Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Wednesday, 15 March 2023

According to the Minister and the Principal Secretary who addressed a joint press conference today, in the first phase, only the government vehicles will be scrapped. The private vehicles will be scraped only when a separate policy is formulated.  More

Investigation revealed that the drain water coming from Baseli Sahi and Markandeswar Sahi is presently flooding Gadanti Square as there is no outlet for the drain water discharge.  More

Around 10,000 auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers will remain off road tomorrow to participate in the strike. More

As per reports, the particular pigeon was a regular visitor to the area for the last eight days. Suspecting something fishy by the tags on its legs, some locals caught it by fishing net on Wednesday. More

In the nick of the time, the Childline was tipped-off about the woman and her intentions. Taking the piece of information seriously, Childline officials along with police reached at the tipped-off house and found the information to be true.  More

As per reports, the Badabazaar Police in Berhampur had registered an FIR over a complaint of bombing on a house in Laxminrusingha Sahi. After getting a tip off on the miscreants’ hideout, the police raided a house at Srikhetra Vihar in the silk city. More

As per Amat, 22,786 fire points have been reported in Odisha till March 13 this year, out of which 4563 are not from the jungle. Those fires are mainly from stubble burning. More

Mishra suspected a deep-rooted conspiracy in the case and feared that some influential persons are trying to sweep the case under the rug. More

"If 5T is a vision, let it be limited to the vision only," said Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jayanarayan Mishra. More

After the local Police denied them permission to hold protest in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, the steering committee of the Federation assembled at the Exhibition Ground in the Smart City and decided to call off the protest. More

The police recovered a pistol, three live bullets and four mobile phones from their possession. The injured girl is recuperating at PRM Medical College and Hospital in Baripada.  More

As per reports, the bridge is being constructed over the southern part of Gobari river and meant to connect the Kendrapara bus terminal with Tinimuhani. More

However, due to the heavy rush, there was a stampede-like situation near the ‘Paschima Dwar’. A few of the devotees reportedly suffered breathlessness in the incident, reports said. More

Chand got bail in connection with a complaint filed by another accused, Shradhanjali Behera at Khandagiri police station.  More

“Our main demand is regularisation of job with a minimum monthly salary of Rs 26, 000,” she added. More

Over five lakh drivers across the State reportedly took part in the indefinite strike to press for the fulfillment of their various demands . More

As per the federation, a steering committee meeting will be held and in the meeting, they will decide whether to go for the strike or not. More

While releasing the book of eminent writer Bijay Nayak, Pradhan said, he is ready to bear all the shrills of the Kaurava army in Odisha. More

“We would also like to request the agitators not to cause any inconvenience to people,” said Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi. More

Mohanty made the request through his Twitter handle citing his father’s health condition, which as per him, is very critical. More

These days, the three children are lapping up praises from all quarters for leaving no stone unturned to fulfill their father’s dream.  More

Drop out students never intended to appear for the exams. The major reasons can be attributed to lack of awareness, acute poverty, inadequate healthcare and migration - all of which, in a way, represent the State government's failure as well. More

As per reports, the minor girl was allegedly lured by Soren with puffed rice and was then taken to a secluded place and raped. The incident came to the fore after some locals found the girl writhing in pain and informed her parents. More