Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Wednesday, 20 December 2023

Odisha Leader of Opposition (LoP), Jayanarayan Mishra is leading a delegation of the BJP MLAs, who along with the MPs will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president JP Nadda to discuss strategies for the 2024 elections in Odisha. More

The Governor after visiting Angul the day before came calling to Malkangiri in a helicopter on Wednesday and interacted with patients at Mathili Hospital. He also held a meeting about problems faced by the hospital.  More

Supply of subsidized rice to the poor under the public distribution system (PDS) has gone for a toss in some areas of Bolangir district allegedly due to a massive scam that came to the fore through RTI queries.   More

Several allegations have surfaced that though the government has developed the infrastructure of many schools; those educational institutions are grappling with an acute shortage of teachers.  More

A woman in Rourkela alleged that the water being released by Watco is completely contaminated and the company is apathetic towards the issue and playing with the lives of the people. Muddy and dirty water is coming through the pipes. More

Naxal movement is almost zero in Koraput and Malkangiri while there is some activity in the bordering areas of Kandhamal, Boudh, and Kalahandi. More

G. Udaygiri in Kandhamal district recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 5 degrees yesterday. More

The baby was reportedly found abandoned on the steps of Godabhagar Shiv temple and police started an investigation into the matter More

Though police are yet to issue a statement regarding the detention or arrest, the development has drawn a sharp reaction from the BJP. Patra had allegedly shared some posts regarding the Odisha government’s ‘Scooty’ scheme for which he was picked by the cops. More

The STF is also trying to unravel the mystery behind Bukhari marrying multiple girls in different parts of the country and establish if it was part of the love jihad conspiracy or some other reason. More

The HSRPs have been affixed through OEMs, their dealers and State Government approved HSRP manufacturer(s) having type approval as the case may be. More

Among the literary figures feted on the occasion were Odia litterateur Baishnab Charan Mohanty, Bengali litterateur Dr Bidisha Sinha and Urdu litterateur from Uttar Pradesh, Nushrat Mehndi. Besides, litterateurs from Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra were honoured.   More

Another 26 Sports persons will receive the Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023. Cricketer Mohammed Shami has also been picked for the Arjuna Awards for his tremendous performance for the team India. More

As per reports, the boat developed a technical snag just 1 kilometre away from Janhikuda after leaving the jetty at 1pm. More

The embankment at Kanakpalli was repaired just 10 days back. The length of the collapse is said to be over 100 feet and the depth is seven feet. More

The accused have been identified as Subrat Sethi (Father), Vishnu Prusty (First husband of the child’s mother), Sharat Mohanty and Brajakishore Nath. More

Odisha DGP Sunil Bansal said Director Intelligence, ADG Operations, officials posted in naxal areas including SPs, DIGs are attending the review meeting along with senior officials of Central Agencies. More

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandviya today virtually chaired a high-level meeting with health ministers of all states to access the current status and preparedness on COVID 19. More

Speaking to reporters, Mishra said, “Sufficient amount of halogen tablets and ORS pouches are being supplied to the affected areas. I along with the Health Secretary will visit Rourkela today to take stock of the situation there.” More

The deceased originally belonged to Cuttack, Odisha. More

The farmers are queuing up in large numbers at three Union Bank branches to open accounts and deposit cash to avail subsidised borewells under Biju Krishak Vikash Yojana. More

As per reports, the MLAs and MPs will meet party president JP Nadda and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the 2024 election blueprint for Odisha. More

The association has launched the strike demanding a raise in their current grade of Rs 1900 to Rs 4200. More

The 5T chairman attended two programmes. He was addressing a Yuva Odisha programme organised on the premises of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University. Students from almost all the colleges in the district were brought in buses to the meeting venue.   More

Upon reaching Puri today, Chirag Chinubhai Patel of Ahmedabad in Gujarat got the two ‘chitas’ weighing about 1.75 kilograms consecrated by the chief of the Chhattisa Nijog Janarddan Pattajoshi and senior Singhari servitor Madhusudan Singhari. More

Contrary to the state government’s claims, the sorry state of education in Odisha came to the fore after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan presented a report on the education sector in Parliament. As per the report, the dropout rate among class-X students is about 50 percent in Odisha.  More

It may sound strange but true. Two brothers living in Suganketa village under the Daringbadi block of Kandhamal district have become ‘lakhpatis’ by growing and selling leafy greens only. More

The first World Odia Language Conference is going to be held in Bhubaneswar in February 2024. A decision in this regard was taken at the Heritage Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday.  More