Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Sunday, 21 January 2024

The trained elephants will also help forest officials in forest protection, cleaning tracks in forests, rescuing wild animals in danger, helping forest officials to tranquilize wild animals, and transporting seized items from smugglers and poachers in forested areas. More

Hanuman Vatika in Rourkela was attractively decorated for the temple consecration ceremony. A 12-ft high idol of Lord Ram will be worshipped tomorrow while a massive earthen lamp will be lit in front of the statue. About 6,000 litres of ghee will be used for the lamp to burn for a month.  More

As many as 15 people sustained critical injuries after a tractor in which they were travelling overturned at Fategarh in Nayagarh district on Sunday.  More

The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch on Sunday confiscated drug peddler Siba Prasad Das's properties worth Rs Rs 74.75 lakh.  More

Sarpanch Liu Gamel said that the work for setting up a tower is going on at Hurumadingi while construction of towers of BSML and Airtel is also underway at other places. “A BSNL tower on behalf of the Odisha government has been set up in the panchayat.    More

The Bhubaneswar MP stated, “Who are advising the government should be removed. All know what happened to Arpan Rath which was taken around the state to collect rice and betel nuts ahead of the inauguration of the Srimandir Parikrama project. Now irregularities were committed in the recruitment of junior teachers. What do such issues reflect?” More

BJD legislator Sudhir Samal said, “Party’s organisational secretary Pranab Prakash Das has already made his clarification on the issue of Mahal Manda. Whenever the recruitment of various posts is done, it is done through an agency of the central government. If the Union Minister doubts the recruitment process, he can question that agency." More

In a major relief to students, the central government has instructed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to conduct board exams twice a year for class X and XII students from academic session 2024-2025.  More

The artist has depicted Lord Ram as a warrior. The cloth of the image was painted saffron while the body was coloured blue. The image of Lord Ram holds a bow in his left arm and an arrow in his right hand while a quiver has been slung across the shoulder. More

As per political analyst Akshay Sahu, it’s a political gimmick by the Congress party. More

20 police officials would be conferred with the prestigious Governor’s Medals under different categories for their outstanding service and contribution to the state in the year 2023. More

A case has been registered in this connection and a manhunt was launched to nab the absconding truck driver. More

The sand animation film is of 5 minutes and 34 seconds duration. The short movie explains the entire process of construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. More

The temple administration has beautifully decorated the Ram Temple ahead of the grand ceremony. More

The people of a village named ‘Ajodhya’ in Odisha are also equally excited for the auspicious occasion. The village is situated in Nilgiri block under Balasore district of the State. More

Following the accident, Basant was shifted to Cuttack-based SCB Medical College and Hospital where his condition is stated to be critical. More

On the fourth day of the silver jubilee function of the Biju Patnaik Film and Television Institute of Odisha (BPFTIO) in Cuttack, a workshop on ‘Low Budget Filmmaking’ was organised.  More

The STF officials received a tip-off about a deal of Rs 25 lakh for the leopard hide. They laid a trap. They conducted a raid in Sudrukama area and arrested the accused identified as Goutam Behera(55). The accused had reportedly struck a deal to sell the hide to a person for Rs 25 lakh. More

The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast dense fog in coastal and nearby districts for three days starting January 21.  More

Congress corporator Santosh Bhola said, "Massive irregularities have been done in Bali Yatra projects. The Committee that was formed to probe the scam has not made its report public. I was inquiring about it on Friday. The CMC is not interested in looking into the irregularities.” More

The RI demanded a bribe of Rs. 9,000 from a complainant to submit an inquiry report to the tehsildar regarding the conversion of paternal agricultural land to homestead land and to issue an RoR in his favour. The complaint intimated the matter to the Vigilance department. More