Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 28 November 2023

After receiving the news of her son’s rescue, Dhiren’s mother, who had been crying and not taking food for the last 17 days, was on cloud nine and distributed sweets to villagers. More

Apart from Ama Bank, the conch symbol has allegedly been used in Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha and the schemes meant for colleges. However, the opposition attack on this count cut no ice with the government.    More

A meeting of the Industry Department was attended by Sanlisha, Odisha Film Development Corporation (OFDC) chairman Kuna Tripathy, producer Sabyasachi Mohapatra, actress Mahaswata Ray, actor Buddhaditya Mohanty and producer Tapas Sargharia.  More

The IIC was detained near Jeypore on Monday night while he was returning home in Cuttack in a private bus. At that time, cash worth Rs 2.70 lakh was seized from his possession. During subsequent searches at three locations, the remaining amount was recovered. More

Buoyed up by the encouraging results of the zero fatality week observed in April this year, the State Commerce and Transport Department has taken the decision to observe the week again in December. More

The H9N2 virus causing respiratory illness among children in China is not a new virus and it has never been detected in Odisha, said Public Health Director, Dr Niranjan Mishra on Tuesday.  More

Timiti Bhuyan, a resident of Uama village under R Udaygiri range, had tethered his ox and calf outside his cottage on Saturday night. On Sunday morning, he was shocked to see body parts of his cattle lying scattered near the cottage. More

Expressing his displeasure while on an Odisha visit, Naik said not only the port, the Odisha government has turned out to be a hurdle in the development of tourism in the State too. More

The community-led initiative launched by Sarpanch Saroj Devi Aggrawal last week is aimed at cutting down the use of single-use plastic during wedding season and other social or religious celebrations in the village. More

Cash of Rs 25 lakh was recovered from his government quarters at Buxi Bazar in Cuttack on Tuesday morning. On Monday, Rs 7.5 lakh was recovered from him. With the fresh recovery, the total cash seizure from his possession reached Rs 32.5 lakh. More

The bombings were reportedly the fallout of a group clash that erupted after a minor altercation. More

As per reports, some tourists from Odisha and other states could not get out of Similipal after the locals blocked roads and launched a strike on Sunday. They were stuck at Barehipani. More

Asked about the Chhadakhai business, a fish seller at Unit 4 market in Bhubaneswar said, “There are not enough people in the market due to Tuesday. Many people do not eat non-veg on Tuesday. We have opened our shops since 6 am but cannot sell enough.” More

A look at the Manakunda village under Bhogorai block and one will see big holes on a vast patch of land. It appears like several ponds have been dug up in the area, thanks to the rampant illegal sand smuggling. The village, which borders West Bengal, is now reportedly in the grip of Bengali brokers. More

The police official failed to clarify about the cash. The IIC was detained.  An investigation into the matter has been started. More

As per the allegation, on a given date, a government-run hospital can do 30 female sterilisation operations. But the Chandbali CHC did 78 such operations on November 21.  More

Following an order from the Orissa High Court in 2018, a team of 17 members examined the condition of the Ratna Bhandar, but they could not enter inside as the key of the Ratna Bhandar was not available.  More

Sore over the incident, locals held the contractor engaged in the electrification work responsible for such an incident. Had he plugged in the hole, the girl would not have fallen into it, they lamented. More

Every year, thousands of beggars from various parts of Odisha, neighbouring West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh throng the river banks, seeking donations and alms from devotees. More