Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Sunday, 21 November 2021

“There are three keys of Bhitara Ratna Bhandara (inner treasure chamber) and as per the norms Puri Gajapati, district Collector and he himself should keep one key each. However, in 2018, the door of Bhitara Ratna Bhandara didn’t open with any of the keys that the Collector had brought,” said Ratna Bhandara servitor Ganesh Mekapa.  More

By next year, the State government has set a target to produce 150 metric tonne of coffee, and it plans to establish plantation in 1,000 hectares. The area of cultivation is slated to go up by and 5,000 hectares in next three years. More

With Salman Bhai and Johny boy having a history, all eyes are on the clash of the titans next week - Satyamev Jayate 2 on November 25 Vs Salman Khan's Antim - The Final Truth on November 26 More

Castigating the BJD, the BJP leader said people of Angul will never tolerate to this sycophancy and the 4.5 cr Odias will give a give befitting reply to the ruling party at an appropriate time. More

Puri district Collector Samarth Verma said all the rituals have been finalised as per the traditions by the pandits, under the personal guidance of Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb. The district as well as the temple administration have extended all their cooperation, he added. More

In Mayurbhanj, a person died after being stung by bees at Kharambeda village under Bisoi Police Station on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Krushna Munda. More

BJP spokesperson Pitambar Acharya said, “Das' statement shows his ego and ignorance of the law. If he has the guts, he should give advice to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to dismiss the State Law Minister and the MoS (Home) and order CBI probe into the Mamita murder case and the Mahanga double murder case More

Tudu alleged that the Naveen-led Odisha government has been hijacking all the Centre-sponsored welfare schemes. He said, “The Union Government allocates funds to all the States. Odisha receives money from 41 departments and the officials of the State government use it for the welfare of the people through various developmental schemes.” More

In a joint crackdown by STF and Kantamal Forest Division officials, a leopard skin was seized during a raid at Purughat in Boudh district on Sunday. One person has been arrested on the charges of smuggling the wildlife product. 

Acting on an intelligence input, the joint team raided the hideout and arrested the person while he was stricking a deal to sell the wildlife product. Further investigation into the incident is underway.
 

“The central government has been claiming that the use of cylinder has increased by 98 percent. But the National Family Health Survey report says the increase is only 20 per cent which is a normal process,” Chandbali MLA Byomakesh Ray said. More

In a bid to collect strong evidence against Sahu, police had sought permission of the court to examine his signature More

Police, while investigating the case, had found CCTV footage in which Santoshini’s mother-in-law was seen handing over the infant to a woman. However, the exact reason for which she gave the baby to the woman has not been ascertained yet. More

Rourkela has been placed at 57th rank among 372 cities of India with population of 1-10 lakh in the Garbage Free City Category, informed the Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) through a tweet. More

Naveen thanked the PM for providing free-of-cost rice under PMGKY for distribution among NFSA beneficiaries in the State from May 2021 to November 2021. Similar facilities were also provided to the State’s own beneficiaries under its own Food Security Scheme. During this Covid-19 period, not a single person was deprived of food grains. More

Irate over the move, the villagers, who were opposing the land acquisition for a long time, held the officials' hostage. They were released at least after two hours following the intervention of local police who reached the village and pacified the angry villagers. More

In a major crackdown on the production and supply of illegal cannabis, Malkangiri police destroyed over 3 lakh ganja plants cultivated at several places in the district on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of police headed by Chitrakonda Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) carried out multiple raids and destroyed the cannabis cultivation spread over 205 acres land in Banaguru, Pabaliguda, Raraganiguda and Sarilapaku areas under Badapadar panchayat in the district.

The police said that the raids will continue in regular intervals in the coming days.

The next leg of customer test rides will be commencing from November 27 onwards, in 11 more cities including Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Jaipur Coimbatore, Vadodara, Bhubaneswar, Tiruppur and Nagpur. More

Pakistan have a controversial history of playing in Bhubaneswar and the local hockey fans still remember the aggressive and obscene behaviour of the Pakistan senior team members after their win against hosts India in the 2014 Champions Trophy at the Kalinga Stadium. More

Only 13% was provided with homestead land during the last 13-years under Vasundhara scheme's permanent waiting list. PMAY-G Houses quality poor with ineligible beneficiaries galore, finds the Central probe team More

RTI activist Dillip Baral had sought information regarding the status of Ratna Bhandara’s original and duplicate keys. The district treasury officer’s letter, received by Baral in response to his query, has laid it bare that the keys of inner treasure chamber have been missing since 1970.  More

The family has alleged that doctors were present at the centre while they were calling out for help. But, their cries fell on deaf ears. More