Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 18 July 2023

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  • Mrunal Manmay Dash
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BJD to raise demand for women reservation bill, special state status in Parliament Monsoon session

As per reports, in the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the party discussed issues to be raised in the Parliament in the upcoming session. More
  • Mrunal Manmay Dash
  • 10 months ago
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BJP targets Odisha government after Centre launches Sahara Refund portal

The attack came after the Centre launched a portal to facilitate the refund to Sahara investors. The BJP asked while the Centre did its part to refund money, when is the State government going to do the same? More
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates two high performance centres at Kalinga Stadium

The Gymnastics High Performance Centre is a joint initiative with ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India while the Hockey High Performance Centre is in partnership with Tata Steel and Tata Trusts. More
  • Mrunal Manmay Dash
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Lord Jagannath’s Banakalagi ritual embroiled in 'duplicate Kasturi' controversy

As per reports, it has been 17 days since the Niladri Bije, but the Banakalagi ritual which as per the rule book should have been conducted at least four times in a month, has not been conducted even once. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 10 months ago
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Reamal block ex-accounts officer arrested by Vigilance for possessing assets over Rs 8 crore

Dash was earlier arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs 6000 from a complainant for processing the release of pending bills in his favour towards the construction of Anganwadi Centre. He was sent to jail custody till July 7 and was released on bail the same day. More
  • Mrunal Manmay Dash
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Eviction around Maa Biraja Temple begins for renovation & beautification

As per reports, the admin demolished shops and houses in the 90-feet radius of the temple. Huge police force was deployed on the spot in order to tackle any untoward incident that may arise during the drive. More
  • Mrunal Manmay Dash
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Police bust notorious ‘Chaddi & Banian gang’ in Bhubaneswar, 11 arrested

The patrolling party of Dhauli police station nabbed the group of thieves near Tarkeswar temple and Daya river while they were getting ready to commit crimes. More
  • Vikash Sharma
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Mutilated body of girl found in Keonjhar; rape and murder suspected

As the body was recovered in a semi-nude condition with injury marks, it is suspected that the girl has been murdered after some sexual assault. More
  • Mrunal Manmay Dash
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Portion of flyover on NH-16 caves in posing threat to commuters

As per reports, the collapsed portion was first seen by some locals on Tuesday morning after which, they alerted the Highway Patrol which arrived at the spot. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 10 months ago
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Low pressure in 48 hours; IMD issues orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Odisha districts

A low pressure area is likely to form over northwest Bay of Bengal under its influence during the next 48 hours More
  • Vikash Sharma
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Deadline for fitment of VLTD and panic buttons in vehicles extended in Odisha

As per the latest notification, the deadline has been extended from August 31 to December 31, 2023. Earlier, the deadline to comply with the requirement of the fitment of Vehicle Location Tracking Device and Panic buttons in the vehicles registered on or after 01.06.2023 was 31.05.2022 and for other vehicles, it was notified as 31.08.2023. More
  • Rashmi Ranjan
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Another major train accident in Balasore averted, alert Memu train pilot saves lives

A major train mishap was averted on Tuesday when a Memu train had a narrow escape near Nilagiri Road Baruna Singh station in Balasore. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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BJP has power to recall 5T secretary to centre: Cong leader Narasingha Mishra  

"The BJP friends are shouting here against the 5T secretary. They are asking why he is doing politics and visiting districts. But they have the power to recall him to the centre," said Mishra. More
  • Vikash Sharma
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Opposition Unity Meet: Here’s what Odisha political leaders say

Senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra said 26 parties decided to work unitedly against BJP at the Centre as it doesn’t believe in democracy and those who are against the democratic set-up have refrained from attending. More
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Man dumps 18-month-old girl into canal, toddler rescued by ‘Kanwariya’

The father of the baby girl has been identified as Balkar Singh, who is a resident of Pehowa area. Balkar along with his brother Kuldeep Singh have been arrested for committing the heinous act. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Man hacks wife to death in Balasore, detained 

he scene turned ugly when Arjun lost his cool and attacked his wife with a sharp weapon. A profusely bleeding Lili collapsed on the ground.  More
  • Vikash Sharma
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EOW highlights patterns of cyber financial fraud, illegal Chinese loan apps

The EOW has found that these scams are being operated from China/Hongkong and Dubai with some of their support system based in India. More
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‘Obscene’ dance video at Bihar BDO’s farewell goes viral, probe ordered

The District Magistrate (DM) took note of the incident and has ordered a probe into the matter. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Over 63 lakh escaped poverty, yet Odisha becomes eighth poorest state

Even though 62,62,000 people in the state moved out of poverty in the last five years, the position of the state has continuously been worsening. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
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Five-year-old boy dies in Jajpur after quack administers ‘wrong’ injection

Following the incident, the crestfallen family members of the deceased filed a complaint against the medicine store owner at Dasarathpur police station. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Dawn-to-dusk bandh demanding district status to Kantabanji hits normal life 

The impact of the bandh has started to be felt as all the shops, markets and business establishments downed their shutters. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Bridge on NH-16 collapses in Odisha’s Jajpur, vehicular movement affected 

A portion of a bridge on the National Highway-16 near Rasulpur block in Jajpur district has collapsed, affecting vehicular movement on the road, on Tuesday morning. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Woman jumps into well with 9-month-old son over family dispute; infant dies 

There had been frequent quarrels between Rama Das and her family members. On Monday, Rama took an extreme step. She, carrying her son, jumped into a nearby abandoned well in an attempt to end both lives.  More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Odisha elephants to have radio collars; MoU signed with Bengaluru company  

The Forest department has recently signed a MoU with a Bengaluru-based company. This company will put the radio collar around an elephant's neck which will help the Forest department keep track of the movement of the pachyderms.  More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Odisha: Meet 3 Bol Bom devotees who forget pains to perform ‘jalabhisekh’ 

On his way to the shrine, many took pity on Nilu and offered rides but he gently turned them down. After all, he reached the shrine and with the help of a priest, he performed ‘jalabhisekh’.  More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 10 months ago
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Odisha school students walk to Collector’s office over teacher shortage

While the students were going to the Collector’s office to press for their demand for teachers, they were stopped midway by the Sub Collector, the tehsildar and other officials. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Man reunited with family after 12 years in Odisha 

The happiness of Gajendra’s parents knew no bounds. The villagers were too delighted to see the family reunion.  More
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