Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 31 October 2023

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11 persons injured by Jackal in Odisha’s Balasore; hospitalised 

The jackal sneaked into the village from nearby jungles in the afternoon. The wild animal injured as many as 11 persons by evening.  More

15 road accident deaths reported daily in Odisha

As per the report, a total of 5,467 people died in road accidents in Odisha in 2022, registering an increase of 7.6 percent as compared to 2021.  More

Wild boars robbing sleep of Kendrapara farmers

Herds of wild boars from nearby forests are wreaking havoc on crops, particularly at Shaliancha and Digochhia under Aul block, almost every night.  More

Two critical in firecracker explosion in Odisha

Locals suspected that two persons were making firecrackers inside a building located on the banks of Bhargabi river on the outskirts of Jainabad village. More

Puri Srimandir Mahaprasad rate chart demand grows louder in holy Kartika month 

here is no denying that every devotee has a wish to have Mahaprasad in Ananda Bazaar. But, in the absence of a rate chart and differences in prices, the devotees are often in two minds.  More

Garment showroom pays people to get Rs 2000 notes exchanged in RBI Bhubaneswar!

Investigation revealed they came to the RBI Regional office at the behest of some others, including reputed business houses. More

Human Kill in Nuapada: Special squad deployed to track leopard movement

Odisha Forest and Environment Minister Pradip Kumar Amat, chairing a conference of the DFOs, has directed the officials to work proactively and take measures to prevent man-animal conflicts in various forested pockets.  More

Onion price rise: Odisha minister passes buck to Centre

Stating that action has been taken in the past against some traders who had resorted to artificial hoarding of onions, the minister warned of stern action against such practices in the future More

Odisha BJP announces state-wide agitation against 'corruption'

Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, the state president of the BJP, Manmohan Samal announced that the party will launch an agitation against corruption and gherao all the block offices across the state for five days, starting November 14.  More

Odisha STF arrests man, rescues pangolin

The accused was identified as Ranjan Kumar Sahu of Kantamal village under Kegaon police limits in Kalahandi district. More

Road accidents, fatalities register rise across India in 2022: Overspeeding, wrong side driving major factors

During 2022, fatal accidents that took place on National Highways increased to 55,571 as compared to 50,953 fatal accidents in 2021, registering an increase of 9.1 percent. More

Onions at Rs 25/kg supplied in Bhubaneswar by NCCF mobile vans 

The Union Consumer Affairs Ministry deployed a mobile van at the Chirgatola slum of Prashanti Vihar in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday and provided 2 kg onion at Rs 25 per kg to each consumer.  More

‘Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha’ scheme is Naveen Patnaik’s plan to fund election campaign: Congress 

The grand old party termed ‘Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha’ as a plan of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to channel funds for the election.  More

IMD predicts rain in Odisha districts till November 5

As per the IMD, several parts of Odisha are also likely to experience light to moderate rainfall from November 1 up to November 5, 2023. More

Youth squanders company’s money in online gaming & fakes loot, held 

Jayant Kumar Sahoo, an agent of ITC, had collected Rs 3.33 lakh from clients of the company. However, he did not deposit the money in the bank accounts of the company. He invested the money in online gambling and reportedly lost it all.  More

Odisha IPS Reshuffle: AM Prasad appointed DG Prisons, Umashankar Dash DIG SIW

DIG Headquarters Brijesh Rai is transferred and posted as Additional CP, Commissionerate Police. More

Delhi Army Hospital performs non-surgical transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation in 8-YO girl

The team has so far performed 13 cases of Pulmonary valve implantation in the last one year, which is the highest amongst the two Government institutes in the country that have done such cases. More

Odisha Chhatra Congress sells onion at Rs 20/kg before Minister’s residence, blames govt for price rise

The price of onion has surged to Rs 80 per kg across the State and the upward surge in the curve has severely affected the consumers and their budget and left them in despair.  More

Servitors' dispute mars Governor Raghubar Das’ visit to Lingaraj Temple

As per reports, the servitors of Badu nijog guided Das and his family to see the temple, perform puja and avail darshan of Lord Lingaraj. However, the Brahman nijog raised questions on this. More

Black or white? People getting paid to exchange Rs 2000 notes at RBI Bhubaneswar

Sources said that ‘some people’ are paying Rs 300 to those who are standing in queues to get Rs 2000 notes up to Rs 20,000 exchanged for them. More

Mahanga double murder: Pratap Jena skips appearance in JMFC court

Jena presented his stand in JMFC court through his lawyer. Moreover, he urged the court to exempt him from personal appearance as per section 205 of IPC citing illness. More

Study 14 hrs & sleep 6 hrs: Odisha govt issues Matric Exam tips for students

The tips were shared by the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) through a letter to all the District Education Officers (DEO) requesting them to further share it with all the Annual High School Examination (HSE) 2024 students. More

Raghubar Das sworn in as 26th Governor of Odisha

Chief Justice of Orissa High Court administered the oath of office to Das at a special ceremony held at Raj Bhawan. More

Crackdown on illegal firearms: 71 country-made guns seized from Similipal in second phase search

In the first phase, 156 country-made guns were recovered. With this, the total number of firearms seized from the sanctuary went up to 227. More

After 8-year-old boy, leopard kills cow in Nuapada; residents in panic

The wild animal killed an eight-year-old child at Katingpani Godhaspada village on Monday and dragged a cow from the same village early Tuesday morning. More

Manoj Mishra boycott row: Odisha Film Producers & Distributors Guild throws weight behind actor

Throwing its weight behind the actor, the Guild said that it has not imposed any restrictions on him (Mishra) to act in Odia films. More

202 criminal cases against 365 people filed this year: Odisha vigilance

On the occasion of Vigilance Awareness Week, 2023, the anti-corruption wing of the state government said these criminal cases have been registered against 236 officers, 7 class-IV employees and 48 other public servants. More

Private bus strike in 10 Odisha districts if LAccMI bus service launched in Bhawanipatna

The association said that however, there will be a strike in Kalahandi and nearby nine districts on November 1 if the LAccMI bus service is launched from block to district headquarters. More

Two children drown in pond in Odisha's Nayagarh

Family sources said that before going to school, the brothers had gone to the village pond to take a bath. It was stated that as their legs slipped accidentally, they drowned. More

Miscreants strike Panchayat office in Odisha, loot assets worth lakhs 

A gang of miscreants reportedly broke into the temporary panchayat office on Saturday night and looted assets including LED TV, computer, and CCTV cameras among others. They even didn’t spare important documents.  More

Guv-Govt working relations in Odisha under sharp focus

The Governors in some states are in the limelight due to their controversies and confrontational attitude with the State governments. This has made the politics there tumultuous as often reported in the media. More

IAF officer accused of raping minor surrenders in Bhubaneswar court

On June 28, a case was registered against the officer accusing him of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Bhubaneswar’s Bomikhal area under Laxmisagar Police station.  More