Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 11 January 2024

amala Majhi, an Aganwadi worker in Jharigaon, said, “We have to buy an egg from the market for Rs 8 while the government is paying only Rs 5. If we give the required number of eggs to children and pregnant women, we have to pay an extra Rs 3 from our pocket. Sometimes, we are not able to give eggs to children”  More

A miscreant stoned a five-year-old boy to death in front of the minor's father atop Saraguli hill near Mendara village under Dabugaon Police limits of Nabarangpur district on Thursday More

The Central Government had carried out its annual cleanliness survey and its results were announced on Thursday. The winners received the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023’ from President Droupadi Murmu at an event organised by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry in New Delhi.   More

The ‘Parikrama Rath’ (Arpan Rath) initiative is being viewed as counterproductive for the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as it is getting mired in controversies.   More

Be careful while responding to messages promising lucrative offers on your Telegram app. Or else, you could be the next victim caught in the net of cybercriminals.  More

BJP leaders filed a complaint at the Cyber Police Station on Wednesday, demanding stern action against the BJD workers/leaders alleging their involvement in objectionable postings on social media More

Infant girl Bijayini, who was miraculously rescued from a borewell at Laripalli under Rengali block, was discharged from VIMSAR, Burla on Thursday.  More

Police rushed to the spot and started an investigation into the matter. The body was recovered by the police and sent for post-mortem. More

A special team constituted by the Labour Commission visited the Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital and questioned the medical staff about circumstances leading to the tragedy, apart from getting details of the treatment of the burnt victims.  More

Odisha Governor Raghubar Das visited the Tara Tarini temple to seek blessings of the presiding deity of Ganjam on Thursday, the second day of his two-day visit to the district.  More

Boipariguda Police reached the spot and started an inquiry into the incident. More

Construction of a grand Ram Temple was one of the main election planks of BJP for many decades and the PM, known as a dyed-in-the wool Hindu nationalist, wanted to reap maximum political dividend out of the much-awaited consecration of the temple. More

SJTA chief administrator, Ranjan Das informed that various rituals and related works will be carried on for three days (January 15, 16, and 17) before the inauguration ceremony on January 17.    More

As per reports, Rahul’s Odisha leg of the yatra will move through Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh and Jharsuguda districts. More

All the injured were initially admitted to Khariar Hospital. Later, two of them were shifted to Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital as their condition deteriorated. More

Chandan and his family members allegedly fled away from the hospital leaving Dali and the newborn boy due to an earlier family feud. More

The members of the Congress party set out in a rally from Rajendra College Square with placards and banners in their hands. They were heading towards the Gandhi stadium when the police stopped them midway. More

Kuresh Behera and Sonu Bisoi started from their home town Berhampur’s Chandpur on December 30, 2023 and expect to reach Ayodhya before January 22 to see the grand consecration ceremony. They have reached Bhadrak on Thursday. More

The first incident was reported from Tudigadia market in Khaira where at least six miscreants robbed an Axis bank ATM by cutting open the vending machine with the help of gas cutters. They even bombed the kiosk while robbing it. More

Following a tip-off, a team from Bolangir Forest Division raided Kotagaon village under Tushura police limits in the district and arrested wildlife smuggler Mukesh Manahira. Upon questioning him, he revealed the whereabouts of his accomplice in the neighbouring Boudh district. More

As per reports, the vending zone made of iron sheets sits just below an 11kv power line. The space inside the cabins is too small and there is no power supply as well. More

As per reports, the Sarisua Hill standing on the border of Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts once had a green top. But stone blasting from it for the last few months has made it bald and almost half of the hill has been cut off by the mafias and converted to stones. More

Displaced by the Srimandir Parikrama Prakalp (Heritage Corridor Project) in Puri, they lamented that they have not got invitations for the inauguration of the project slated to be held on January 17. More

While a student fell into a hot oil pan following a stampede-like situation, another student fell sick in the scramble. More

As per political analysts, BJD has made this kind of announcement ahead of the 2024 General Elections anticipating a threat to its women vote bank. More

Dense fog enveloped places like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Rourkela, Angul, and Phulbani while the minimum visibility in Bhubaneswar was recorded at 100 metres. Due to foggy conditions, vehicular movement in most parts of the state was disrupted. More

The BJP warned If no action is taken immediately, legal recourse on the issue will be taken. If necessary, the party will take to the streets, said senior party leader Samir Mohanty. More