Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Sunday, 16 July 2023

Since western Odisha plays a crucial role in forming the government, the BJD and the BJP are leaving no stone unturned to ensure victory in the 2024 big fight.  More

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) clarified that both leaders have been suspended for their anti-party activities. More

Common people in the State are finding it hard to make ends meet with their limited budget due to the soaring prices of essential food items like green vegetables, rice, dal and some spice items. More

Terming the 5T secretary's visit as a political one, the saffron party leaders and workers staged a demonstration at the mini stadium in Rairakhol.  More

It is suspected that the mammal might have suffered injuries after either getting entangled in a fishing net or being hit by a trawler.  More

According to the regional center of the India Meteorological Department, Kirmira in Jharshuguda district received the highest amount of rainfall. More

Some students of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (NSCB) College alleged that even though their internal examination was going on, they were asked to attend the meeting. More

As per IMD, a cyclonic circulation is likely to form over Northwest Bay of Bengal around July 18, 2023. More

The Forum will be collecting 1 lakh signatures from devotees in support of the reopening of the doors following which the demand letter carrying signatures will be submitted to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. More

Despite belonging to a humble background, poverty could not stop him from dreaming big and now he has proved his mettle. More

As per reports, the accused which included a woman from Digha, were detained by Cyber and Talasari Marine Police while they were allegedly trying to leak the question papers of the CGL exam of Staff Selection Commission to approximately 40 aspirants at a hotel in Digha. More

It is pertinent to mention here that several parts of Odisha witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall activities on Saturday. Even the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar reported acute waterlogging conditions yesterday. More

“If such negligence continues, then many more deaths will occur and the administration will be responsible for it,” he added. More

Out of the 145 MLAs in Odisha, 64 legislators (44%) have criminal cases against them and 46 have serious cases. Out of the 46 MLAs, two MLAs have murder cases. More

Following the two breaches, the market at Tarikund has been flooded and knee-deep water was flowing on Cuttack-Jagatsinghpur road. This led to disruption in the movement of vehicular traffic for some time. More

Inspector General of Police (Eastern Region) Himanshu Lal said that 16 weapons have already been seized in the special operation, which is continuing near Similipal for the past few days. More

"The recent rains, which have been continuing for the last five days, have helped a lot to fill up for the deficit and allaying the drought fear," said Odisha Agriculture Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain while speaking to the reporters at Krishi Bhavan following a meeting with the department officials. More

An 'orange warning' for heavy rainfall has been issued for seven districts of the state today. The alert has been issued for the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nabarangapur and Koraput.  More

While displaying the Khasmahal land records of Collector’s land at Unit-13 in Chandinchowk area, Choudhury said, “I had applied to change the land category in 2003, but, I could not succeed.” More

Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik said that during the time when Janaki Ballabh Patnaik was the CM, the MLAs, and ministers were twisting the officers around their little fingers. Now, a Minister is genuflecting before an officer to save his post.  More

In a glaring example of such apathy, one Bari Dehuri of Toda village under Kalta Panchayat in Sundargarh district, who is in her 80s, has to walk at least four kilometers through ghat roads every month to collect her pension. More

Opposition Chief Whip, Mohan Charan Majhi alleged that the Crime Branch concocted the Gopal Das story and its investigation started and ended with the dismissed ASI while ignoring the preplanned murder allegations. More

A decision in this regard was taken during a review meeting of the Higher Education Department held on July 6 and 7. More