Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 09 November 2023

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Tarang Cine Production's 'Pushkara' completes 50 days 

Protagonist Sabyasachi Mishra along with many cine personalities celebrated the historic success of the movie More

Odisha govt engineer with assets over 300% of income in Vigilance net 

Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested Biswabandhu Panigrahi, superintending engineer of the PH Division, Bhubaneswar on charges of accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.  More

Burglars strike 10 apartments in Bhubaneswar in 21 days

Despite frequent police patrolling, police stations in each zone, and security measures in place, miscreants are having a field day during this festive season. No one can deny it if they consider the past incidents of burglaries.  More

Entry to Puri Gundicha temple to be allowed from Rath Yatra: SJTA chief 

The chief administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) informed about the reopening of Shree Gundicha temple on Thursday after a meeting was held in this regard.  More

President Droupadi Murmu to visit Odisha for Boita Bandan Utsav in Paradip 

In a letter to Sushil Kumar Singh, joint secretary (IRSME) of the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sampada Mehta, the private secretary to the President of India intimated about the President’s visit. More

Duplicate ghee-making unit busted in Berhampur, one arrested

The owner of the ghee-making unit, identified as Ipari Rajeswar Patra, was earlier arrested in 2020 for illegal guthka trading. More

Elderly devotee in Odisha donates home to Lord Jagannath 

For 65-year-old Banabasini Behera of Mayurbhanj, mundane assets were nothing against her profound devotion to the Lord.  More

Ropeway facility in Bhubaneswar Nandankanan Zoo likely to start soon

The long wait for the visitors coming to the Nandankanan zoo is likely to end soon with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) carrying out a mock drill of the ropeway facility on Thursday.  More

Two dead, pregnant woman critical in road mishap in Odisha’s Jajpur 

From the AADHAR cards found at the accident spot, it was learned that they were residents of the Sana Biruahan Hata Sahi area.  More

Temple priest detained for rape attempt on minor girl in Odisha’s Cuttack 

The girl’s father in his complaint demanded stringent punishment for the accused and justice for her minor daughter. More

Hill cave used by Maoists as weapon arsenal busted in Odisha 

Tulasi Hill is located on the border of neighbouring Chhattisgarh. As the elections are underway in Chhattisgarh, the Maoists were suspected to be planning to launch a major attack to disrupt the polling process by operating from the Odisha side. More

The ‘Pandian Phenomenon’& its impact on Odisha politics

If there is one person who is discussed more than CM Naveen Patnaik or even PM Narendra Modi among the educated and conscious citizenry of Odisha, he is none other than Mr. V. K Pandian, voluntarily retired IAS, ex-private secretary to the CM. More

Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha lapses! Sarpanch alleges signature forgery, project approvals sans consent

Holding placards, the agitators shouted slogans against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and 5T chairman VK Pandian, accusing the latter of hijacking the powers of the people’s representatives. More

My husband died as govt hospital staff delayed treatment for bribe, alleges Odisha woman

These serious allegations have been made by one Basanti Ray from MV 79 village under Kalimela block in the district whose husband, Tapan Ray was admitted to the hospital for kidney ailments two months back. More

Protest erupts after massive ‘irregularities’ in distribution of PDS rice in Jajpur

As per the allegation by beneficiaries, they have been issued tokens since last September but the dealer is not providing them rice under the PDS scheme on a regular basis. More

Odisha organises International Convention on Millets in Bhubaneswar

The ICM, the theme of which is “Millets – Ancient Grains for Modern Challenges”, features farmer engagement activities, displaying emerging technologies and farm machineries, experience centres, technical sessions, policy roundtables, B2B meetings, international food festival, Quiz competitions, cooking competitions and many more. More

Congress launches 'Sankirtan Satyagrah' demanding reopening of all four gates of Puri Srimandir

The protest has been launched at all the Municipalities and NACs across Odisha. While the party members held the Satyagrah in front of the Congress Bhavan in Bhubaneswar by putting the idols of the Holy Trinity, the Puri unit of the party sat in front of the Singhadwara of Srimandir and performed sankirtan as a mark of protest. More

Odisha shocker! Mentally unstable woman raped, stabbed; probe launched

As per the allegations, the woman was sleeping beside the road in her village when the accused named Panda raped her and left her on the road after stabbing her with a sharp weapon. More

Four years on, incomplete integrated sports complex at Jeypore yet to see dawn of the day

The proposed Integrated Sports Complex at Phulabada in Jeypore was inaugurated in 2019 under the Sports and Youth Services Department of the Odisha government. More

No wet Diwali this year in Odisha, IMD predicts colder nights from today

Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre Chief, HR Biswas said, “The next 24 hours will be mostly dry in Odisha except for one or two places in Malkangiri and Koraput which may experience light rainfall. After that, dry weather is most likely to prevail in all the districts till November 14.” More

Odisha BJP Mahila Morcha burns effigy of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over controversial remarks on women

The women leaders clamoured for immediate resignation of the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from his post More

Students, lecturers launch protest against women's college principal in Cuttack

The agitating students alleged that though they had taken up the issue with the district Collector, the latter did not pay heed to their complaint. They staged protests and demanded immediate transfer of the principal. More

Who will fill vacuum left by Maheswar Mohanty in BJD?

The question is reportedly haunting the top leadership of the ruling party when the Bharatiya Janata Party is expanding its footprints. Who will be taken into confidence by the party supremo in this matter?  More

National Games 2023: Swasti Singh’s gold powers Odisha past 50 medals

Odisha bagged their second consecutive silver medal in women’s kho-kho. The men’s kho-kho team also won a silver medal. I More

MEMU train derails in Odisha's Sambalpur

The passenger train was coming from Jharsuguda to Sambalpur when a buffalo was crossing the track. It hit the cow and a coach of the train got derailed.  More