Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Friday, 19 January 2024

On January 22 when the grand consecration ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya will take place, the residents of Sambalpur town will light 1,11,000 earthen lamps on the banks of Ayodhya pond in the Mahanadi River.  More

A farmer allegedly ended his life for not being able to repay loans taken to grow paddy at Khurusia village under Kamakhyanagar Police limits of Dhenkanal on Friday.  More

In a shocking incident, a man allegedly hacked his uncle (father’s younger brother) and his sister-in-law (cousin brother’s wife) to death at Paladhuapalli village under Khallikote Police limits of Ganjam district on Friday.  More

The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of selling more than half of the recently-filled 20,000 teacher posts.  More

Bhubaneswar Cyber Police on Friday arrested a person for creating a fake ID of a woman on a matrimonial site and duping a user.  More

In an exclusive interview with OTV, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed the alleged prevalence of officer raj in Odisha.  More

According to an official report, the night safari will remain open till 9:30pm every day for the visitors who find it difficult to spare time in the day to visit the sanctuary. More

“It is wrong as Odisha is BJP’s incomplete mission. To serve Odisha is a long-standing dream of the BJP and we want to achieve it,” said Sarma. More

The accused has been identified as Punia Sahu. He has more than 20 cases against him at several police stations in Bhubaneswar. More

The makeshift roadside vendors from Market Chhak to Hospital Chhak that were evicted on December 25 on account of the inauguration of the Srimandir Parikrama project in Puri staged a demonstration on the Grand Road (Bada Danda ) on Friday demanding rehabilitation.  More

As per reports, thousands of packets of paddy were kept by several farmers at Barikel mandi for procurement. Despite paddy packets being tagged, the mandis are yet to open and millers are yet to lift the paddy. More

The IMD further informed that there would be no large change in the minimum temperature (night temperature) at several places over the districts of Odisha during the next four to five days. More

Two teams of GST consisting of eight to ten officers simultaneously raided two shoe godowns of Patra Agency at Baji Chowk and Jagan Nagar in Dhenkanal. More

Admitting a special leave petition (SLP) of petitioner Rajat Mishra, the top court also issued notices to other concerned parties in this regard. More

The UGC – NET December 2023 was conducted by NTA in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode for 83 subjects. More

As per initial reports, stone was allegedly hurled at the vehicle of Tripathy at his residence in Jharsuguda. Tripathy has lodged a police complaint in connection with the incident. The entire act has been captured in the CCTV camera installed at the place. More

The educationists and guardians in the district have expressed their concerns over the poor educational status of the students. More

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

The first day of the upcoming Assembly will start with the Governor’s address on February 5. More

Following the incident, the lady sarpanch and her husband were first taken to Mangalpur community health centre and later shifted to the district headquarters hospital. More

As per the Secretary of Suara Mahasuara Nijoga Narayan Mahasuara, the rice and betel nuts collected through Arpan Rath will be used in the service of Lord Jagannath at Puri Srimandir. More

As per initial reports, the raids are being conducted in Odisha and Chhattisgarh for the second consecutive day. The raids are being conducted at several places- Sundargarh, Rourkela, Rayagada, Rajganjpur, Bargarh in Odisha and Raipur in Chhattisgarh. More

The clinical haematology department of the SCB Medical College and Hospital had successfully performed the transplantation. More

As per legend, Lord Ram along with Devi Sita and Laxman had spent seven days at Saptasajya hill during his exile from Ayodhya. More

A scooter collided head-on with a bike coming from the opposite direction near Kesari Patna village. More

Interestingly, the stuff is being sold under code-names like ‘Baba’, ‘Special’, ‘Sukha’, ‘Rocket’, ‘Chinese’, ‘Chamba,’ and ‘Topa’ for anything between Rs 10 and Rs 100 a piece.  More

Devotees in Odisha are even more ecstatic as the State shares a unique connection with Lord Ram. More

As the elections are drawing closer, the state Congress saw one leader after another staging a comeback into its fold after veteran leader Ajoy Kumar was assigned as party’s state in-charge.  More

As per the survey report, around 64 per cent students of 14 to 18 years age group in Sambalpur district don’t know the division. Around 46 per cent students are not able to read a sentence correctly. More

The Revenue and Disaster Management Department issued a notification to this effect on Thursday. More