Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 27 January 2022

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik advised the rapid response teams (RRTs) and field staff to keep a track on the health condition of those patients who are in home quarantine.  More

In an order, the district office (emergency section) allowed all including the non-residents of Puri district to cremate their loved ones at Swargadwar adhering to all prevailing COVID norms. More

And the young cubs are going the extra mile to not let down their aging fathers.  More

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) brought forth the issue of OBC candidature once again on Thursday following the release of the final list of candidates who will contest the three tier Panchayat polls in Odisha. More

Recently, the Union Finance Minister has said that the upcoming Budget will be of a kind never seen before. This drops the big clue. More

The family members of the missing youth filed the police complaint after he didn't come home for a long time and his mobile phone was switched off More

The verification of original certificates and other documents of the shortlisted candidates will be held on February 7, 8 in the office of the Odisha Staff Selection Commission in Unit-V of Bhubaneswar. More

A notorious criminal gang, which was involved in looting cash from several shops in Bhubaneswar, reportedly performed Puja and offer Rasagola to a deity for a successful strike and repeat the ritual after the heist. More

The manifesto contains a 22-point charter which the saffron party promises to deliver if its’ candidates emerge victorious in the three tier Panchayat polls in Odisha. More

Gouri Mundari claimed Oram shouted at her using foul language when she sought the MP’s backing to contest the forthcoming elections. More

All the accused are residents of West Bengal and they were staying at a lodge near Ashok Nagar in Bhubaneswar and operating... More

The veteran Congress leader made it clear that he is not quitting politics in near future. But he made it clear that he will not be in the fray for the 2024 general election More

The accused, identified as Mahesh Mohanty, was nabbed from Kurki area near Pipili on the outskirts of Puri on Wednesday following all out searches conducted by the Town police More

Bodies of two youths were found lying on a railway track connecting Titlagarh and Muribahal railway stations on Thursday morning.

Though the identity of the two deceased is yet to be ascertained, they are believed to be the residents of nearby villages.

Meanwhile, police have sent the bodies for postmortem and launched an investigation into the matter.

Today, the State registered 5,901 infections and eight fatalities pushing the cumulative positive tally to 12,31,169 and the death toll to 8,550. More

As many as two goods trains derailed at the goods shed of Cuttack railway station in the early hours on Thursday.

According to sources, around three wagons of the trains were derailed but there was no causality. Though the railway track has been damaged in the mishap train services have not been affected on the route.

“While one train was running from Talcher to Puri, the other one was running in the opposite direction. The wagons derailed during Shunting at the Station. We have already removed one wagon from the track. Hopefully, the other wagons will be removed in next four hours,” said Khordha ADRM Kalyan Pattnaik.
 

n terms of fatalities, three deaths were reported from Sundargarh district while one each from Balasore, Khordha (Bhubaneswar), Keonjhar, Koraput and Rayagada districts, informed the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department. More

Though the exact reason behind the origin of the flames was unclear, forest officials said someone might have dropped burning bidi butts on the dry leaves scattered in the jungle which led to the fire mishap. More

State Project Director of Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) has directed all the district education officers of the State in this regard More

Despite living closer to the sea, the residents of Brahmagiri area are struggling to get their daily quota of fresh water. More

The three main political parties- the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress- have meanwhile finalized their calibrated strategies to ensure victory of their candidates.  More

The election is almost over for BJD candidate Kalpana Pradhan from Ambabhona Block Zone-2 in Bargarh district who is all set to be declared as the winner of the ZP unopposed. More

Though the exact circumstances leading to her fall is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that she deliberately jumped off the terrace of her hostel building.  More

Hundreds of farmers from three Panchayats of Beguniapada Block in Ganjam, the home district of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, slept on the road throughout the night amid the winter chill protesting alleged inadequate procurement of paddy.  More