Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Sunday, 28 November 2021

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  • Nitesh Kumar Sahoo
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COVID Omicron Scare In Odisha: High Alert For Schools, Colleges Over Possible 3rd Wave

While the scare of a possible third wave is looming over schools across the State, the number of positivity has witnessed a spike recently; especially in the residential institutions and hostels. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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OLA Standing Committee Finds PPCs Lack In Infrastructure

The standing committee of Odisha Legislative Assembly expressed its concern over paddy procurement centres facing infrastructure shortcomings.  More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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Omicron Scare: Odisha Govt Directs Mandatory Screening Of Travellers From SA, Hong Kong, Botswana

With the new Omicron variant of coronavirus striking fear, anxiety and paranoia across the globe, Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department secretary, Raj Kumar Sharma has directed all the Collectors, Municipal Commissioners and CDMOs to remain alert.   More
  • Sanjeev Kumar Patro
  • 2 years ago
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Waist-To-Hip Ratio Grows To Epidemic Size, Odisha Women Stares High At Infertility Risk: NFHS-5

While the obesity syndrome has hit urban Odisha, the silent epidemic of women growing 'infertile' sweeps the State More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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Cyclone Forecast: Odisha Puts District Collectors On Alert!

The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has advised the district Collectors to stay on alert mode with necessary manpower and machinery to tackle the exigency following the likely formation of cyclone. More
  • Sanjeev Kumar Patro
  • 2 years ago
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Who Is Bollywood's King? Akshay Kumar With 4 Super Hits, 3 Hits In 2018-21

SRK had no films since 2018 and no hits since 2015. Salman Khan starred in 5 films between 2018-21 without a hit. Aamir Khan gave 1 hit in last 5-yrs More
  • Nitesh Kumar Sahoo
  • 2 years ago
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Retd Teacher's Kidnapping Bid Foiled By Locals In Odisha's Deogarh, Armed Miscreants Thrashed Black & Blue

Three armed miscreants abducted him at gunpoint and forced him to sit in the back seat of his car. While one of the miscreants settled beside him pointing a gun on his head, another youth was driving the car. More
  • Nitesh Kumar Sahoo
  • 2 years ago
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COVID Omicron Scare: Odisha Preps Up To Tackle Possible Third Wave

He also emphasised on door-to-door vaccination drive and directed to ensure that everyone adheres to the COVID guidelines released by the government. Mahapatra also ordered to take the violators into tasks and take stern action against them.  More
  • Pradeep Singh
  • 2 years ago
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Winter Session Of Parliament: From Pari To Mamita Meher Murder, Odisha BJP MPs Prep Arsenal To Corner BJD

Speaking to OTV, BJP MP Suresh Pujari on Sunday said that the party will raise several issues from the Pari murder case to the sensational murder of lady teacher Mamita Meher in the Parliament. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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Tension Flares Up As Truck Drivers Stage Road Block Protesting Against Tehsildar’s Misconduct

Tension gripped the police beat house area under Jenapur police limits in Jajpur district after hundreds of drivers gheraoed the beat house and staged a road blockade on the nearby National Highway Sunday. More
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  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Congress Demands Rs 4 Lakh Ex-Gratia Each For Covid Victims' Families

AICC launched a "Covid justice campaign" with its chief Rahul Gandhi sharing a video of the affected families on Twitter and demanding a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for every household that has lost at least a member to Covid-19. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 2 years ago
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Aspiring Sanskrit Teachers Brave Winter Chill To Protest On Bhubaneswar Street

The aspirants, who have qualified in OSSTET and CBT, are being deprived of getting jobs. Similarly, several eligible candidates are failing to get jobs due to age restrictions as well. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 2 years ago
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Maoist Killed In Exchange Of Fire In Bolangir, Combing Upscaled

The naxal has been identified as Shankar, a key member of the Bolangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund division of the left wing extremists. More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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NGT Slaps Rs 2 Crore Fine On JSPL For Damages To Nandira River In Angul

The eastern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Kolkata has slapped a fine of Rs 2 crore on Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), Angul as environmental compensation for damaging the ecology of Nandira River by filling it with earth and undertaking illegal construction on it. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 2 years ago
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Omicron Strain: Genome Sequencing, Quarantine Mandatory For Those Coming From Foreign Countries

Cases of the new variants have been detected in the last one week in countries like Botswana, South Africa, Hong Kong and Israel. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 2 years ago
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Man Arrested For Rs 4 Crore Fraud; Role Of Bank Manager Under Scanner

The accused, Gupteshwar Pattnayak who was arrested on Saturday has been accused of swindling money issued to the victims by Andhra Bank. More
  • Poonam Singh
  • 2 years ago
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Odia Girl Swapna Priyadarshini Dazzles In Popular Modelling Show

Swapna said she was quite happy to be part of the show at the national level where she could share about her culture. More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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No 'Khushi' For Bhadrak Girls As Menstrual Hygiene Scheme Falls Flat

The State Government had identified the Government Girls High School at Basudevpur as the nodal centre to store the sanitary pads from where it was scheduled to be distributed across 165 schools and seven high schools of the block. However, the sanitary pads have been lying undistributed at the nodal centre over the last one year. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 2 years ago
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Misappropriation Of 2 Crore CMC Funds: FIR Lodged Against Ex-Deputy Secretary, Former Caretaker

The entire scam was detected during the conduct of an audit in 2016. Later a petitioner moved the Odisha Lokayukta in connection with the scam seeking action against the concerned CMC officials. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 2 years ago
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'Contract Killer’ Nabbed From Bhubaneswar, 2 Pistols Recovered

As per preliminary reports, the supari killer hails from Jagatsinghpur district and was hired to eliminate a businessman in the State Capital city. More
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  • 2 years ago
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MCL To Set Up 50MW Solar Power Plant In Odisha's Sambalpur

This 50 MW solar power project will reduce CO2 emission by 91,020 tonnes per annum and carbon offsets of around 24,824 tonnes per annum, claimed the MCL. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Will Deploy 30k Street Vendors To Curb Road Fatalities

Road accidents are being reported from different parts of the State on a daily basis. The nagging fact is the fatality rate in road mishaps in State is higher than the national average. More
  • Nitesh Kumar Sahoo
  • 2 years ago
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Berhampur Bride Protest: SDJM Court Asks Woman To Stay At Sakhi Centre Till Next Hearing

Crying her heart out, she further questioned, "Why such injustice is done to me? Is there any law to prevent a bride from entering her in-laws' house? Why should I go to Sakhi centre?" More
  • Pti
  • 2 years ago
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Jr Hockey WC: India Thrash Poland 8-2, To Clash With Belgium In Quarters

Poland scored both their goals in the fourth and final quarter through Wojciech Rutkowski (50th) and Robert Pawlak (54th). India will now face last edition's runners-up Belgium in the quarterfinal on December 1. More
  • Ians
  • 2 years ago
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Jr Hockey World Cup: Belgium, Malaysia qualify for knockouts; France beat Canada 11-1

Belgium will thus play the winner of the match between hosts India and Poland while Malaysia take on France, who topped Pool B with an all-win record after recording their third win in the preliminary league by thrashing Canada 11-1. France finished with nine points from three matches. More
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