Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Some miscreants came in a car and forcibly pushed Priyabrata Sahu into a car and vanished from the scene. The kidnapped youth hails from the Belabahali area under the Anandapur block of Keonjhar district. More

Airfield Police had arrested Prashant Ghadei in connection with several complaints of loot filed against him at various police stations in Bhubaneswar and Jagatsinghpur More

Leader of Opposition (LoP), Jayanarayan Mishra accused the State government of intentionally pulling down the houses of some particular people while leaving those of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas untouched only to capture the votes of minorities.  More

The duo identified as ASI Ananda Majhi and home guard Debananda Patra of Jamda Police Station was booked under the POCSO Act and produced in court on Tuesday. More

As per the forecast, rain may start from the ‘Shashthi’ of the puja itself. However, no predictions have been released about the parts of the state that may receive rainfall on ‘Navami’ and ‘Dashami’.   More

With these new trains, the Tatanagar-Badampahar/Rairangpur area will get Mail/Express train connectivity for the very first time. More

As a few weeks are left for the enforcement, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) is reportedly leaving no stone unturned to sensitise devotees, the public, and staff of hotels and restaurants about the new attire rule.  More

While hearing a petition, the court of the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Bhubaneswar on Tuesday ordered for the auction of the 21 mangled coaches and wagons, including an engine. More

After the completion of the rituals at home, the deceased jawan’s three brothers went to the Devi River near their village to take a dip. While bathing, the trio slipped and drowned one after the other.  More

The lafy corporator said the contractor had grabbed a patch of land in the disputed area and built a shop which was found to be inside ward-37 during the demarcation. More

Senior police officials informed that the accused used to lure various persons in the name of providing loans by opening bank accounts. Later, they used to collect their bank passbook, ATM, Aadhaar card, and other documents which were used to purchase SIM cards in the name of victims. More

Sources said that the miscreants have looted the valuables after gaining entry by breaking the grille and locks of the concerned flats. It is said that the robbers have decamped with gold ornaments and other valuables worth Rs 1 crore More

Students of Class VI in Jhiripani Government High School under Tumudibandha block in the district are forced to study under a mango tree located on the bank of a river as there is only one classroom for 156 students of eight classes in the school. More

The Muslim devotee, Sk Liaquddin Ahmed voluntarily came forwarded and paid Rs 50,000 so that the Goddess Durga is adorned with the gold ornaments during the upcoming puja. More

Bhubaneswar International Airport Director, Prasanna Pradhan informed that there are plans to introduce flight services to Jammu, Chandigarh and Surat in the coming days. More

Police also seized items worth lakhs of rupees which were used for the preparation of the country liquor. More

Senior officials informed that PMKVY 4.0 has introduced various marquee initiatives to cope up with the changing market-needs and economic landscape. More

As per IMD, a low pressure area is likely to form over Central parts of Bay of Bengal around October 20 under its influence. More

As per the decision, the beggars will no more beg on the roadside or in front of the temples in Bhubaneswar. As many as three special squads have been formed to ensure that the capital city is free of beggars.  More

Emphasis will also be given to the timely preparation and release of ‘Balabhoga’ and ‘Mahaprasad’. Moreover, decision has also been taken regarding the control of traffic during the special ‘Besha’ darshan of the Holy Trinity in ‘Panchaka’. More

The family court last month had quashed the divorce petition after the couple could not prove their allegations and counter allegations. More

According to an FIR accessed by IANS, Ranjan Swain, 30, hailing from Odisha's Khurda district, had been employed at Emirates International Facilities Management in Abu Dhabi for the past three years. More

At about 1 AM, home guard Prakash Muduli and a driver were going out of the police station in a private van loaded with the seized crackers and liquor.  More

Muskan and her associates would come to dance bars in the evening, have liquor, and food and enjoy till midnight. After midnight, they would come out of dance bars and proceed toward the railway station to carry out their robbery plans. More

The residents of eight villages of two Panchayats have been opposing the mining of Bauxite from Sijimali, demanding the establishment of plants, employment for local youths, and measures to keep the environment safe.  More

It is being said that several BJD MLAs are unhappy with the functioning of the party. Apart from this, they are in a dilemma whether they will again get BJD tickets to contest in the upcoming election or not. It is said that many are in touch with the BJP fearing that their tickets might be cut from the BJD. More

Kabiraj Swain, president of the vegetable traders’ association said, “An illegal market for selling winter clothes and other articles has come up on the roads. They did not allow our vehicles to enter the market during Ganesh Puja. We had given a written complaint to the BMC, but no step was taken to clear the road.” More