Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Saturday, 28 October 2023

Like previous years, traditionalists on one side and rationalists and humanists on the other cited their respective logic over some taboos related to the lunar eclipse that fell on Full Moon day on Saturday. More

several activists of Nayagarh district alleged that the police bowing to the pressure of the mine mafia have arrested Samantray vindictively.  More

Many personalities from various fields like art, film, culture, music and politics paid their last respect to the music director at his residence in Cuttack in the morning before his body was taken for last rites to Satichaura crematorium. More

Registering a case, the police had launched a probe and arrested four thieves. They had also seized Rs 26 lakh in cash and a fixed deposit of Rs 10 lakh. The money was returned to the complainant.  More

Pranati Nayak bagged yet another gold medal in Beams Apparatus and a silver in Floor Exercise Apparatus to help Odisha finish their Gymnastics campaign with a total of four gold and four silver medals.  More

Mohit Steels at Howrah has engaged over 60 workers to dismantle the damaged coaches by cutting them with gas cutters while these scraps are being shifted to Howrah under the scrapping policy. The process will be completed by December 5, 2023. More

Today being Kumar Purnima, a festival for girls, Rashmita was making arrangements for the puja. However, she accidentally came in contact with a live wire and collapsed on the ground after suffering shock.   More

Before breathing his last, the driver managed to save the lives of passengers on board by applying presence of mind. He dashed the bus against the guard wall of a roadside culvert and the vehicle came to a halt, thus avoiding a major mishap.  More

Local residents have expressed apprehension that a school playground close to the entrance of the upcoming hotel would be handed over to the company. More

The Parliamentarian said that they (BJD leaders) are trying to draw power from VK Pandian as they feel Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been devoid of any power.  More

As many as 630 BJP supporters from 314 blocks left for New Delhi in a special train on Saturday with Amrut Kalashs (holy pitchers) following the conclusion of Kalash Yatra. More

Actor Manoj Mishra, who has been banned by the Utkal Cine Chambers of Commerce for a period of two years, said he wouldn’t act in any of Tutu Nayak’s films.  More

Donation money in a temple was stolen in Bisoi area a few days ago. Following a complaint from the priest of the temple, police arrested accused Sushant Deo on October 26. More

Soundarya secured second position in the individual event by scoring 5.5 points from seven rounds which included five wins and one draw.  More

It is pertinent to mention here Narasingha Mishra while addressing a public gathering at Bolangir’s Bharasuja on Friday evening said that Odisha will be divided into two parts if the decision to ban the actor from Ollywood is not revoked immediately. More

While idol makers have finished giving finishing touches to the Laxmi idols, the mandaps have been decked up with huge tableaus, gigantic gates, and decorative lights for the 11-day extravaganza in Dhenkanal. More

While the entry of Narasingha Mishra into this controversy seemed unnatural to many, concerns have been expressed by many as they smell a ploy to split the Odia film industry into two parts. More

In a preparatory meeting on the paddy procurement for this Kharif season which was held at the DRDO office in Bargarh on Friday, the farmers alleged that despite lifting paddy from the farmers, the government is yet to pay some farmers in the region. More

Senior officials said that the uniform web portal for all the colleges under the administrative control of the higher education department and the academic question bank will benefit the students and other stakeholders. More

The administration said they will be allowed to enter the centres and occupy their berths only after 9am on Saturday. More

The umbral phase of this eclipse will begin at 1hr. 5min 1ST on October 29 and will end at 02h 24m 1ST. The duration of the Eclipse will be 1 hour 19 minutes with a very small magnitude of 0.126.  More

Three to four unidentified miscreants forced their entry into Dunia’s house and started attacking Dunia, his mother, and his younger brother with swords and fled from the spot.  More

The slum dwellers strongly opposed the drive without any rehabilitation plan   More

Prices of onions that ranged from Rs 30 to Rs 35 a kg a week ago have now shot up to anything between Rs 60 and Rs 65.  More

The Commissioner-cum-secretary to the Odisha Health and Family Welfare department, Shalini Pandit on Friday informed about the government’s decision while responding to a letter from the Director of  Tata Memorial Centre dated October 3, 2023.  More

The people in Jagatsahi and the peripheral villagers were shocked after hearing a massive explosion in the evening. More