Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 16 March 2023

The Leader of Opposition (LoP), Jayanarayan Mishra brought serious allegations against some IAS officers in charge of some departments. He said that the concerned officers are not being transferred for some vested interests. More

The task force includes, Director General of Police, Development Commissioner, Principal Secretary Commerce & Transport, Principal Secretary Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare and the Transport Commissioner. More

The announcement came after a meeting between the Chief Secretary and the representatives of the Drivers’ Mahasangh. More

On the second day of the strike today, most petrol pumps in Bhubaneswar, Jeypore, and Balasore reported a scarcity of fuel. More

You would be forgiven for thinking him to be a professional artist. But he is an engineer. After B. Tech in 2002 and M. Tech in 2010, he joined a private engineering college as a lecturer.  More

Behera informed this while replying to a question by MLA Subash Panigrahi in Odisha Assembly. As per Behera, the rest of the amount, Rs 124.94 crore was spent from the State budget. More

Some bike-borne miscreants reached Gudia Sahi and before anyone could understand what was happening, the miscreants started attacking local residents with sharp weapons. More

Many seeds and seedlings are burnt to ashes and never sprout or regenerate. The smoke clouds the sky and is a major climate-changing factor since it is carbon emission. Even the new plantations done by the department are engulfed. More

As per reports, the drivers turned violent when the police tried to prevent them from stopping trucks entering Odisha from other states. More

BDO Pradeep Sethi on Thursday paid a visit to the school for inspection. During his presence at the school, he had a heated argument with school committee president Ranjan Barik over some issues.  More

Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against her by the Odisha Home Department in 2017 and an inquiry was held in 2020. However, she failed to attend the proceedings despite repeated notices to her. Hence, proceedings continued ex-parte. More

The strike launched by the Odisha Drivers’ Association entered the second day on Thursday. The agitating members have been staging a sit-in on the National Highway near Tomando. Because of this, the trucks from other states were stranded yesterday.  More

Raising the drivers' strike issue during the zero hour, Congress leader Narasingha Mishra said transport services have come to a standstill across the state due to the protest of the drivers. More

While writing, the student fainted. Following the first aid, he was rushed to a nearby hospital. However, doctors declared him brought dead. More

The state government maintained that the survey was being conducted to make effective policies and ensure the socio-economic development of the backward classes and improve the social and educational conditions of the people belonging to the backward classes in the State. More

Around 10,000 auto-rickshaw and car drivers under the aegis of Smart City Online Auto Association launched the agitation in protest against alleged humiliation by agitating bus drivers. More

After tracking the mobile phone, it was found that the video was not shot from Tamil Nadu, rather it was shot in Mumbai.  More

The last date of submission of online application remains the same i.e., 27.03.2023. More

According to Minister Tukuni Sahu and Principal Secretary Usha Padhee, 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