Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 13 September 2022

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Basta MLA Nityananda Sahoo gets death threat over phone, one detained

One person has been detained in this connection. His questioning is currently underway. More

BJP kicks off Mission 2024 with 3-day workshop in Puri; central heavyweights take training sessions

The first day of the workshop which began on Tuesday saw leaders like D Purandeswari, Sameer Mohanty, Pratap Sarangi and National Training In-Charge Hemant Goswami taking classes of the members. More

Home guard asked to ‘guard’ IIC’s pets, files complaint with Phulbani SP

The allegation of harassment by a senior police officer is not new for Kandhamal district. It is pertinent to mention here that the body of a woman sub-inspector, Swagatika Behera was recovered from her official quarters at G.Udaygiri in Kandhamal district on August 27. More

Excise sleuths unearth Rs33 lakh during ganja raids in Ganjam

On August 10, Excise department sleuths had recovered 20 gold biscuits and Rs 1.22 crore while searching for marijuana More

BJD youth leader arrested in truck theft case in Jajpur, BJP cries foul

The district Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wing trained guns on BJD over the incident after Rout was arrested.  More

OTV impact: Sonepur district admin provides smart classroom to Class 9 students

The school was taken under 5T purview and a workshop has been constructed at a cost of Rs 45 lakh recently More

Ruckus at CMC council meeting: CMC Mayor shown black flag

On the other hand, BJD corporators raised voices at the meeting over a viral audio clip that recorded a conversation between corporator of Ward No- 46 and a government employee.  More

Suicide graph on rise: Bhubaneswar witnesses another student’s death

On September 8, a B.Tech student from Chandrasekharpur area had taken the extreme step.  More

Odia couple among 8 killed in Hyderabad fire 

Besides, nine others also sustained burn injuries in the mishap which started from an e-bike showroom in the cellar of the five-storied building and spread to the hotel upstairs. More

Income tax refund scam busted in Delhi NCR; EOW Bhubaneswar nabs 1

Neeraj Singla (28), a resident of Faridabad, Haryana was arrested in this connection on September 9 and brought to Bhubaneswar on three days transit remand. More

IOCL announces over 50 vacancies, 10 in Odisha; apply now

Interested candidates are advised to apply online on or before October 10 by visiting the official at IOCL website https://plapps.indianoil.in/.  More

Celebrated OTV journalist Arindam Das’ statue unveiled on his death anniversary

Following the unveiling of the statue, a memorial service was also held at his village which was joined by OTV News Editor Radhamadhab Mishra, other senior officials of OTV, family members and eminent personalities including OTV MD Jagi Mangat Panda. More

IMD predicts heavy rainfall in several Odisha districts in next 48 hours

As per IMD, several parts of Odisha will experience heavy rainfall activities in the next 48 hours. A ‘yellow warning’ for heavy rainfall has also been issued for 14 Odisha districts in the next 24 hours. More

Demands to hold students' union elections in Odisha colleges, varsities gain momentum

Student union elections were cancelled in Odisha in 2018 due to Cyclone Titli, in 2019 due to campus violence, and since 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. More

OTV recalls its braveheart Arindam Das on his first death anniv

With his daredevilry and passion to walk the extra mile to get the most accurate news for the viewers, he had earned admiration from across households in the State. More

Amended real estate regulation rules: Here’s all you need to know

Odisha government on Monday notified the Odisha Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Amendment Rules 2022 More

Mob thrashes cops inside police station in act of shocking lawlessness

A mob barged into a police station at Adaba and mercilessly thrashed the cops present inside the police station during a protest in Gajapati district on Tuesday. More

Odisha has India's No 1 CM, but its villages still fighting darkness...

As many as 6201 households in a total of 850 habitations are still deprived of electricity connections More

Low pressure rain to decrease in Odisha from today

The low pressure-induced rainfall is likely to gradually decrease in Odisha from today (September 13), predicted the IMD. More

Know petrol, diesel prices in Odisha on Sept 13

The excise duty on petrol increased by 194 per cent while on diesel it grew by a huge 512 per cent between 2014-15 and 2021-22 even as crude oil prices remained below $80 per barrel between 2015-16 and 2021-22. More

WODC headquarters conundrum puts Odisha govt in a fix, Opposition flays

While the logic says that a development council formed for a particular geographical region should naturally have its office in the same zone, in the case of WODC, the sense seems to have flawed because, the headquarters of the WODC is located at Bhubaneswar, far away from Western Odisha. More

2,231 missing persons traced by Odisha police in a 10-day drive

The police in coordination with the Crime Against Women and Children Wing (CAW&CW) of the Odisha crime branch carried out the drive from September 1 to 10 to trace missing persons. More

IMD weather forecast: Cyclonic circulation over Bay around Sept 18, widespread rain in Odisha

A fresh cyclonic circulation is likely to brew over Bay of Bengal around September 18, the Regional Meteorological Centre of the IMD said on Monday More

Bhubaneswar to host 178 Puja tableaus this year; midnight revelry allowed

Mayor Sulochana Das revealed that Bhubaneswar will host 178 Durga puja tableaus this year, which is more than Cuttack’s and the cultural programmes in puja pandals will be allowed till midnight as against till 10pm last year. More

Honey bees sting minor boy to death, injure many in Gajapati

A man took his cattle out to the forest for grazing with three of his sons also accompanying him to the jungle. However, the swarm of honey bees attacked them in the forest.  More