Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Friday, 25 August 2023

The panel discussion was graced by author Kasturi Ray, BJP National Vice President Baijayant Panda, author-columnist-diplomat and former Indian Ambassador Navtej Sarna and senior journalist Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay. More

While it is natural for drug dealers to target more and more youths in urban business centres, the efficiency of law enforcement agencies comes under scrutiny when the menace continues to spread to other cities unabated. More

Pandian said, "During Covid, a people's representative called the Chief Minister and said we should not allow the return of Ganjam people staying outside as it would worsen the Covid situation in the district. We should survive first then think about others. The CM got angry and asked us to ensure the safe return of the residents from outside." More

As per reports, Nilakantha Mohapatra’s family had adopted the dog, Blacky, 15 years back. On Friday, they heard Blacky barking incessantly in the courtyard of their home, where it was leashed. More

The locals alleged that they have been excluded from the beneficiary list while outsiders who do not reside there have been granted land rights. Moreover, a lot of ineligible beneficiaries have managed to get their names on the beneficiary list by virtue of corruption, they alleged. More

Speaking to reporters after he was stopped midway by BJD supporters while going to Kanishi in Ganjam, Panigrahy said, “I have been constantly followed and attacked after I announced that I will visit Kanishi on the day Pandian visits that place. There are some goons of the BJD who tried to attack me by climbing on my vehicle." More

While Jena hit 80.55 metres in his first attempt, his subsequent two attempts were not so encouraging. However, he anyways managed to secure a berth in the finals. More

Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi said, “A land grabbing project is underway at a place only 15 kilometres away from Bhubaneswar. More

Rahul is likely to address rallies and hold meetings in four zones in Odisha with an eye on the upcoming 2024 elections. Congress is contemplating to strengthen its position in the state ahead of the elections. More

Despite the preventive detention of Alok Satpathy, secretary of the BJP organising district Ghumusar’s Yuva Morcha, the party workers staged a strong protest to the visit of the 5T secretary.  More

In the late-night operation, the Maoists also set a JCB machine parked near the beat house on fire.  More

Rayagada DFO Bijay Kumar Parida's properties at seven locations in Rayagada, Khordha, Cuttack and Jajpur districts were raided simultaneously on Thursday on charges of accumulation of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.  More

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What has made the matter more mysterious is that the police are keeping mum on the female sub-inspector's whereabouts. More

From early morning, the BJP workers were seen picketing at strategic locations. While traffic movement on the National Highway 49 and other roads has come to a grinding halt, educational institutions, business establishments, markets and shops remained closed.  More

Officials carried out simultaneous raids on the properties of DFO Bijay Kumar Parida at seven locations in four districts including Rayagada and Khordha. Eight DSPs, six inspectors, and other staff were part of the raids. More

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) too targeted the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-led Odisha government over several issues including labour migration, dwindling health care, and diminishing industries in the district. More

Her parents launched a frantic search all over the village fearing the worst. However, their joy knew no bounds after finding the child sleeping inside the classroom. More

The BJP delegation that met the NHRC included Lekhashree Samantsinghar, Golak Mohapatra, and Thakur Ranjit Singh. They met the Commission and submitted a complaint demanding financial assistance for the victim and action against the DIG. More

As per police sources, intelligence input was received that a dreaded criminal carrying a firearm along with an accomplice was coming to Puri for robbery. A police team led by the Baseli Sahi Police Station IIC, Manas Barik, and other officials launched a drive based on the input. More