Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 30 December 2021

As many as 791 gullible Capital city residents fell to prey to conmen in the last 11 months of this year. More

Vaccine-induced or Hybrid immunity reduces re-infection chances for 9-10 months only   More

The State Election Commission of Odisha issued election symbols for the upcoming Panchayat polls. More

While some of the crimes hogged limelight for their brutality, a lot others were brushed under the carpet as they failed to make it to the headlines. Here is a recall of some of the major crimes that jolted the political corridors and society at large in the State in 2021. More

Congress leader Bhakta Charan Das warned that if the details of Dibyashankar’s tours and whereabouts from October 1 to 22 was not made public, then the Congress party will take to streets and roll out a Mamita Rath seeking justice for the slain lady teacher. More

As per a notification issued by the SRC, random checking of crowd and gatherings at public places such as picnic spots/ malls/ shopping complexes/ hotels/ clubs/ restaurants/ parks/ convention halls/ kalyan mandaps will be conducted to find out the violators. More

The Omicron recovery rate in India rose today to 33 percent from 32 percent on Dec 24. The initial recovery rate in Odisha is 11 percent. More

As per the notification issued by the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), night curfew shall be imposed in all urban areas of the State from 10 pm to 5 am every day. There shall be no movement of vehicles except for exigencies on production of proper evidence. More

A veteran leader from Western Odisha, Kishore Mohanty was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly thrice from Jharsuguda assembly constituency and won the Brajarajnagar assembly seat in the 2019 elections. He was first elected as MLA in 1990. More

The family members of the deceased, Kartik Meher alleged that his health condition worsened after taking medicines and injections from the doctor at the private clinic in Birmaharajpur. More

Eminent Odia poet Hrushikesh Mallick has added another feather to his cap after being selected for the Sahitya Akademi Award. More

As per the advertisement, 6 Research Associate (RA)/ Post Doctoral Fellows (PDF) will be appointed under the World Bank-Odisha Higher Education for Excellence & Equity (WB-OHEPEE). More

Four children sustained severe burn injuries after some abandoned firecrackers accidentally went off at Ganpur under Baghmari police limits in Khorda district. More

Several districts in the State will experience light to moderate rain or thundershower activities in the next 24 hours. The IMD has also issued ‘Yellow Warning’ for dense fog in several districts of the State in the next couple of days. More

The Ministry of Home Affairs had on Monday said the Missionaries of Charity's application for renewal of registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act was refused on December 25 for not meeting eligibility conditions More

All the five new cases of Omicron variant infection were detected following genome sequencing, said Bijay Mohapatra, Director of Health Services (DHS) on Thursday. More

A couple from Baligohiri village under Balasore’s Nilagiri area sat on dharna in front the IndusInd Bank’s branch office in Balasore accusing the staff of swindling money from their fixed deposit and saving accounts, on Thursday. More

The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) has released an important notice regarding language test for the recruitment to the post of Junior Stenographers (HOD)-2019. More

As per a notification issued by BMC, all religious institutions like temples, mosques, gurudwaras, churches will remain closed for public from December 31, 2021 (tomorrow) to January 2, 2022 within BMC jurisdiction. More

As per reports, the armed dacoit gang barged into the house of Dinabandhu Das, the Bhubaneswar district organization secretary of BJP, in Bhotapada area late last night and attacked his family members with sharp weapons. More

As many as two masons sustained critical injuries after an under construction college building collapsed at Kuchinda in Sambalpur district on Thursday.

According to sources, the mishap took place during the laying of the roof of Jamankira Plus 3 College in the district.

The roof suddenly gave way leaving the masons critically injured. The injured were immediately rushed to Burla hospital, sources said adding that other labouer had a narrow escape in the mishap.

Five more persons have tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 taking the tally of the new variant of the virus to 14 in Odisha, informed the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) on Thursday. More

As per the NIT, the interested bidder can purchase the tender documents after payment of a fee on the website of e-auction platform till February 2, 2022 while February 7, 2022 (3 pm) is the deadline for submission of the bid. The tender fee for Teherai iron ore and manganese block is Rs 5 lakh and Rs 2 lakh each for other two blocks. More

At present, the State has 7.05 lakh healthcare and frontline workers and around 10.47 lakh people above 60 years with co-morbidities, said the top health official. More

The seized leopard skin will be sent to Wild Life Institute of India in Deharadun for a chemical examination. More

The EC has issued a total of 26 additional symbols including Banyan Tree, Motor Car, Lantern, Brinjal, Basket, Candles etc for election to the office of Sarpanch. More

The police have detained fiveKite the shopkeepers under CrPC section 41 and registered cases against them. More

Ampani Police rushed to the spot after getting information and rushed the critically injured driver Sahu to Community Health Centre (CHC) at Kokasara in Kalahandi district. However, Sahu was declared dead by the doctors. More

A herd of three elephants strayed into Saraswati slum located in Sailashree Vihar area of Bhubaneswar in the early hours of Thursday and went on a rampage destroying several houses in the locality.

A person has also sustained minor injuries on his knee while trying to save himself from the attack of the jumbos. 

The animals reportedly entered the slum from the nearby Chandaka forest and wreaked havoc by damaging several houses. The elephants have also damaged many vehicles parked outside the houses.

The forest department officials rushed to the spot after getting information and managed to drive away the pachyderms in the nearby jungle.

The association alleged that due to the bad road condition in the route from Cuttack via Angul to Sambalpur, their vehicles get damaged and it forces them to shell out a huge sum towards maintenance on regular basis. More

Meanwhile, a police investigation team, headed by an Additional SP has been constituted and is currently probing the rape case. More

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