Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 16 November 2023

The deceased animal is a female aged between 25 and 30 years. The elephant was suspected to be ailing and had strayed into the Mahabirod range from Talcher area More

The incident had taken place at Nimapali (Surisahi) under Kalinganagar Police limits on July 20, 2020. Some residents used to suspect that Shaila Balmuj and his wife Sambhari Balmuj were practicing sorcery. More

The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday intensified its attack on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-ruling dispensation for not implementing the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme in Odisha.  More

Odisha is among the top revenue surplus states in India, as per a recent report - Budget of Indian States. In 2021-22, Odisha recorded surplus revenue at Rs 43,471 crore, pointing to the fact that revenue generation is increasing from various sources, but the expenditure is slowing down.  More

In the wake of the Orissa High Court’s direction on the restoration work of the Nata Mandap, an important meeting was held on Thursday. After the meeting, the Chief Administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Ranjan Das, while briefing journalists said the restoration work will start from tomorrow morning.  More

While speaking to one of his relatives through a tube at the tunnel, Dhiren Nayak of Mayurbhanj said that almost all of them inside the tunnel are fine, barring a few who are slightly indisposed More

The saffron party alleged that the state reported three farmer suicide cases in one month, one each from Jajpur, Nayagarh and Bolangir.   More

The family, which is waiting for her body, has been urging the administration to bring the body back home as soon as possible. More

The cops destroyed about 90,000 ganja plants cultivated on 45 acres of land. After cutting the plants, they set them on fire. More

Following a report by OTV on Thursday about how Teresa covered a distance of 30 kilometers crawling to get her pension money, the block administration swung into action within hours and provided a tricycle to her.  More

The accused dentist has been identified as Dr Nigmananada Khatua, who is running a clinic in Mahaveer Vihar in Jajpur town.  More

Barik emerged runners-up in the mega event by competing against the best bodybuilders in the world. However, Barik’s journey to success was not a bed of roses. More

The four accused have been identified as Gourang Mankadia, Manik Deogam, Matu Ho, and Salai Sidu from the Kendumundi area. More

Even as the government has launched scores of schemes to help the ‘divyang’, all such programmes have failed to reach Tersa. A tricycle would help her live a dignified life in the area, Tersa said. More

The family members of Venkateswar alleged that the patient’s health condition deteriorated as B positive blood was given instead of O positive by a staff nurse. More

The victim, identified as Anjan Padhy, has been admitted to Burla Hospital in a critical condition. More

As per IMD, the deep depression is likely to continue to move north-north-eastwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm and cross Bangladesh coast between Mongla and Khepupara around the morning of November 18. More

It is suspected that the blast occurred due to a suspected leakage in a gas pipe near the workers’ restroom inside the plant. More

BJP alleged that the civic body authorities are indulged in corruption and irregularities for a long time. More

The system is about 380km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 380 km south of Paradip (Odisha), 530 km south-southwest of Digha (West Bengal), and 670 km southwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh), informed India Meteorological Department (IMD). More

As per the allegation, there are discrepancies in the Matriculation certificate, PAN, and Voter ID cards submitted by Sahoo in the affidavit to contest the Assembly poll. It has been alleged that the PAN cards that Sahoo submitted to the bank for availing loan and during the election are different. More

People from most parts of western Odisha and parts of neighbouring Chhattisgarh are expected to benefit from the flight services to Bengaluru and Kolkata.  More

BJP leader Rama Ranajn Baliarsingh said that farmers in Odisha are bearing the burden of loans worth Rs 32,700 crore and one in every three persons is poor in such an agrarian economy. More

The depositors are apprehensive and haunted by questions if they will ever get back their deposits even after the launching of the portal by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in July to return the money. More

This is for the third time the Union Minister requested the Chief Minister to implement the central scheme in Odisha. Pradhan had written to the Chief Minister in this regard on March 13 and October 9, 2023.     More

The scheme aims at enabling the hospitals to provide quality healthcare so that more of them would obtain quality certification like Kayakalp and ASO More