Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 23 January 2024

Sculptor Subrat Moharana said, “Significantly, the 500-year wait for an abode of Lord Ram came to an end. Lord Ram made His homecoming which has given us immense joy. I feel very proud of being a part of the determination ‘mandir wohin banayenge’. Over 150 Odia sculptors were engaged in the temple construction." More

Goutam Kisan, ACP Zone-2 said, ”We could not get information immediately about her close relatives or distant relatives. We tried to get information about them. We kept the body for her acquaintance to come forward to claim it for last rites. But on one came.” More

BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who did not visit Puri Srimandir despite being present for the Heritage Corridor project inauguration, on Tuesday visited Jagannath Temple for a darshan. More

The work to lay the underground pipelines was underway this afternoon. The soil was being dug out from 12 to 15 ft depth to lay drainage pipes. Water pipes and slurry pipes of various companies passed underground in the area.  More

Senior BJP leader, Bhrugu Buxipatra said, “There is a need to wipe out such Mahal Mandas in Odisha. The BJP opposes the way the Odisha government is playing with the future of Odisha people and youth.” More

It is pertinent to mention here that the National Education Policy-2020 aims at promoting teaching-learning through local languages in Higher Education. More

It is pertinent to mention here that the AICTE has decided to regulate HEIs offering BCA, BBA and BMS programmes for maintaining uniform quality and academic standards across management and computer application programmes on similar lines of postgraduate courses/ programmes (MCA/MBA). More

Acting on a tip-off about the bird smuggling, forest officials raided an area in Rourkela and on the borders of Jharkhand on Tuesday. They seized a large number of parrots which were being smuggled into other states for sale. More

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that there will be no major change in the minimum temperature (Night temperature) during the next two days More

The mother elephant and the calf were crossing the Dhenkanal-Kapilash road near Nagiapasi, but slid into the roadside trench. The animals were struggling to get out of the pit, but all in vain. Coming to know about the distressed animals, local residents immediately informed the forest department.  More

A blood unit from AIIMS Bhubaneswar was delivered at a hospital in Tangi as part of the trial run. The drone used weighs 12 kilograms and can carry a load of medicines, blood units and other essential medical kits ranging from 2 to 5 kg. More

A villager of Godua alleged, “Entry of elephants in our village is a routine affair. Four houses were demolished by an elephant. We demand immediate compensation for the loss.” The villagers alleged that the forest department is doing nothing to curb the elephant mayhem.  More

The letter was recovered during the opening of hundi on Monday night. Written in red ink, the writer, suspected to be a girl, sought the blessing of the Goddess to unify with her boyfriend Kanha. More

Kantabanjhi police reached the spot immediately and seized the body from the cremation ground for conducting a post-mortem and further investigation into the matter. More

However, the agency has clearly stated that the admit cards for the candidates whose exams are scheduled on subsequent dates i.e. (for Paper1: B.E./B.Tech.) will be released in due course. More

At a presser in Bhubaneswar, Kumar said that Biju Babu’s poster is now missing after ex-IAS officer VK Pandian came into the picture. The Congress’ Odisha-in-charge further said that he has travelled some 1000 km within the state and he came across such a situation. More

The villagers have demanded immediate reconstruction of the road and stern action against the contractor and the engineer for poor-quality work. More

The return of Cuttack-Barabati MLA Moquim and former MLA Biswal to the party fold was reportedly finalised after the duo met the party's Odisha in-charge Ajoy Kumar at the state guest house in Bhubaneswar on Monday. More

The collection featured eight distinct looks that Samantha effortlessly carried at Kresha Bajaj's studio. More

The Odisha culture department has illuminated the museum building with architectural illumination. This time the admission register of Stuart School is going to be included in the new museum's Netaji Childhood Biography Gallery. More

As per reports, the encounter broke out during a combing operation by the security personnel in the jungle when they spotted the Maoists and their camp. The ultras fired shots at the police following which the security forces retaliated. More

Many parents in Odisha's Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts named their babies born on the Ram temple consecration day as Ram and Sita. More

The fire reportedly originated from the Obstetrics and Gynaecology ward where many patients were being treated. More

As per reports, the duo rented cars from two different self-drive rental agencies in Bhubaneswar but never returned them. After stealing them, the duo mortgaged the cars and earned money worth lakhs of rupees from it. More

As per reports, the driver lost control of the steering wheel and went over the footpath near the slum behind Odisha Legislative Assembly. The uncontrolled car came to a halt after hitting a wall. More

The Marwari Society in Cuttack observed deepotsav with religious fervour on Monday evening following the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. More

Bibhu Kishore alleged that his elder brother attacked his wife Rakshi and singer Pummy(staying as a tenant) in his house. Piyush was also accused of thrashing his mother.  More

National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Baijayant Panda attended the programme at Daria Ramchandi shrine in Mahakalpara of Kendrapara on Monday. He offered prayer to the goddess. More

Panda started his journalism career in a premier Odia daily newspaper in 1984. He was well-known as an eminent and fearless journalist in the State. More

Odisha in-charge of Congress Ajoy Kumar said, “Those leaders who are with us will be called for discussion. Our fight is to save the country. Our fight is to save Odisha. The fruit of patience is sweet.”   More

The General Administration and Public Grievance Department issued a notification in this regard. As many as 17 districts have got new Collectors. More