Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Sunday, 23 July 2023

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  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 10 months ago
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2024 general elections: BJP, Congress to count on 5T Secretary's 'political visits' issue to counter BJD 

Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sarat Pattanayak said, “If the Chief Minister has popularity, why he is not going to the people?" More
  • Rashmi Ranjan
  • 10 months ago
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Paschima Dwara of Puri Srimandir to reopen from tomorrow

The local residents have to produce their ID cards supporting their resident to access the temple through Paschima Dwara, sources informed. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 10 months ago
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BJP, Congress target BJD over 33% reservation for women demand 

The party has decided to raise the issue of 33 percent reservation in the Lok Sabha and Assemblies. But, the Opposition BJP and the Congress have alleged that the party has been raising the issue only to woo women voters.  More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 10 months ago
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OSSC cancels JE (Civil) Main Written Examination, check fresh exam date

Issuing a notice today, the Commission said that on the basis of the report of Balasore SP, it has decided to cancel the exam.  More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 10 months ago
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Beautification work wallows in neglect, Smart City Rourkela losing its sheen

All the beautification works undertaken from Birsa Munda Square up to RMC Square in the city have been damaged either fully or partially. Residents of Rourkela have expressed their resentment over the development. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 10 months ago
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Odisha govt should issue white paper on foreign investment received so far: BJP

The BJP has demanded that the state government issue a white paper on how much investment the state has so far received from such visits.  More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 10 months ago
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Minor girl dies of Dengue in Bhubaneswar 

The deceased’s family members alleged that she died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital.  More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 10 months ago
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Close shave for school students as wooden bridge over Bhargavi river collapses in Puri

Luckily, the children didn’t fall into the river and their lives were saved. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 10 months ago
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CM Naveen has also created a record in going back on promises: BJP

"It has also been a record in Indian history that people’s representatives are arranging people and putting up pandals for meetings,” said Odisha's former BJP President Mohanty.   More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 10 months ago
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4 leopard skins seized, 3 wildlife smugglers arrested in Baripada

Further investigation into the incident is underway to ascertain whether the skins were procured from someone else or the supplier had obtained those skins after killing the leopards. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 10 months ago
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Bhubaneswar Market Building shut for a week as traders continue with their protest

The Traders’ Association has further alleged that BMC is not trying to solve the issue though the Market Building has been closed for the past one week. More
  • Sandeep Sahu
  • 10 months ago
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Naveen Patnaik: A Mixed Bag

While his political exploits are well documented, not even the most seasoned political commentator has been able to put a finger on what exactly is behind his continuing honeymoon with the people of Odisha that shows no signs of waning anytime soon. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 10 months ago
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Doctor's decomposed body recovered from rented house in Cuttack

House owner, Haripasad Mohanty said, "The doctor was staying here and he had met with an accident recently.  He was traveling to the hospital with the help of others. He was staying outside mostly." More
  • Cassian Baliarsingh
  • 10 months ago
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Woman marries husband’s cousin in front of family members in Odisha’s Sonepur

Everything was going on well for the couple until Madhab’s cousin Parameswar started visiting their house. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 10 months ago
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Sans bridge, students risk lives to reach school by crossing swelling river in Gajapati

Ghodahada river near the village is overflowing due to the incessant rainfall for the last few days. Without a bridge over the river, the village has been completely cut-off from the mainland. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 10 months ago
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Three students die, another battling life after snakebite in Odisha's Keonjhar

As per initial reports, two girls and a boy student are among the deceased. One student, who is also suspected to have been bitten by a snake, has been shifted to Cuttack in critical condition. More
  • Cassian Baliarsingh
  • 10 months ago
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PM Awas Yojana shocker! Woman accuses local leader of demanding ‘sexual favour’ for house in Kendrapara

The BJP has alleged irregularities in Awas allotment in 34 panchayats of Aul block in the district. More
  • Vikash Sharma
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Youth's body found in Bolangir, family members allege murder

As per initial reports, Bhaskar's body was found lying in a pool of blood at the village at around 10 pm on Saturday. On getting information, the family members rushed to the spot and shifted Bhaskar to Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital. However, Bhaskar was declared dead upon arrival by the doctors at the hospital. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 10 months ago
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Hirakud releases season's first floodwater; alert sounded for downstream areas

As per schedule, the sluice gates of Hirakud Dam were opened at 9 am today.  Authorities said the release of excess water from Hirakud is attributed to the rise in the water level of the distributaries downstream. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 10 months ago
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Sex racket busted in Jharsuguda; 14 arrested, 13 women rescued

As per initial reports, 14 persons who were present during the raid have been arrested. Police have also recused 13 women from the spot. More
  • Vikash Sharma
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Fresh low pressure to trigger heavy rainfall in Odisha from July 25: IMD

As per IMD, a fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal off south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh around July 24. More
  • Rashmi Ranjan
  • 10 months ago
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Vigilance nabs Odisha Police ASI while accepting bribe 

According to Vigilance sources, Parida was accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from a complainant to help him and his mother in a land dispute case, through a middleman identified as Amareswar Nayak. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 10 months ago
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Odisha Chief Minister under house arrest, says Congress’ A Chellakumar

The senior Congress leader alleged that Odisha Chief Minister is now under house arrest and it will not be a surprise if the junior IAS officer gives a speech in the Assembly one day as Super CM in place of the CM. More
  • Rashmi Ranjan
  • 10 months ago
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Plantation drive held at Sikharchandi Hills in Bhubaneswar

As per the belief, Goddess Sikharchandi is the presiding deity of the ‘Paika’ community and the members of the community used to seek blessings of the Goddess before going for a war. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 10 months ago
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Chudanga Gada in ruins: Land mafias, govt ‘encroach’ upon rampart of ancient fort in Bhubaneswar

While land mafias have allegedly encroached around 12 acres of land, a State government department has been allegedly constructing infrastructure illegally by encroaching upon a huge portion of the land in the area. More
  • Rashmi Ranjan
  • 10 months ago
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BJD leader Sanjukta Mahala ‘stopped’ from meeting CM Naveen

According to sources, Mahala's vehicle was stopped near Traffic Chhak by the police while she was on her way to meet CM Naveen at his residence Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar.  More
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