Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Wednesday, 06 July 2022

Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,29,518 on Wednesday as 401 more people tested positive for the infection. This was the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases since February 22, when the state had recorded 428 infections. More

While addressing a press conference, Commissioner of Commercial Taxes and GST, Sushil Kumar Lohani informed about the crime.  More

A team of BJD leaders met Congress Legislature Party leader Narasingha Mishra and OPCC Chief Sharat Pattnaik and sought their support for Draupadi Murmu in the Presidential poll on Wednesday. More

In an exclusive interview to OTV, the first servitor of Lord Jagannath at Srimandir expressed his desire to see the Ratna Bhandar to be opened as soon as possible.  More

Taking a jibe at State government’s Mo Bus, Mo Cycle and Mo Sarkar schemes, Sethi said, “Why doesn’t the government come up with Mo Cold Store, Mo Farm Production schemes, which would actually help the farmers.” More

The state government has suspended the officials on the basis of a report submitted by the District Collector. More

As Gundicha Yatra has already been over, special trains will run for Sandhya Darshan, Bahuda Yatra and Suna besha. More

The gross GST collection increased to Rs 3,965.28 crore during last month from Rs 2,999.91 crore collected during June 2021. More

A cash van driver in Nuapada fled with Rs 57 Lakh Indian currency after hijacking the vehicle on Wednesday. More

Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja had raised the issue of frequent incidents of elephant deaths in the House.  More

According to the notification, the Common PG Entrance Test-2022 will start from August 1 and will continue till August 13. More

Khordha has the highest vacancy (71) followed by Ganjam (70), Mayurbhanj (64) and Jajpur (58) More

A day after a girl student of a private engineering college in Bhubaneswar was found hanging inside her rented room in Acharya Vihar, the Commissionerate Police on Wednesday arrested the deceased's boyfriend. More

The pachyderm around 20 years of age met its tragic end after coming in contact with a live electric wire fence for wild boar. More

Online applications will be invited for rechecking from July 11 to 25, informed Board President Ramasish Hajra More

The chariot of Goddess Subhadra, Darpadalan, will be turned towards the south first. More

For 23-carat, the price of 10 grams of yellow metal is Rs 51,100 while the rate of 22-carat gold reached 50,000. Similarly, the rate of 20, 18 and 14-carat gold remained at Rs 45,200, Rs 41,000 and Rs 32,400, respectively. More

It is learnt that the accused students and victim belonged to separate departments.  More

A woman died while more than 30 others were injured after the bus they were travelling in overturned near Hatikhamba under Chandili police limits in Rayagada district late last night.  More

A fortnight after Odia TV actress Rashmirekha Ojha was found hanging in her rented house in Nayapalli in Bhubaneswar, her rumoured boyfriend Santosh Patra was found dead in mysterious circumstances in a house at Basanti Colony of Rourkela on Wednesday.  More

Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal released the 'State Ranking Index for NFSA' 2022 during a conference of state food ministers on food and nutrition security in India. More

Drenched in the love of Lord Jagannath, a Muslim devotee, Mohammed Dawood, also known as Mastan Baba was seen dancing to the tunes of Jagannath Janana on Friday. More

The much-debated Ratna Bhandar of Srimandir which houses the treasury of Lord Jagannath is in a real bad shape and the Odisha government should take immediate steps to perform an inventory and restore it to its former glory, said Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb on Tuesday. More

The suicide of BJB college student Ruchika Mohanty was the third instance when an Odisha student ended their life within a span of just three months, bringing the much debated issue of ragging to the fore again. More

After winning hearts with her stellar performance in Chorani, Seetal is all set to spell her magic through her film ‘Tu Mora Okay’. More