Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Monday, 31 July 2023

Similarly, two persons; a minor girl at Ghosara village in Bonai and another at Hatadihi in Anandapur, Keonjhar died in lightning strikes while working in fields. More

The Congress party said that Odisha BJP Chief Manmohan Samal is speaking about early elections because they have struck a deal with the BJD so that the latter fields weaker candidates in the seats BJP wants to capture in Odisha. More

While the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-led State government said it is for the development of youths, the BJP termed it as a ploy to influence young voters in rural areas. More

The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) on Monday announced the much-awaited results of OCS 2021. More

As per reports, a private mobile service provider is installing two towers; one at Uparasembi village and the other one at Haramadangi village in Kotia, reportedly with assistance from the Andhra Pradesh government. More

“I had not informed anyone that I was preparing for Civil Services. My parents helped me a lot. After the exam, my father asked me to prepare for UPSC. He always asked me to dream big,” said Lenka. More

As per reports, the employees took out the march in Bhubaneswar and congregated at Lower PMG square after staging similar protests in Sambalpur and Cuttack earlier this month. More

As per the IMD, the system is likely to move northwestwards and concentrate into a Depression during the next 12 hours. Several parts of Odisha are likely to experience heavy rainfall activities in the coming days. More

According to sources, other than Reddy, the court has also awarded lifer to 13 other accused involved in the murder case. More

It is pertinent to mention here that the AICC General Secretary Sarat Rout had recently met party president Mallikarjun Kharge and disciplinary panel member Tariq Anwar. Sources said Rout has also urged the high command to reconsider the suspension of Chiranjib Biswal and Mohammad Moquim. More

As per the official OPSC notification, Sudev Kumar Prusty has topped the OCS 2021. Similarly, there are five female candidates in the top 10 list and nine female candidates in the top 20. More

Anubhav and his actress wife have been fighting an ugly marital dispute in the court with Anubhav seeking a divorce from Varsha. More

As per initial reports, the father-son duo had reportedly gone to Chilika for fishing when they were struck by lightning in the middle of the lake near Kalijugeswar hill on Sunday. More

The job aspirants took out the rally from Ajimabad in the district and staged a road blockade at Station Chhak demanding disclosure of names of the 55 examinees who have been served show-cause notices by the commission. More

Hearing the review and writ petitions filed by some candidates who were earlier shortlisted by the OPSC, the High Court rejected them and upheld its earlier order to the OPSC to prepare a fresh merit list within two months.  More

According to sources, the woman was admitted to the Capital Hospital last week for delivery. She underwent all tests before the delivery and her dengue report was negative. More

Dismissed ASI Gopal Das opened fire at then-health minister Naba Das from close quarters at Gandhi Chowk in Brajarajnagar on January 29. The minister was immediately rushed to the Jharsuguda DHH and from there he was airlifted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar for better treatment.  More

Due to the Lower Suktel Dam, the villagers have been displaced. On Sunday, the grief-stricken villagers took the idol of Lord Jagannath in a procession to the temporary camp. More

According to sources, the mishap took place when the children were bating under the culvert.   More

The incident happened in Raikia police station area, about 75 kilometres from Phulbani, the district headquarters. More

In Odisha, 70,222 women and 16,649 girls went missing in the three years while 49,116 women and 10,817 girls went missing from Chhattisgarh in the said period. More

The panic-stricken villagers have claimed that a student of the village has captured the visuals of a leopard moving around the village.  More

Submission of the application in offline mode and payment of the application fee (through DD) will commence tomorrow (August 1). More

Informing about the district administration’s order in this regard, Rolex Circus coordinator Surya Mohanty said, “The district Collector has allowed us to continue our shows till September 4.” More

He has clicked photographs of not only kings but also of British rulers and aristocrats. On one occasion, the king of Nepal was so pleased that he gifted him a German-made camera.  More

In the case of a ‘Pubertal Gynecomastia’ patient, his breasts get enlarged and he complains of pain as well. More

Perturbed by the falling National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranks, the Higher Education Department in the State has written letters to its Regional Directors asking them to find appropriate reasons behind it. More

The rescued woman, identified as Namita Mahakud of Sabara Sahi in the ShreeVihar area under Chandrasekharpur police limits, had been working as a domestic help at the house of Biswajit Das for six months. More

The villagers of Dumuria village were trying to drive away a herd of elephants on Wednesday. Then, Deepak Munda and Bapi Majhi allegedly threw fireballs at the herd.  More