Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 02 December 2021

The court’s direction came in response to a petition filed by Tapaswini Dash in which she had urged the SDJM court to legalise her marriage with Sumit Sahu and pass a direction to her in-laws to accept her with dignity.   More

The 20-year-long wait of Rourkela Smart City to have an airport is going to be a thing of past soon. If everything goes as expected, flights will be a reality over the city from May or June 2022.  More

The 2-2 lead set up an exciting second half and the third quarter saw Korea snatching back the lead in the 33rd minute through Hyunwoo. They earned two  successive penalty corners three minutes later, but failed to capitalise. Korea ended with a 3-2 lead after the completion of the third quarter. More

The cyclonic system after moving northwestwards, will reach West-Central Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts around December 4 morning. More

Puri may see gusting wind speed of 72 kmph. When Gajapati and Ganjam will record heavy rainfall on Dec 4, Puri, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will bear the brunt on Dec 5   More

As many as 53 cases of Covid-19 have so far been detected at the residential college located in Kunjakanta under ward No 2 of Dhenkanal municipality. More

The Odisha government is drawing flak for closing the Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar for journalists for over one and a half years now.  More

While a survey for the pilot project has already been conducted, construction work is expected to start soon. In the first phase, the plant will produce 40 MW power. More

South Africa coach Sihle Ntuli gave credit to all his players for maintaining their composure during the crucial moment to come out with flying colours. More

A total of 60 ODRAF, 17 NDRF and 172 Fire Services teams will be deployed for rescue and relief operations. More

Egypt players tried their best to dominate proceedings and press for the equaliser in the last quarter, but Chile’s defense rose to the occasion and prevented all the scoring opportunities. More

The Commission today shared the programme details of the physical verification of original documents to be conducted to determine the eligibility and suitability of candidates for the posts of Associate and Assistant Professor in various disciplines.  More

The additional district and sessions judge court of Kantabanji will take up the bail application for hearing on December 6.  More

As per INCOIS and NCEP forecast, Cyclone will track northeast direction after reaching close to Srikakulam coasts. The system will run parallel to the Odisha coast, and drift further in a northeast direction from around the Paradip coast More

Notably, Asish and Jyoti with their dedication and hard work were able to crack the CRPF exam and were selected in the armed forces. Following selection, they underwent training at Chennai's RTC Avadi in the last six months. More

Appreciation is pouring in for Md. Rizban, who works as a grease mechanic at a garage near Shankara bypass in Sundargarh district, after he turned a Good Samaritan by returning a cash-full money purse to its original owner.  More

Odisha had set a target to complete 90 per cent vaccination as per Modi government's 'Har Ghar Dastak' or the door-to-door Covid-19 vaccination campaign. More

The possible cyclone would reach Odisha- north Andhra Pradesh coasts in the morning hours on December 4. At present, the system lies as well marked low pressure area and it is likely to intensify into a Depression in the next few hours. More

So far, the Odisha government has taken action against 140 officers on charges of corruption. More

BJP’s youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morch (BJYM) on Thursday warned to gherao the Odisha Assembly on December 9 to press for its demands for the removal of Minister of State (MoS) for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra from the State Cabinet over his alleged links with the prime accused in the murder of Kalahandi school teacher Mamita Meher. More

As per IMD, the cyclonic storm is likely to cross Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coast around December 4 morning. The exact landfall location is yet to be ascertained by the IMD. More

After a disappointing start in the tournament with a 4-5 loss to France, India lifted their game by few notches to qualify for their second consecutive semifinal in the mega tournament. More

In a video of the rescue operation, it could be seen that the snake had sustained minor injuries. More

Like several states in India, Odisha too has stepped up surveillance activities as 380 persons have reportedly returned to the State from destinations which have been tagged as ‘at risk nations’ by the Centre. More

In a counter move, BJD MLAs staged a dharna near Mahatma Gandhi statue on the premises of the Odisha Assembly protesting the stiff hike in LPG prices. More

Alexander Bird (25th and 52nd) scored a brace for the winning team and was adjudged man of the match. Skipper Christopher Tardif (20th) and Flynn Mcculloch scored the other goals. More

The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) on Thursday suspended government bus services on six routes in Rayagada and 19 of 24 routes in Jeypore as Maoists observed People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) week starting today.

The banned CPI (Maoist) began their PLGA week in the State today which will continue till December 8.

Earlier, the CPI Maoists (Basadhara-Dhumusara-Nagabali Division Committee) had declared the celebration of PLGA week from December 2 to December 8 by sticking posters and throwing pamphlets in Kalyansinghpur area of Raygada District.

As a precautionary measure, the government bus services have been suspended in six Maoist-dominated routes of districts which include Chandrapur, Brahmapur, Kashipur, Thuamula Ramapur, Dangapadar and Narayanpatna.

Meanwhile, the Odisha police has sounded a high alert and stepped up combing operations in the Naxal-hit areas of the district, anticipating the chances of violence.

A show-cause notice has also been issued to the concerned authorities of the Residential College for allowing students to vacate the building without following the requisite protocols. More

A man was trampled to death by an elephant in Kusumundi village under Koida forest range of Sundargarh district on Wednesday night.

The deceased has been identified as Karam Singh.

As per the sources, Singh was attacked by the jumbo while he was sleeping in his house.

The elephant gored and dragged him several meters causing his death on the spot, said the source.

On getting information, Koida police and forest officials reached the spot and have initiated an investigation.

As per the official notification, ten Assistant Professors, one Office Assistant-cum-Computer Operator and one Group-D staff will be recruited on contract basis. More

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that after the formation of a Depression, the system will intensify into a ‘Cyclonic Storm’ over Central Bay of Bengal during the subsequent 24 hours. More

Each school has smart classrooms, e-library cum reading room, modern science laboratory, hygienic toilets and adequate sports infrastructure, said the Minister. More

Under high stress, farmers are wrapping up their work of harvest and dispatch the grains to safer places before the spells of rain begin.  More

Red warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at a few places with extremely heavy (>20cm) falls at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri and Jagatsinghpur on December 4. More

The Odisha government will start sending response teams like NDRF, ODRAF and Fire service personnel to different districts from tomorrow, the Special Relief Commissioner said on Wednesday. More

The cyclone is likely to move northwestwards, intensify further and reach near north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coasts by the morning of December 4 More

As many as 90 persons across the globe have been selected by the 2041 Foundation for the prestigious expedition. Nibedita who is a denizen of Rourkela will be part of the team More

During the review meeting, the Director General, India Meteorological Department, briefed the Committee about the current status of a low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by December 3. More

Following the detection of the positive cases, Dhenkanal Collector Saroj Kumar Sethy has declared Kunjakanta area as Containment zone for a period of 10 days from December 1 to December 10 More