Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Chittaranjan Jena displaced by the project said, "We were told that identity cards will be issued to us. Besides, there will be information plaques where the names of oustees will be engraved. That did not happen. They did not even think it wise to at least give an invitation card on this auspicious occasion.”     More

Significantly, ‘Ramcharita Manas’ a famous epic poem based on the Ramayana, has been written on this special cloth, prepared from Eri silk. The cloth was prepared after getting permission from the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. More

In a heart-wrenching incident, the bodies of twin babies were recovered from a well on Wednesday in Mundadhipi sahi in Basala village under Bantala Police limits of Angul district.  More

In the Kalyansinghpur panchayat of Rayagada district, rice and betel collected through an Arpan Rath have been kept at the panchayat office. Sarpanch Goutam Barli expressed displeasure over it and sought to know why the collected items have not been sent to Puri.  More

Public relations officer (PRO) of the Govardhan Peeth, Pandit Matruprasad Mishra said, "Since the seer’s visit to the famous Gangasagar Mela in West Bengal was pre-scheduled, he has been there for the mela. That’s why he could not attend the ceremony.” More

The candidates will have to pay a course fee of Rs 12,000 for two years. The programme offers total credit of 80 and the study materials will be provided both in print and digital. More

In his letter, Pradhan said that Odisha is the fourth-largest paddy producing state. Due to bumper harvest, it is estimated that 79 LMT rice will be collected in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2023-24 in Odisha. More

Despite the ban in several parts of Odisha, the deadly manja and plastic strings are being available and used to fly kites. More

The supporters of Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati strongly opposed ex-MLA Rabi Nanda who reiterated the statements made by the former recently. More

Hundreds of candidates staged a demonstration outside the OSEPA office in Bhubaneswar alleging that the cut-off list of the test had not been published before the publication of the merit list. Though many examinees have secured more marks, they have been left out of the merit list. More

Giridhar Gamang along with his wife (ex-MLA) Hema Gamang and son Sishir joined the Congress in the presence of the party's Odisha in-charge, Ajoy Kumar in New Delhi on Wednesday More

The HC has directed the government to submit the status report on the issue in two or three days through an affidavit. The next hearing of the case will be held after two weeks. More

The accused have been identified as Jagannath Jena and Anil Nayak. Senior Police officials informed that both the accused have been doing such illegal trafficking of cough syrup and their criminal antecedents are being verified. More

The STF officials informed that mule bank accounts racket was being operated by Sk Jamiruddin of West Medinipur. He had employed around 10-15 people to open bank accounts and was paying them Rs 15000 per month. More

In its latest weather bulletin, the IMD predicted that light to moderate rainfall in isolated to some places very likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal & Sikkim and Northeast India on January 17 and January 18, 2024. More

Patnaik and Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb broke open coconuts in front of the Parikrama plaque to dedicate the project to people. More

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) suggested identifying suitable land /built-up space within the campuses of the universities for establishing Working Women Hostel (WWH). More

The latest UGC reminder came after it was found that some universities have still not changed their ceremonial dress code during the convocation. More

Apart from Odisha, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and Telangana have been ranked as 'Top Performer' states while Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu bagged top awards (Best Performer) states. More

The department requested the DEOs to issue instructions to all the headmasters/ headmistress to paint the seven important PM POSHAN information on the school walls in a conspicuous place for public view. More

The locals of Ramagiri will consecrate the idols of Lord Ram and Devi Sita at the Jagannath Temple on January 22, at the exact time of Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. More

It has been done in view of the inauguration of the Srimandir Parikrama Project in Puri on January 17 (Today) and the consecration ceremony of Sri Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. More

The 60-metre-wide bow-shaped bridge connects four lanes of roads and has been built on 37 acres of land. It is constructed at an expense of Rs 161 crore. More

As per a BPUT notification, the University, its constituted/affiliated colleges and the Centre for UG & PG Studies (CUPGS) will remain closed on Wednesday. More

A one-sided love affair turned bloody after a youth allegedly slit the throat of a girl at Buanla village under Sadar block of Balasore district on Tuesday.  More

The vehicle of sub-collector Bijayananda Sethi was coming from the Bolangir side while the victims on the motorcycle were coming from the Patanagarh side. The van and the bike collided head-on near Sarmuhani. The two on the motorcycle were thrown off under the impact and suffered critical injuries. The bike was damaged.  More

Tension gripped the government veterinary hospital at Buxi Bazaar in Cuttack when local people thronged the facility and objected to the practice of doctors using prescription papers with the branding of a private medicine store.  More

During a special interview with OTV, the Puri King said that the outer infrastructure development of Srimadir is for smooth movement of devotees and easing the rush, but it has become essential to streamline the arrangements for devotees inside the Srimandir, particularly in Jagamohan and Natamandap.   More

On the second day of the Yajna today, rituals like Panchakarma, Shala Prabesh, and sprinkling of sacred water on the new structures were held. The recital of four Vedas was carried out like the previous day.  More