Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Friday, 04 February 2022

Three years after the general election, the villages in Ganjam district have once again gone into election frenzy. Amidst these activities, another common scene of hundreds of Ganjam residents living in Surat returning to their villages can be seen on any day these days.  More

Senior BJP leaders of the likes of Dharmendra Pradhan, Baijayant Panda and Sambit Patra who have been vested with the responsibility of other states in the country by the party are finding it difficult to physically campaign for the upcoming Panchayat polls in their home state. More

The most important aspect of this rail line is that the dream of Kandhamal district’s people to have train service in their district will also come true More

Rs 1.89 cr to install 28 lifts at stations under the scheme Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan and Rs 40k for creating a new Rayagada division in East Coast Railway. More

The disturbing scene left the visitors to the DHH and passersby shaken. More

Reality checks show the zero hour BJD uprisings is to shift the blame on the Centre over the flip-flops in PMAY and rice procurement More

In a letter to the institutions, the Secretary, School and Mass Education department, Bishnupada Sethi said that the teaching hours for students in all the educational institutions under the School and Mass Education Department has been fixed by the government. More

Drawing comparisons with Odisha, Panda demanded the Naveen Patnaik-led government to withdraw its decision of arbitrarily opening liquor shops in order to stop ruining the lives of youths in the State. More

The saffron party leaders lodged a complaint with the State Election Commission and demanded action against those involved in the violation of the rules. More

AIIMS Bhubaneswar officials said that the decision to restart the walk-in-OPD has been taken after taking into account the drop in Covid-19 cases More

From foreign returnees to sportsperson and engineers to priest, here are the tales of some candidates who are scripting inspiring stories by registering their names to face the mandate of people.  More

As per the latest weather bulletin, several parts of the State may experience cold conditions as the minimum temperature is likely to fall by three to five degree Celsius during the next two to three days. However, there will be no large change thereafter over the districts of Odisha. More

The announcement has brought smiles back on the faces of cricket enthusiasts in Odisha after they were left disappointed with the shifting of the India-West Indies T20 out of Cuttack. More

The BJD MPs expressed apprehension that non-lifting of surplus par-boiled rice from Odisha would severely affect the farmers. More

The carnivorous predators were also spotted near the bird's island in the southern sector of Chilika lake. This species has also been camera trapped during fishing cat estimation, it said. More

In its latest order, the Higher Education Department has directed the concerned authorities to initiate measures for the reopening of hostels and other residential facilities for the accommodation of students from February 6. More

Initially, the entry path of the mutt was dug up today in the presence of Sub-Collector Bhabataran Sahoo, the mutt trust board members and others.  More

The total collection of VAT (petrol and liquor) stood at Rs 853.43 crore in January 2022 as against Rs 835.23 crore in the corresponding month of the previous year, with a growth rate of 2.18 per cent. More

Two senior BJP leaders - Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu and Sundergarh MP Jual Oram - who are facing serious charges of assault and indecent behaviour have approached the Orissa High Court seeking anticipatory bail.   More

Several places in Mayurbhanj district received rainfall today morning. Similipal National Park in the district has been closed today for visitors following heavy downpours.  More

Khordha district, comprising the Capital City Bhubaneswar, reported the maximum cases of 513, followed by 291 in Sundargarh and 138 in Cuttack, respectively. More

The Odisha government has come under intense criticism from the Opposition unit for deciding not to add new voters while revising the electoral rolls for the forthcoming elections to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the State. More

The health expert however said that teachers and authorities of educational institutions will have to play a major role to ensure that COVID protocols for children are followed effectively in schools. More

The unconditional love between Tarasi Bagh and a cow has now become the talk of the town.  More

Rail Ministers three worded sentence 'coastline is goldmine' delivers a massive political punch to the ruling BJD More

During her fourth budget speech on February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had informed about the ‘battery swapping policy’.  More

Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "courteous behaviour" even with his critics, Misra said such behaviours from the Union ministers of his government is not expected. More

Ahead of the Panchayat polls in Odisha, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) tried to corner the BJP by raising the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) issue in the Rajya Sabhs on Thursday. More