Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Friday, 12 January 2024

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday. Himanta Biswa Sarma will be attending the Odisha Television Limited’s (OTV) annual convention - ‘Foresight 2024' as the chief guest.  More

Hearing a PIL filed by some Police SI aspirants alleging irregularities in the selection procedure, the Orissa High Court has issued a notice to the Police Recruitment Board and the state government.  More

Local residents have expressed dissatisfaction over the alleged shoddy work done in haste ahead of the mega opening of the project on January 17, 2024. More

Ahead of the inauguration of the ‘Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa’ (Srimandir Heritage Corridor Project) in Puri, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb on Friday performed the ‘Acharyabaran Niti’ in his palace.  More

After meeting Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw a few days ago and now holding a ‘Sankalp Samavesh’ at Bali Yatra ground in Cuttack, Ollywood actor and BJD’s state secretary Arindam Roy is keeping political pundits guessing about his next move.  More

The villagers and beneficiaries of Nuapatna Panchayat under Narasinghapur block in Cuttack district detained seven Arpan Raths on Friday over allegedly not receiving PDS rice for seven months. More

The wife of Simulia block development officer (BDO) Biswaranjan Mohanty, whose body was found hanging in his government quarters on January 11, has been inconsistent with her statements.  More

The flight-test was conducted against a high-speed unmanned aerial target at a very low altitude. The target was successfully intercepted by the weapon system and destroyed. More

As per the latest directive, the state government has now asked doctors in the state to write post-mortem reports, prescriptions, and medico-legal reports in capital letters or legible handwriting or typed form only so that their handwriting doesn't create any confusion. More

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday informed that light rainfall or snowfall at isolated places is very likely over Jammu Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad on January 12 and 13 and over Himachal Pradesh today. More

Pandian was shown black flag at Manikeswari Chhak when he was on his way to Krishnanagar to attend a public meeting after finishing a ‘Nua O’ programme in the morning at Bhawanipatna. More

A single bench of Justice Chittaranjan Dash observed that Cyber Crime is spearheading in the State and a good deal of people gets affected by its menace. The bench was hearing a petition filed by one Suprabha Behera who lost a substantial amount to cyber fraud. More

A total of 44 platoons of police force will be deployed for the overall security, traffic and other arrangements which will be in place from today till January 16. More

The exams for third semester undergraduates and postgraduates, which were scheduled for January 13, were rescheduled to January 24 following a letter from Zilla Parishad. More

Senior Vigilance officials informed that Rs 3,08,750 cash, 336 grams of gold were recovered from the rented house in Talcher and Rs 10 lakh from Behera’s house at Astarang. The total cash seizure from Behera stands at Rs 24.24 lakh. More

Shantilata had earlier reported the matter to the local police station seeking intervention. It is suspected that Alok ended his life following the ongoing family feud. More

These guidelines aim at developing a robust ecosystem for research, innovation, and knowledge transfer. The UGC in a letter has asked Higher Education Institutions to implement the guidelines. More

As per reports, Pujari was at the Shiva Temple on the Saraguli hill doing puja while his son was sitting on the verandah. During this, Jalandhara Santa from the same village came to the temple and allegedly killed Pujari’s son with a rock. More

A division bench of acting Chief Justice Dr. BR Sarangi and Justice Murahari Sri Raman went through the details of institution, disposal and pendency of cases relating to MPs and MLAs for the month of December, 2023 which indicates that all total 423 cases are pending in various courts. More

Nelson was associated with Naxal organisation for a long time, following which he was arrested by Bisra police in Sundargarh and was sent to jail in May 2023. After being released on bail, he shunned violence to return to the mainstream of society. More

As per reports, the road that passes through the main market in Satyabadi has electric poles installed, bulbs on them, but there has been no electricity connection till now. Accidents often take place on the road in the middle of the market due to the darkness and there are reports of people losing their lives as well. More

The victim family which was going through a domestic problem sought Pani’s help, who in turn gave them cloves and charged lakhs of rupees as his consultation fee. More

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