Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 27 July 2023

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Police conduct flag march in Bhadrak ahead of Muharram

As per reports, the flag march, which was conducted jointly by Bhadrak Police and the personnel from OSAF begun from Goshala square in Bhadrak and moved through Puruna Bazar, Santhia, Mochi Chhak, Kacheri Chhak and reached Goshala Chhak. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Impasse over Banakalagi ritual of deities at Puri Srimandir continues 

Even on Thursday, the Banakalagi ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings at Srimandir in Puri could not be conducted, leaving the devotees dejected.  More
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OSSC question papers leaked from printing press: Balasore SP

As per reports, the Balasore Police arrested eight more persons including the mastermind behind the leak of the question paper of the Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) JE (Civil) Main Written Examination. All the accused have been arrested from Bihar. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Tug of war ensues between BJP and BJD over PM Kissan Samman Nidhi Yojana beneficiaries 

When the Prime Minister Kissan Samman Nidhi Yojana was launched for the first time, 9,73,860 farmers of the state received the financial benefit. In the subsequent phases, the number of beneficiaries kept changing. More
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BJD’s renewed focus on Lok Sabha seats, an attempt to gain more bargaining power at centre!

Sources said, apart from acquiring more bargaining power at the Centre, by winning more LS seats, the BJD is trying to eliminate the headache that some of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs particularly Bhubaneswar MP, Aparajita Sarangi have been giving it. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Bat shares fascinating relationship with Odisha man

The bonding between Amulya Behera's family members and the nocturnal mammal has to be seen to be believed.  More
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Polythene wrapping of indoor stadium roof was an additional layer of protection for President’s programme: Odisha CS

The CS was in Cuttack to attend a meeting of the Empowered Committee for Cuttack Development Authority when he spoke to the reporters about the polythene wrapping. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
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Home remedy claims snakebite victim’s life in Odisha 

Family members said they couldn’t take him to the hospital as it was raining and the road from where they can get vehicles for the hospital is also not within walking distance from their house. This apart, elephants were on the prowl in the locality on that fateful night.  More
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Ensure women aren’t stopped from boarding buses as first passengers: Odisha Women Commission to Transport dept

The directive came while hearing a petition by social worker, Ghasiram Panda from Sonepur who knocked on the Commission’s door after a woman was allegedly stopped from boarding a bus as a first passenger at Baramunda bus stand in Bhubaneswar. More
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Orissa High Court lifts stay on Odisha Civil Services 2021 results, check HC order  

Hearing the petition of the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), the Orissa High Court on Thursday lifted its earlier interim stay on the release of the Odisha Civil Services 2021 results. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
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On the run for 17 years, prisoner who fled during Maoist attack on jail arrested

Some Maoists broke open the jail on March 24, 2006. Taking advantage of the situation, some prisoners along with Purnachandra had escaped from the jail. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
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Odisha private bus owners warn of strike on August 16 opposing LAccMI scheme

All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association has demanded not to bring buses from outside and instead include all the private buses in the scheme. More
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Odisha BSE Matric Exam 2024 date announced, check form fill-up and other details

According to a notification issued by the BSE, the Annual High School Certificate, Madhyama and State Open School Certificate Examination for 2024 will be simultaneously conducted from 20 February 2024 to 4 March 2024. More
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BSF jawan dies in bike-bus collision in Ganjam; reel shot minutes before death surfaces

The mishap took place when he was coming to his village from Sorada on his bike. The bike collided head-on with a private bus named Sai Krishna which was coming from Aska, sources informed. More
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OSSC question paper leak: Mastermind among 7 arrested from Bihar

According to sources, all the accused have been arrested from Bihar. Earlier, police had arrested nine persons from Digha in West Bengal in connection with the case. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
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Fire torches thrown to drive away elephant herd in Mayurbhanj, DFO orders probe

As per the forest official, the villagers have taken the law into their own hands and it’s illegal to attack an elephant. More
  • Rashmi Ranjan
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Man goes missing after jumping into Mahanadi river in Sambalpur

The man has been identified as Samiran Pradhan of Patulidhipa village under Naktideul block in the district. More
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Not so sweet: Distress sale of sweet corn hits farmers hard in Koraput

However, with limited market facilities and processing units unavailable in Koraput district, growers of sweet corn in the region are badly affected by the distress sale of their products. More
  • Rashmi Ranjan
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Nayagarh's Daspalla set to get rail connectivity soon

Commissioner of Railway Safety AM Chowdhary and Khordha DRM H S Bajwa visited Daspalla station in a special train on Wednesday and reviewed the railway project connecting Nuagaon to Daspalla. More
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Auto driver’s son from Odisha’s Dhenkanal braves all odds to script Commonwealth Championship glory

Hrudananda secured the top position in the 73 kg Youth Category event with a total lift of 250 kg to win the yellow metal. More
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Odisha student ends life after losing money in online games

Uday, who was staying at a private hostel at Basudevpur, visited his house a couple of days ago. He seemed to be under severe mental pressure and was not talking to anyone at home, his family members informed. More
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Question paper leak: Balasore Police shielding OSSC, allege job aspirants

The aspirants raised many questions like, after a raid on July 15 in connection with the JE civil question paper leak case, why did the police remain silent till July 23? Was there an attempt to hush up the matter? When will the OSSC authorities come under the police scanner? More
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Former UK PM Tony Blair meets Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar

It is worth mentioning here that the government of Odisha inked an MoU with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) on July 21, 2023. As per the MoU, TBI will provide free policy support and assistance in developing a comprehensive economic strategy for Odisha. More
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President Murmu urges law students to serve the unserved, underprivileged

It is rightly said that law is not just a career, it is a calling, she added. More
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Conference held in Bhubaneswar to mark three years of National Education Policy

The topic of the conference was the implementation of NEP in all the Kendriya Vidyalayas of Odisha. India has a total of 1053 KVs, out of which 67 are in Odisha. More
  • Vikash Sharma
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Not Opposition, BJD in Odisha is now its own enemy over rising ‘parallel organisations’

Such parallel organisations in the name of ‘Bandhu Milan’ have now become the order of the day, be it Jagatsinghpur, Balasore or any other district. Surprisingly such programmes are being organised by party leaders against BJD MLAs. More
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