Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 02 November 2023

What was surprising today was that some agents were seen openly distributing notes to the people for exchange. Several people standing in the queue admitted that the pink notes they were exchanging did not belong to them More

Justice Singh, who was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Judicature at Patna on April 5, 2012, has been acting as the senior-most judge. More

The day also belonged to Odisha’s cycling contingent with Swasti Singh winning bronze in the 10km Scratch Race and following it up with another bronze in the Individual Pursuit event. More

The luxury car with registration number OD-23K 0006 reportedly belongs to a company in which Bishal Kumar Das, the son of former Odisha minister Late Naba Das, is a director. There is also pictorial evidence of Bishal Das using this vehicle in the past.    More

As per the tradition, special rituals are performed at puja pandals of the Goddess. Dahi Pakhala (curd rice), a special recipe, is offered to the Goddess at all puja pandals only on Thursdays, during the 11-day spiritual extravaganza.  Dahi Pakhala is a mixture of curd and Anna Prasad.  More

Like any other day, Amar Pradhan and other family members went to sleep after having dinner. Amar’s wife put her mobile phone on charging and went to sleep after which the mobile phone exploded.  More

Due to the rampant growth of invasive plants and the administration looking the other way, the quality of the water is fast-degrading, making it no longer suitable for aquatic animals and human consumption.  More

Such incidents have thrown up challenges to the Commissionerate Police despite its night patrolling. Four loot incidents were reported from Kendriya Vihar Apartment in Tamando on Tuesday night. More

Out of the total 179 candidates, eight have got Odisha cadre. While only three of them belong to Odisha, all the other five are from other states.  More

An encroachment case was registered at the tehsil office. A person linked to the case was supposed to appear before the tehsil only after a notification, which was to be issued by the revenue inspector. More

The accused, Pankaj Kumar Parida, was arrested from an apartment ( Aasta Castle Apartment) at Lingipur under Dhauli police limits.  More

The meeting was attended by actor Arindam Roy, Film Artist Association secretary Sritam Das, Producer Tutu Nayak and other persons from the Odia film fraternity. Though the meeting was about Manoj Mishra and his ban, he himself was absent from the meeting. More

Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has appointed Mahanga MLA Jena and senior leader Sanjay Das Burma as the observers of Kendrapara and Bhadrak districts respectively.  More

A Dahibara lover in Cuttack said, “After a rise in price, the Dahibara sellers have reduced the amount of onion they used to put in the dish. Some sellers have even completely stopped garnishing raw onions on a Dahibara plate affecting the taste of the dish to some extent.” More

Asked about the motive behind the crime, DCP Prateek Singh said the accused had been a student of the deceased’s parents about two years ago and had to pay some money towards the tuition fee to them.  More

The Orissa High Court on Thursday stayed any coercive action against BJD MLA Pratap Jena proceeded by the Salipur JMFC court in the Mahanga double murder case. The case has been listed for the next hearing on December 19. More

The Range Rover came down from the direction of 120 battalion and hit the two-wheeler at power house square traffic signal. The impact of the collision was so severe that the bike rider duo was thrown of their vehicle on the busy intersection. More

As per reports, a consumer from the CDA area in Cuttack purchased liquor from the shop. However, after being charged Rs 10 more than the MRP, the consumer decided to file a complaint against the liquor shop at the consumer court. More

The intricately designed kalash bore the age-old ‘jhoti chita’ tradition of Odisha which was liked by the PM very much. Daughter of educationist Bijay Kumar Mohanty and Renubala Mohanty, Suryasnata excels in designing earthen pots and giving them traditional colors. More

The Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) is scheduled to conduct the practical skill test in basic computer skills on November 5 (Sunday) in Khordha and Cuttack districts.  More

As per initial reports, Mohanty, who had represented the Puri Assembly Constituency, was diagnosed with a mild brain stroke. He is currently under ventilator support in the hospital More

The new species was named Awaous Motla', said Prof Jaya Kishor Seth, the principal investigator of a project undertaken by the zoology department of Berhampur University and Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Gopalpur. More

Now, police and administration have woken up to such illegal activities and started cracking down on those involved in it. During raids in Jaleswar and Talcher, firecrackers worth Rs 10 lakh were seized recently while three persons were arrested. More

The district administration and the Rourkela Chamber of Commerce welcomed it and expressed their happiness over the launch of the flight services to Kolkata. More

Several senior servitors, members of the Srimandir managing committee, and devotees of Lord Jagannath have demanded the revival of many extinct services including the ‘Sankha Seva’. More

Pencak silat, a full-body martial arts form, has immediately grabbed eyeballs among sports fans across the country. More

Subham was profusely bleeding after being stabbed in the stomach thrice while his throat was slit open. What his parents saw immediately was a person darting out of their house. More