Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Wednesday, 06 December 2023

Speaking at a religious programme in Surat, Gujarat on Wednesday, the Puri seer expressed his anguish and lamented, "Nobody cares for my advice. The administration, Srimandir management committee, and the servitors all maintain a distance from me. More

Meanwhile, health experts in Odisha have advised caution against the spread of influenza in the State. However, they have suggested people not to press the panic button and take precautionary measures to keep the viral disease at bay. More

Two weeks after the Special Task Force of the Odisha Police Crime Branch seized two leopard skins in Nayagarh, yet another skin was seized by the Forest Department during a raid at a place on the Kalahandi-Nabarangpur border on Wednesday. More

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which reportedly applied a new strategy in the recent Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh, tasted resounding electoral success. Many party MPs, who were fielded as MLA nominees, came out with flying colours.  More

Under such circumstances, some servitors of Srimandir have put a question mark on the completion of the project in time. More

The internecine bickering among the BJD workers came to the fore during the recent visit of the party’s district observer, Sanjay Dasburma.  More

In its letter to district Collectors, SRC Satyabrata Sahu said that an Agricultural Input Subsidy (AIS) will be provided to farmers sustaining crop loss of 33 percent and above as per norms of the State Disaster Response Fund. More

Most of the farmers have lost their sleep over jumbos which have been damaging crops almost every night. They keep on burning fires throughout the night to drive away the animals. More

Documents related to cocaine seizure were submitted to the court while the seized contraband has been kept in the court amid tight security. More

As per IMD, light to moderate rainfall at many places with isolated heavy rainfall is likely over north coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh today. More

Murmu was reportedly sleeping when the miscreants sprayed bullets on her. Following the incident, Murmu was first rushed to Balasore hospital and later shifted to the Cuttack SCB Medical College and Hospital. The exact reason behind the firing is unclear. More

According to Rai, the Government has set up Counter Insurgency and Anti- Terrorist Schools for the training of police personnel. Three such schools have been set up in Odisha. More

As per reports, Benudhar and his family had taken the body of his father Laxman to the funeral ground following his death due to illness. However, during the last rites, a big branch of a tree fell on Benudhar’s head owing to incessant rains from last night. More

Patrolling and checking drives will also be intensified across Bhubaneswar. Apart from this, awareness will be created among people about the methods used by criminals to commit crimes and how they can strengthen security in apartments and other residential areas. More

It was among 10 anacondas kept in the enclosure number 46 at the zoo. Now, nine anacondas remain in the zoo following the death of this one. More

“The system is moving at around 11kmph towards north and has laid centrerd over north-east Telangana and south-west Odisha border. It is likely to move more towards Chhattisgarh and weaken into a Low Pressure," the IMD said. More

Several government-run schools in the state are grappling with a shortage of teachers, affecting the education of students. More

Simultaneous raids were conducted at places linked to the distillery in Boudh, Bolangir, Rayagada, and Sambalpur including its registered offices at Kolkata and Ranchi. More

As per reports, a grand event for Asit's birthday was organised at the government RMC Market Complex in Bhadrak town on Tuesday evening. The supporters of Asit reportedly burst firecrackers with DJ music and held a bike rally to celebrate the day. More

The Directorate of Secondary Education, Odisha has stated that the move is aimed at helping students of Class 10 understand the question patterns and enable them to prepare well for the ensuing HSC examination. More

The deep depression will further weaken into a depression over a few hours from now, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD). More

The BJP veteran also observed that women in the state have started changing their mindset as the BJD has long been misinforming them on various issues and Central schemes.  More

The dharna launched by the tribal villagers of D Koral and Dimundi of Kashipur area in Rayagada district at the Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar entered the 10th day on Tuesday. More

The MLA applied on September 21, 2023, at the Marriage Registrar's Office in Cuttack for registration of his marriage with Pratyusha Nanda, a resident of Arunodaya Market area.  More

If the recently released report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is anything to go by, two persons are being abducted in Odisha every three hours! More

Various outfits observed a 12-hour bandh over demand for district status to Kantabanji in Bolangir after the government initiated the process to tag Padampur as a district. More