Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Friday, 29 December 2023

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BJP’s National Spokesperson Sambit Patra keeps promise, digs up bore well on deceased farmer’s land in Odisha 

It is often alleged that politicians make several promises but later, forget them. But the Bharatiya Janata Party’s National spokesperson Sambit Patra seems to be not the one falling in the above-mentioned group.  More

Modi govt will provide pucca houses to tribal people: Union Minister Bishweswar Tudu

Addressing a press conference in Odisha, Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Bishweswar Tudu said, “The Prime Minister has taken steps to bring the tribal people into the mainstream of the society." More

Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena’s tenure extended by six months 

The Odisha government has extended the tenure of Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena by six months, putting an end to all speculations regarding his successor.  More

Oxygen cylinder explodes in Hi-Tech hospital in Bhubaneswar, several injured

So far, there has been no report of any casualty and it is yet to be ascertained what led to the blast. More

Five including three minors die as boat capsizes in river in Odisha’s Koraput 

On Wednesday afternoon, they were returning to their village in a fishing boat. It is suspected that their boat overturned due to some reasons and all went missing.  More

5 IPS officers promoted to IG rank, 6 to DIG rank

At least five IPS officers of 2006 batch have been promoted to IG rank, the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, Government of Odisha, informed this issuing a notification on Friday.  More

We will definitely form government in Odisha in 2024: BJP leader Vijay Pal Singh Tomar

Ahead of 2024 general elections, central leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party have camped in Odisha to implement the strategy prepared in Delhi for the state.  More

Tight security in Puri for New Year: No-vehicle-zone from Marichikot square & green corridor for ambulance

The security arrangements will be divided into five parts. No vehicles will be allowed on the Grand Road from Marichikote square. Separate darshan arrangements will be made for Divyang and senior citizens, informed the SP. More

Warden Laxmi Majhi death: Crime Branch team reaches Rayagada for probe, several quizzed

The five-member technical team will investigate the case and collect forensic evidence from the spot. More

Burglary ahead of New Year in Bhubaneswar; miscreants decamp with Rs 20 lakh ornaments kept for marriage

The burglary was reported when the house owner Debadutta Samal and his family members were not present in the house. More

Odisha Govt launches third phase of BSKY scheme

Sustha Odisha, Sukhi Odisha has been the driving force behind all interventions in the health sector in Odisha. It has been my dream to provide universal health coverage to the people of Odisha, where healthcare is a right; accessible and affordable by all, said Odisha CM More

Cab driver of online taxi aggregator kidnapped for ransom in Bhubaneswar

As per reports, the kidnappers demanded Rs 10 lakh ransom money from the victim’s wife to release her husband. They even allegedly beat Das over a video call with his wife to confirm that they had actually kidnapped him. More

BJP activists resort to 'purification rituals' after BJD leader VK Pandian’s Bhadrak visit

Scores of men and women from Sri Bairagi Sishu Mandir took out a rally and reached the Saheed Padia and sprinkled cow dung and turmeric water on the entire area. More

Rs 14L looted from Central Cooperative Bank in Odisha’s Banki

The loot is suspected to be the work of some professional looters as they have also taken away hard disks and computers from the bank, and have also broken the CCTV camera More

House surgeons stage dharna at Bhima Bhoi Medical College after assault on medico; health services hit

They have been sitting on dharna since last evening after a miscreant identified as Samir Badamali from Rajendrapara in Bolangir allegedly assaulted a house surgeon of the hospital, Biswaranjan Sahu. More

No sex racket in Hinjili Autonomous College, Odisha Higher Education Dept clears air after probe

The allegations of a sex racket running in the college surfaced on December 26 following which the department initiated an enquiry. More

Off-roaders to keep poachers, smugglers at bay in Similipal

14 of such off-roader camper vans will be unveiled today by Odisha Forest Minister Pradeep Amat on the occasion of the 64th Foundation Day of Nandankanan Zoological Park. These vehicles will be deployed in Similipal from Tomorrow. More

Five more Covid positive cases reported in Odisha; active case tally rises to 13

The Odisha government has already issued an advisory urging several categories of people to use facemasks while going out in view of the emergence of JN.1 variant of Covid-19 in several other States. More

Four arrested in Sundargarh minor girl rape case

The accused have been identified as Bisra government hospital pharmacist Sanat Kumar Mohanty, owner of a private nursing home Sanjay Kumar Panda, Mahavir Mahato, his brother, and prime accused Sanjit Mahato. More

BSF busts Maoist dump, gun manufacturing materials seized in Koraput and Malkangiri

The materials were stored in a plastic drum and buried under the ground near Sileru river. The jawans detected the Maoist dump while conducting a combing operation in Bhejangwada jungle. More

Woman dies, four missing as boat capsizes in Odisha’s Koraput

According to reports, three women along with their children had been to Badela village to attend a wedding function. While returning, the country-made boat capsized in the river near the village. More

Dense fog engulfs parts of Odisha, vehicular traffic affected in Twin Cities

Earlier, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted there would be no large change in the minimum temperature (Night temperature) over the districts of Odisha during the next five days. More

Odisha to have BJP govt in May, no trace of garbage at Gadakana in 72 hours: Manmohan Samal

Speaking at the protest rally near the Sainik School, Manmohan Samal said that the central government has provided crores of rupees to the state government for disposal of garbage, but the latter has failed to do that. More

From Malkangiri’s roadside to America: Explore story of Kabya’s journey

You do not know what the fate has in store for you. And it is said, what is destined to happen will happen. True to the adage, destiny smiled on a 13-month-old girl who was once found abandoned and uncared for on a roadside in Malkangiri and now she is the daughter of a millionaire in America. More

People believe in Modi Guarantee; BJP will form govt in Odisha: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

Sonowal also urged the Odisha government to come forward to implement Ayush Yojana and cooperate, as the scheme is meant for common people. “Janata is Janadran(people are god). The government should be inspired by the sense of humanity. More

BJP, BJD engage in war of words over VK Pandian’s target at Dharmendra Pradhan 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday traded barbs over BJD leader VK Pandian taking a swipe at Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at a government programme in Angul and Dhenkanal.  More

Acres of govt land sold off by land sharks in Bhubaneswar; BDA files complaint; EOW starts probe

Taking gullible people for a ride, land sharks have fleeced lakh of rupees from the former. Such a scam came to the fore during an investigation by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), which has filed a complaint at the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch. More