Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Wednesday, 29 December 2021

The Odisha government’s new reservation list for different posts of PRIs like Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad members and chairmen of Blocks and Zilla Parishads will boomerang on the BJD, Opposition parties claimed on Wednesday.  More

Almost 1200 Degree Colleges in Odisha are presently running without regular Principals. Let that sink in because, as many as 49 government-run Degree colleges too have to make do with adhoc Principals. More

Nandankanan Zoological Park, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the State, will be developed into a world-class zoo. More

The Odisha government on Wednesday effected a reshuffle in the IPS cadre and promoted OPS, transferring Nitesh Wadhwani as the new SP of Malkangiri police district. More

In the twilight hours of 2021, a saying of American journalist Ellen Goodman flows through one's mindscape. She had said, "Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking for flaws, but looking for potential." More

The Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar will remain closed for visitors for five days from December 30, 2021, Zoo Deputy Director Sanjeet Kumar informed on Wednesday. More

The districts likely to be affected by the hailstorm are Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj. More

The Yatra organising committee which met at Khairguda on Wednesday finalised the date of the festival and prepared a schedule of the event. The members of the committee have decided to perform animal sacrifices during the festival this time too. More

Highlighting that the new police stations will have trained policemen and technical experts, the chief minister said they will be equipped with all the latest hardware and software required for investigating economic and cyber offences. More

The Bharatiya Vikash Parishad president, Surendra Panigrahi told reporters that the organisation will write to the President of India, the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister urging them to take action against the State government for the dictatorial order. More

Odisha Congress alleged that the factory was running illegally without any fire safety measures due to political patronage More

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday advised 153 newly-recruited Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers to discharge their duties judiciously, with honesty and integrity.  More

As many as 260 resident doctors from the Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack and Fakir Mohan Medical College in Balasore have called on a one-day seize-work strike. More

Around 30 tax officials, split into five teams, carried out the raids at Bharat Motors' branches in Mancheswar, Pahala and Laxmisagar areas. More

In 1972, Swain and her husband Saroj, who was then posted as the director of Shimilipal Tiger Reserve, rescued a female tiger cub from Khaira River bank in Balasore district and named her Khairi. More

Banita’s husband, Bisikesan Jhankar alleged, “They (hospital staff) initially told us that my wife had delivered a baby boy. Later after 20 minutes, we were handed over a baby girl. I want an enquiry into the matter.” More

Children, who were born before January 1, 2007, are eligible to take the COVID-19 vaccine doses in 15-18 year age group More

Adding to the mystery, a woman of the village has been claiming to have been possessed by Goddess and told that the oozing out of milk from the tree was nothing but a miracle of Goddess. More

In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, Baba Akhandalamani Temple at Aradi village in Bhadrak district will remain closed for devotees from 6 AM of December 31 till 8 PM of January 2.

The district administration has also imposed Section-144 in and around the temple during this period to avoid crowding of devotees.

The decision was taken in a bid to avoid a large crowd on New Year’s Day to check the Covid-19 transmission.

However, servitors will be allowed inside the temple to perform rituals on these days.

By taking into account the present Covid situation, the decision to reopen schools may be changed, said the Director of the Directorate of Medical Education and Training More

The parents and family members of the returnee were tested for Covid-19 twice after he was tested positive. However, they were found negative both times.  More

Similarly, Sukanti Singh, the former corporator of Ward No-48 under CMC managed to bring government funds for the construction of roads, schools and other welfare projects in her locality. More

The move from the hospital authorities came after OTV’s report highlighted this case of alleged discrimination to HIV patients in Odisha. More

Anganwadi worker, Soumya Sucharita Murmu said, “I reached the village at around 2 pm and since then I was kept detained by the villagers. I tried to pursue them to get vaccination but they did not hear us. They told that there is nothing called Coronavirus.” More

The BJP alleged that the BJD's announcement to give preference to OBC candidates in the forthcoming panchayat polls is only to lure the community. More

As per the model prediction, while central India will see the mercury dropping to around 8 deg C on Jan 1, 2022, minimum temperature in northwest India may plummet to 6 deg C on Jan 3, 2022 More

Kundu was under depression for many days following the loss of the ripe crop. Feeling helpless over the debt burden and the huge loss, Kundu allegedly consumed poison around a week back. More

The scuffle reportedly broke out after a section of the BJD workers alleged massive irregularities in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Public Distribution System (PDS) in the region. More

CM Patnaik talked about "Too Much Politics" doing no good to the country's democracy at a Niti Aayog meet. But all parties - BJD, BJP and Congress - did 'too much politics' at the drop of the hat More