Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Saturday, 09 December 2023

Police arrested a woman on the charges of killing her mother-in-law for switching on light in their house in Madhupur area under Baranga police limits in Cuttack district.  More

Police seized an ‘Enfield Bullet’ which was stolen from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. The owner getting back his bike thanked the Odisha police for its efforts. More

With the general elections being less than five months away, the state units of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress and the incumbent BJD have started flexing their muscles.  More

Drunk and reckless driving are the major reasons behind the surge in road accident deaths in Odisha, as per the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). More

People are curious about the real identity of the person, wondering if the person is a pecuniary beneficiary from the liquor makers. Why this packet was specially kept for the mystery person and what the person was doing with the liquor makers? More

A man allegedly beheaded his wife on suspicion of infidelity and reached the police station with the severed head to surrender.  More

Before the local legislator laying the foundation on Sunday, the chairperson of the NAC Poonam Priyadarshini allegedly did the job in a hurry which was strongly opposed by workers of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). More

Bharatiya Janata Party’s National Vice President Baijayant Panda on Saturday expressed his astonishment over the recovery of a huge amount of cash during I-T raids and asked whether it is possible without the involvement or knowledge of the leaders and officers of the Odisha government.  More

The Customs Department has roped in two Vietnamese language interpreters after the language barrier reportedly hampered the ongoing probe. More

With the district administration turning a deaf ear to the demand to stop sand transportation on the road, the agitating women of Markandapur and Kamalpur villages continued their roadblock by erecting a fence in the middle of the road. More

The saffron party has demanded clarification from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik about BJD MP Pinaki Misra's complicity with the cash-for-query imbroglio. More

As many as 25 migrant labourers from Odisha, who had gone to work in Karnataka and got stranded there, have requested the state government to rescue them.  More

So far the State Bank of India’s Sambalpur and Bolangir branches have counted over Rs 50 crore of the money seized during I-T raids, informed Sambalpur deputy general manager (DGM) Manmohan Swain informed this on Saturday.  More

The BJP leader said his party leaders have covered 11,000 panchayats while the rest 5000 plus panchayats will be covered. All leaders, functionaries, workers, and MPs will go to the villages as part of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra. More

Three dozen machines have been deployed by the central agency to count the seized amount. More

The raid was conducted based on credible information regarding a dealing/possession of wildlife products by wildlife criminals, STF sources said. More

As per reports, crops in several acres of farmlands in three villages—Rengali, Kantatikira, and Saradhabali were damaged in the ash slurry. More

As per the complaint, Ruma Mariam from Amtoli area in Bangladesh had married Birendra Pratap Bhanja from Buddhakusumi village under Balasore’s Kamarda police limits following a love affair over Facebook. More

The incident came to the fore after the Ministry of Telecommunications, flagging concern about a duplicate SIM card activation racket in Odisha, shot a letter to the Bhadrak SP through the CID (Crime Branch). More

As per reports, the two temporary gates (welcome arch) made with bamboo and other materials installed at Bell View Square and Telengapentha have been estimated at Rs 32 lakh. Similarly, the laser show at Bali Yatra, which was of so poor quality that it could only run for the first two days, has been billed at Rs 96 lakh. More

It is suspected that the cash found from Bunty's house would be around Rs 100 crore. However, there is no confirmation from the I-T department about the exact amount of the money recovered from Bunty's premises. More

Income Tax officials have seized unaccounted cash to the tune of over Rs 200 crore during searches at multiple premises in Odisha and Jharkhand linked to Baldeo Sahu and Group of Companies Ltd, a country-liquor manufacturing and selling firm, sources said. More

As per the NCRB report, on average 17 people are dying by suicide on a daily basis.   More

Students of Hanaguda Upper Primary School in Jeypore of Koraput district had an unusual menu for their mid-day meal. A banana, instead of an egg, was given to each of them alongside alleged sub-standard rice and watery dal.  More

On the sidelines of a workshop, Odisha Public Health director, Dr Niranjan Mishra informed about the plan of establishing such laboratories in the districts and CHCs.  More

A non-bailable warrant (NBW) has been issued against singer Sourin Bhatt in connection with the harassment case against him.   More