Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 12 May 2022

As per the age-old tradition, 865 logs of Phasi, Asana and Dhaura are required for the construction of the three chariots. During the initial stage of construction work, the Maharana servitors require Phasi logs with 6 to 7 feet girth for ‘Tumba’ and of 7 to 8 feet for ‘Pahi’.  More

The Jagannath Reception Centre, which was being constructed inside the prohibited area under the Srimandir Parikrama Project, will now be shifted to a farther location. More

It is discussed in the political circle that Kalikesh Singh Deo, Pushpendra Singh Deo, Chairman of Western Odisha Development Council Asit Tripathy, OTDC Chairperson Shreemayee Mishra, Raseswari Panigrahi, Jogesh Singh, Nalini Pradhan and Prabhas Singh are the contenders from Western Odisha. More

Police have identified the deceased as Draupadi Barik and the accused son as Sanjit Barik. In this connection, the cops have arrested Sanjit and his brother-in-law Nirakar Nayak, who reportedly helped the former destroy evidence. More

The Talcher medical college will not only help people of Angul and adjacent districts get quality health care facilities, but also strengthen the efforts of the State government to improve the capacity of the medical education institutions in the State.  More

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday asked forest department officials to prepare an integrated plan for significant reduction in forest fire incidents. More

Demanding a CBI inquiry into the alleged corruption in teacher appointment, the OSSTET aspirants took out a procession, shouting slogans against the government. More

The term of office of 57 members of the Council of States elected from as many as 15 states is due to expire on their retirement between June-August this year. More

The dance bars coming under the jurisdiction of Police Commissionerate had been shut for the past two years owing to Covid-19 pandemic. The excise permission will enable the dance bars to function till midnight. More

The State of Odisha has added highest number of mangrove forests in the country and third highest in total increase of forest cover between 2019 and 2021, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed on Thursday.  More

Eleven General Degree Colleges will run Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) in regular mode from the academic session 2023-2024 instead of 2 year B.Ed course. More

The shocking incident took place at Khuntasamalai village under Larambha police limits in the district.  More

Come January next year, the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Odisha's tribal-dominated Sundargarh district will be packed to the rafters during the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup. More

For 23-carat, the price of 10 gram of the yellow metal is Rs 50,900 while the rate of 22 carat gold has reached 49,900. Similarly, the rate of 20, 18 and 14 carat gold remained at Rs 45,100, Rs 40, 900 and Rs 32, 300 respectively, while pure Ginni (gold coin) is being traded at Rs 41,100 More

The Railways has started an investigation to ascertain the exact reason behind the incident. More

The remnant of Cyclonic storm Asani has weakened into a Depression after the storm made landfall between Machilipatnam and Narsapur of Andhra coast last night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. More

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 133 crore FD after raids at several places associated with mines owner and former Champua MLA Jitu Patnaik over money laundering charges. More

Customers are paying Rs 112.68 per litre of petrol in the capital city of Bhubaneswar today while diesel is sold at Rs 102.35 a litre More

The gunfight took place at Baramunda high school ground when a police team reached there to catch notorious criminal Chakara Barik.  More

Besides, the State Energy department secretary Nikunj Bihari Dhal recently claimed that there will be no power crisis in the State from May first. But the picture at Biramitrapur in Sundargarh district tells a different story altogether. More

The SRC further said that the cyclonic storm is presently lying off Andhra Pradesh coast and it will recurve after the landfall and may enter the sea by tomorrow morning. More

The identity of the lawyer is yet to be ascertained. The lady lawyer has been shifted to a nearby hospital by her colleagues. More

Besides, Patnaik’s house at Kabisurya Nagar in Bhubaneswar was also searched on the basis of the case registered against him. More

Patra was here to lodge his protest against the ongoing constructions under the Puri Srimandir Heritage Corridor project. More