Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 26 December 2023

An iron-laden truck was on its way from Keonjhar towards Pallahara. At that time, the tusker was crossing the NH-49 near Kantabahal when the truck hit the pachyderm. More

As the 2024 elections are drawing closer, the infighting in the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha continues to deepen. Legislators and their rival groups were seen celebrating the party’s 26th foundation day separately at different places on Tuesday.  More

A delegation comprising Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief Ranjan Das and Chhattisa Nijog Nayak Janadarn Pattajoshi Mohapatra from Puri extended an invitation to Lord Lingaraj in Bhubaneswar, the presiding deity of Ekamra Kshetra.   More

After the commencement of the Rourkela-Kolkata direct flight service, it will take only one and a half hours for passengers to reach Kolkata. More

The Commissionerate Police on Tuesday issued a slew of guidelines regarding zero-night celebrations in hotels and bars in Bhubaneswar. The guidelines were issued after a meeting between the police and the owners of hotels and bars.  More

The detained middleman has been identified as Himansu Das, a resident of Pataranga under Korei Police limits in Jajpur. He works as the marketing manager of the said hospital.  More

At the time when her body was spotted, her parents were away at work. So the mystery behind the death is deepening. More

As per the IMD, dense to very dense fog conditions are very likely to continue in the early hours in several parts of Punjab from December 27 to December 31, 2023. More

An expectant mother was reportedly carried on a sling borne by her relatives and ambulance staff for about three kms on the way to a hospital due to a lack of motorable roads to Baghamari village under Lakhmipur block. More

In the email, it was said that bombs would be planted in RBI office, HDFC bank and ICICI bank and demanded the resignation of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. More

The accused have been identified as Padia Sahu, Rashmi Parida, Satyabrat Behera, and Samir Barik. All the five accused were arrested based on the complaint filed by one Manas Behera, who runs a construction company. More

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha is collecting Rs 1000 crore a year from paddy procurement, alleged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Manoj Mahapatra on Tuesday.  More

When the president of the Khaprakhol Block Sarpanch Association, Sushil Guru opposed the irregularities, the SDO of the Public works department, Siddharth Das allegedly attacked the former on Tuesday. More

In a press conference in Bhubaneswar, the doctors alleged the State government has neglected the transformation of service sector including the veterinary service. More

On August 9, 1998, Harihar alleged stormed into the house of Indira, attacked her mother and brother. Following the incident, Harihar fled and started working in Surat before returning to Odisha. He married another woman in 2001 in Aska. More

BJP is demanding Rs 20 lakh compensation for each family of the deceased and job to the next of kin. Stern action should also be taken against those responsible for the situation in Rourkela, party leaders demanded. More

They demanded to invite intellectuals from all the political parties instead of only one particular party. Apart from that the students affiliated to the ABVP demanded to remove the posters and banners of that political party from the college premises. More

As per initial reports, the searches are being conducted by 10 DSPs, 6 inspectors on the basis on search warrants issued by Special Judge, Vigilance (Bhubaneswar). More

“The party (BJD), which was founded on the principles of regionalism and Odia pride, is today running under the remote control of a non-Odia person. What kind of transformation is this?” questioned BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal in a Facebook post. More

About 30 teams comprising servitors and SJTA officials on Tuesday left for various parts of the country and state to distribute invitation cards. As per official sources, invitation cards will be handed over to religious heads of various shrines across the country. More

Meanwhile, 628 Covid positive patients were detected in the last 24 hours in India taking the total of Covid positive patients to above 4000 in the Country. One person has reportedly died of Coronavirus in Kerala yesterday. More

In a letter to the CM, the IAS-turned-politician claimed that she was detained for two hours by miscreants in Bhubaneswar on Monday evening. Stating her time as equally valuable as CM Naveen Patnaik’s, she asked whether the CM’s carcade could be stopped for even five minutes. More

Samal said this at a BJP rally held in Paradip on the occasion of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Bajpayee’s 99th birth anniversary. More

A resident of Semiliguda in Koraput, Khila received a rousing welcome upon her return home after finishing shoot which continued for six months. More

Party supremo Naveen Patnaik has directed to celebrate the foundation day in all the Assembly Constituencies of Odisha where BJD leaders and workers will take oath to create ‘Naveen Odisha’. More

The newly installed ropeway was the major attraction as a large crowd was seen queuing up to enjoy the ride to take an ariel glimpse over the beautiful Kanjia lake. More

A drunk driver was caught while he was trying to flee after hitting several vehicles and people in the Nayapalli area. More

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha underscored the need for good governance while observing the 99th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Bhubaneswar on Monday.  More

Tension flared up at Buddheswari Colony in Bhubaneswar when some women, allegedly linked to the Biju Janata Dal, staged a demonstration and stopped the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Bhubaneswar MP, Aparajita Sarangi on Monday.  More

Mamata Dalua, a mother of two and wife of Sanjay Dalua of Kerandiapal in the Kakatpur area, is mentally challenged. She was taken to a private hospital in Cuttack for psychiatric treatment on December 19. More