Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Sunday, 17 December 2023

OCA secretary, Sanjay Behera said that the renovation of the Barabati stadium will be carried out with the help of the state government and the BCCI. More

Police on Sunday seized 120 bottles of banned cough syrup from a person at Komna in Nuapada. The person has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the smuggling.  More

At a time when speculations are rife about Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi’s next move, the legislator’s statement on Sunday increased the political heat in Odisha by several notches.  More

A woman and her sick one-and-a-half-year-old nephew suffered critical injuries after an ambulance allegedly hit them inside the new district headquarters hospital at Gelpur in Bhadrak on Sunday. More

The ATM was replenished with cash last evening. In the morning, locals found the ATM kiosk broken and immediately informed the police. Electric wires connected to the kiosk, CCTV, and the ATM were found snapped and burnt. More

The infant who was stuck in an open borewell at Laripali in the Rengali area of Sambalpur and was later rescued after an eight-hour-long operation on December 12th night is showing signs of improvement at VIMSAR in Burla.  More

Devotees and servitors have demanded to ensure smooth and disciplined solemnisation of rituals of the deities on the day.  More

An agent took Dibakar Jena to South Africa seven months ago to engage him in plumbing work. However, Dibakar died on Friday, but his family was reportedly not informed about the cause of his death.  More

The doctors at the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar can no longer prescribe MRI and CT scans without proper investigation of their patients.  More

Two youths were trampled to death by two wild elephants in separate incidents reported from Bargarh district on Sunday.  More

The legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha along with the party’s state president Manmohan Samal and the MPs are scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and National President JP Nadda in New Delhi on December 27. More

Such an incident stands in sharp contrast with the government’s announcement to deliver pensions at the doorsteps of old and physically challenged beneficiaries.  More

Following the accident, tension prevailed at the site even as the injured were rushed to the district headquarters hospital. The condition of the injured undergoing treatment was stated to be critical.  More

The half-burnt body of an elderly woman was found inside her house on Sunday at Belada village under Bhograi Block of Balasore district.  More

It is also expected that the officials will get more evidence regarding Bukhari’s suspected terror links from his seized mobile phones. More

Ahead of the crucial 2024 matriculation examination, Srikanta Tarai has been appointed as the President of the Board of Secondary Education Department (BSE) Odisha on Saturday. More

A farmer allegedly ended his life by suicide by consuming poison due to crop failure at Baneikel village in Titilagarh of Bolangir district on Saturday. More

The situation has sent the Sundargarh district administration into a tizzy as it is now racing against time to ascertain the exact cause and prevent further spread of the disease. More

The body of a class five student, who went missing on Saturday, was found with slit throat near a pond in Purbakacha village under Jagatpur police station limits in Cuttack district on Sunday. More

Odisha continues to reel under intense cold conditions with the mercury dropping below 10 degrees Celsius in 11 places, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. More

As per the priest, there was cash and ornaments which are usually donated by devotees coming to the temple. After stealing valuables from the donation box, the miscreants dumped the box near the kitchen of the temple. More

As per Crime Branch officials, investigation in this regard has been intensified. A detailed probe has been launched to ascertain whether Bukhari has links with Pakistan’s ISI. More

Cuttack Mayor Subhash Singh further appealed to people to block his official page from their respective accounts. More

As per reports, the duo had recently duped one Kishore Meher of Chandanbhati village on December 4. Sources said that the two had reached the house of Meher and asked him to give some money against some gold ornaments. More

As the matter was under trial, Sahu took retirement in 2022. The Vigilance Court recently awarded a three-year jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 5000 on Sahu. More

As per official reports, the OS shops in 2022-23 utilised 15.34 lakh quintals of Mohua flower for producing liquor. The official figure that the OS shops produced in 2022-23 as much as 644 lakh London Proof Litres of liquor is too fancifully large to be believed. More

Internationally acclaimed sand artist and member of the Srimandir Management Committee, Sudarsan Pattnaik on Saturday wrote a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik requesting him to save ancient artworks falling under the parikrama project.  More

Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal, and BJP National Vice-President Baijayant Panda participated in one such programme in New Delhi. More

Professor Deepak Gupta of AIIMS, New Delhi examined Jaga, the survivor of the conjoined Jaga & Kalia twins, at Kandhamal District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). More

The farmers are forced to sell paddy to the traders of the neighbouring state at less than Rs 1,500 per quintal. More