Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Saturday, 13 August 2022

The university which tops the list is Jyoti Vihar. The Sambalpur University’s vice chancellor Sanjiv Mittal has long been on leave after being thick in the controversy. As a result, the university has been running without its guardian.  More

Various sections of teachers in Dhenkanal have expressed dissatisfaction over the recent decision of the district education office to put teachers of some particular subjects on duty in other subjects. More

The deceased officer has been identified as Dibyaranjan Mishra, a resident of Santipada in Bolangir district who worked as an agriculture officer with the Punjab National Bank’s Barpali branch. More

Attending Azadi Ki Amrit Mahotsav programme in Bhubaneswar, Patra said, “India will become the second largest economy in the world not by 2048 as predicted earlier, but by 2031. More

Two judicial officers appointed as judges to the Himachal Pradesh High Court are: Sushil Kukreja and Virender Singh. Two judicial officers appointed as judges to the Orissa High Court are: Gourishankar Satapathy and Chittaranjan Dash. More

When asked the reason behind the repeated suicide attempts by the youth, his family members were not able to clarify the reasons. More

Puskara dosha can adversely affect the deceased’s family if puskara puja is not done to invalidate its impact More

Cuttack district collector Bhabani Shankar Chayini, said, “The district is ready to combat flood situation if it occurs." More

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued ‘Red Warning’ for heavy rainfall activities in different parts of the state for the next two days. More

A minor flood is likely in Mahanadi river provided heavy rainfall activities continue in upper catchment areas in Chhattisgarh and downstream in Odisha, said Engineer-in-chief, Water Resources Bijay Kumar Mishra on Saturday. More

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar has issued an advertisement for the recruitment of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and Research Associate. More

At present, Hirakud reservoir is discharging excess flood water through 24 sluice gates following incessant rain.      More

Similarly, the rate of 20, 18 and 14-carat gold remained at Rs 46100, Rs 41800 and Rs 33100, respectively. Pure Ginni (gold coin) is being traded at Rs 42,000 on Saturday. More

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued an advisory regarding light to moderate rain/thunderstorm with one or two spells of intense (2-3cm/hour) rainfall in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. More

The Qualifying Test in English Subject for the posts of Junior Stenographer will be conducted on 28.08.2022 (Sunday) from 9.00 am to 10.30 am. More

A fresh low pressure system is likely to form over north Bay of Bengal in the next 12 hours, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday. More

As India completes 75 years of independence, people across the country have now come together to salute our Tricolour, the symbol of pride and unity under the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. More

The admit card for the August 21 examination has been uploaded on the official website of OPSC-www.opsc.gov.in amid clamour of postponement of the examination. More

The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) has postponed and rescheduled several recruitment examinations scheduled to be held this month. More

As per August 13 updates, petrol is being sold at Rs 103.47 and Rs 103.78 in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack respectively. On Saturday, while diesel price in Bhubaneswar is Rs 95.03, in Cuttack the fuel's rate is Rs 95.33. More

Sumit was so addicted to his mobile that he went inside the bathroom and attempted suicide after his being scolded by his mother. Soon, family members rescued him and rushed him to Raighar Hospital. However, doctors in the hospital declared him brought dead upon arrival. More

Swain along with his friend killed a leopard cub at Banijhari forest and clicked selfies with the carcass. The matter came to the fore after he posted the selfie on his social media handles after four years.  More

The Commissionerate Police on Friday issued a set of traffic restrictions/regulations to be implemented for public in view of the celebrations of 75th Independence Day and State-level parade in Bhubaneswar. More

A look at the abandoned toilets at several places in the Smart City including AG square, Old Town and Jayadev Vihar and it dawns upon the onlookers that the authorities neither had any vision nor any willingness to maintain these valuable assets. More

The Odisha Cabinet on Friday approved 17 major proposals related to various departments of the government. More

According to sources, the miscreants damaged the CCTV inside the ATM and cut its cable before decamping with the cash machine. More

In a significant move, the Odisha government is all set to introduce a new initiative to motivate young married couples to adopt proper family planning as part of population control measures. More