Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 07 February 2023

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GST raids on sanitary establishment in Cuttack; cash, documents seized

The raids were conducted at four locations of ‘Panchamukhi Sanitary’ including its owner Ramesh Choudhury’s residence. More

Naba Das Murder: Police recreate crime scene; some questions answered, many unrequited

A CB team along with the local police took Gopal to Gandhi Chhak in Brajarajnagar today where he had shot Health Minister Naba Das from a point-blank range on January 29. More

Hotel booking fraud busted in Puri, two fraudsters arrested for duping tourists

Both the accused were duping tourists through the fake website of Nilachala Bhakt Niwas for booking rooms in the Pilgrim City. More

How Odisha’s ‘Jungle Rani’ is protecting 100 hectares of forest for over three decades

Padmini is famous in the area as the protector of the forest. Local people lovingly call her Jungle Rani or Forest Queen. More

IMD predicts fog in several Odisha districts; rain, snowfall likely over western Himalayan region

Shallow to moderate fog very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal. More

Odisha Judicial Service: OPSC invites applications for 57 civil judges; check details

The posts will be filled by direct recruitment in the pay scale of Rs 77, 840 to Rs 1,36, 520 with usual dearness and other allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government of Odisha from time to time. More

Oil India sets up rig to expedite exploration process at Odisha’s Konark

After the Oil India found proof of crude oil in the Mahanadi Basin near Konark last year, the Central government PSU took eight acres of land from 37 land owners in Kusupur on lease for three years to explore the quantity and quality of underground oil. More

Naba Das murder: BJP questions appointment of retired judge to monitor Crime Branch probe

While addressing a presser, Archarya stated that as the state government doesn’t have faith on the Crime Branch, it wrote to the Orissa High Court to monitor the ongoing investigation More

Odisha Police not registering complaints against ruling BJD leaders: BJP

Citing the Mahanga double murder case, Sahu said it was only after the High Court’s intervention, police took steps on the allegations against a senior and influential BJD leader. More

Naba Das was not an ordinary student; he never visited us with security: Teacher

Bhakta Prasad Nanda, the teacher of Naba Das, in an exclusive interview to OTV, raised doubts over the ongoing investigation, as the motive why the Assistant Sub-Inspector Gopal Das shot the minister is still unclear. More

Vintage car in Odisha gets new identity with new VA series number plate 

The car’s old registration number was ORP-2456. The new registration number allotted to it is OD VAAA 0001. More

India's slowest train: This train runs at a speed of 10 kmph 

The slowest train runs at a speed of 10 kmph. More

Poacher death in Forest dept custody: 'Dhaneswar was beaten to death in front of my eyes' 

At a time when the situation is still tense over this alleged custodial death, Rajkishore Pradhan, a resident of Shyamsundarpur, on Tuesday alleged that the ACF, the ranger and other staff beat Dhaneswar with sticks mercilessly before his eyes, leading to his death.  More

Outsourcing agencies of Odisha Govt put under ‘Mo Sarkar’ 

Keeping the workers’ benefits in view, the government has taken this decision to bring the Service Provider Agencies (SPAs) under 'Mo Sarkar'. More

Ailing Odia cine actor Pintu Nanda flown to New Delhi for treatment

Actors, actresses, Nanda’s well-wishers & fans turned up at the Bhubaneswar airport to wish him a speedy recovery. As the actor was being wheeled into the airport in a wheelchair, his fans bid him farewell and wished him to come back soon after recovery.   More

Odisha shivers as winter chill returns, night temperature likely to increase 

For the last four to five days, a relatively dip in the mercury in the mornings and nights is being recorded across the State with the day remaining hot. A slight increase in the day temperature has been recorded since Monday.  More

'Poacher' death in Odisha Forest dept custody: DFO, ACF, Ranger charged with murder

An FIR was registered under sections 302, 401, 341, 294, 354, 365, Arms Act and Atrocities Act following a complaint by the wife of the deceased, Dhaneswar Behera. More

Private vehicle owners in fix as Odisha orders to scrap old govt vehicles by March 31

All government vehicles under different departments, PSUs, organizations, Autonomous Councils, ULBs etc. above 15 years of age will be mandatorily scrapped through a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF) on or before 31st March, 2023 in the RVSF Centers established in the State. More

Opposition condemns BJD’s concern over bypoll during Naba Das’ condolence meeting

The opposition parties have slammed the ruling BJD for putting more emphasis on the bypoll and vote margin instead of trying to unravel the mystery surrounding the brutal murder of Naba Das. More

Odisha likely to witness more wildfires this summer, warns PCCF

He feared that given the climatic conditions, similar kind of wildfires seen in last few years cannot be ruled out. More

Get ready to experience above-normal day temp in February: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that several parts of Odisha will witness above-normal maximum (day) temperature. More