its people by trying to set a national narrative through, what he said, false acquisitions. More

Displaying signs of pressure-cooker situation, BJD spokesperson linked Opposition attack on the State government over the Mamita murder case to bringing disrepute to Odisha    More

Sanket Mohapatra, a resident of Uparada village in Sundargarh district, has been working in Singapore since 2015. He lives with his family there since the last seven years More

The link for registration/ re-registration and payment of examination fee shall be available from November 12, 2021 to December 13, 2021. The last date for submission of registered online application is December 20, 2021. More

The State government has revised the monthly consolidated remuneration of the contractual and outsourced personnel under various departments. More

Several BJP workers along with the woman Sarpanch cornered Das and allegedly humiliated him. The supporters of the Sarpanch surrounded Das while the duo (MLA and Sarpanch) were engaged in banter.  More

Aparajita asked the State government to abide by the rules and regulations of MGNREGS for availing funds under the scheme More

The fare for luxury buses has been reduced considerably in comparison to the ordinary category. More

The SEC, who chaired the meet, held discussion on four agendas regarding the preparation of the forthcoming Panchayat elections with the representatives of all political parties More

Dibya Shankar Mishra, who holds the important portfolio in the Naveen Patnaik cabinet, finds himself under the close the scrutiny of Opposition parties for his alleged ties with the prime accused in the murder, Gobinda Sahu. More

At a presser, State BJP General Secretary Prithviraj Harichandan said that the lady teacher was brutally murdered, her body chopped up in pieces and her body dumped 40 ft below the ground. The prime accused Gobinda Sahu had received undue favours from the Minister of State (Home) Dibya Shankar Mishra and other influential leaders of the ruling BJD, he alleged. More

After securing good marks in Class 10, Pradhan enrolled in Plus II courses and joined coaching classes to prepare for medical entrance exams. However, the Covid-19 situation kept him away from the classes. Deprived of books and coaching, Debasish was unsuccessful in clearing NEET the last time. More

Moved by her appalling condition, the Congress’ MLA candidate in the last Assembly elections from the constituency, Nabajyoti Patnaik, had extended her a helping hand. More

Crime Branch ADG, Sanjeev Panda on Saturday said that the suspect woman had established contacts with the accused and developed acquaintance by claiming that she belonged to the same district as the former. More

Similarly in Jharsuguda, business establishments, government and private offices, banks and educational institutions remained closed while vehicular movement came to a grinding halt as the saffron party observed 8-hour, from 6 am to 2 pm, bandh across the district. More

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

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

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

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

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