Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 30 January 2024

As per reports, the Dibyang persons were carrying out their small businesses at Market building. After they were evicted, they had been demanding permanent rehabilitation.  More

Ahead of the 2024 general elections, the Odisha Pradesh Mahila Congress has got its new president. Meenakshi Bahinipati, wife of senior Congress leader and Jeypore MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati has been appointed as the president of the state Congress’ women wing.  More

Apartment buyers are facing a lot of inconveniences in getting their flats registered. Many people in Bhubaneswar have invested lakhs by booking individual apartments in the housing projects of private builders, but they have not got ownership of their flats in the absence of an apartment ownership law.  More

The Special Judge, CBI Cases, on Tuesday, sentenced a bank branch manager to four years of rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case.  More

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present her sixth and this government’s final budget ahead of the elections for the fiscal year 2024-25 on February 1.  More

Tension gripped Paralakhemundi District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) on Tuesday after a woman allegedly roughed up a doctor, accusing him of serving a wrong post-mortem report.  More

As per reports, a Mekap servitor and a Chunara servitor got into a fight over the sale of flags near the Natamanadap. It was alleged that during the fight, the Chunara servitor also lost his gold chain.  More

In Ayodhya, Rohit has been moving about the streets holding the photograph of his missing father Manoj Bebarta to get clues about his whereabouts. He has also filed a missing complaint at the police station.      More

Srimandir in Puri will remain out of bounds for devotees for three hours for the ‘Banakalagi ritual’ on Wednesday.  More

According to sources, the names of Sarpanch and some others were not mentioned in the plaques. It is alleged that the supporters of the sarpanch and the block chairperson deliberately damaged the plaques. Following the incident, a complaint was lodged at the police station.  More

In a major breakthrough, Balasore Police on Tuesday busted a dacoit gang and arrested three persons. The police also seized 22 motorcycles and one car from their possession.  More

BJP leader Mohan Majhi alleged, “The BJD government had hatched a conspiracy to sell off tribal land to industrialists by amending the Odisha Scheduled Areas Transfer of Immovable Property (By Scheduled Tribes) Regulation. Following stiff protests by tribal outfits and the BJP, the government took a U-turn and now it was completely withdrawn.” More

The outfit under the aegis of ‘Milita Odisha Nisha Nibaran Abhiyan’ chose January 30, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, to take out the protest in Puri. More

As per reports, around 50 passengers on board the boat were stranded in the middle of Mahanadi river for three long hours before they were safely rescued. More

As per IMD, isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall is also likely over Kashmir valley, Himachal Pradesh on January 31 and February 1 and Uttarakhand on January 31 under its influence. More

As per initial reports, the body of the CRPF jawan was found hanging from the ceiling fan of the hotel room in Ashok Nagar area in the Capital city. More

The bond will be applicable for all candidates seeking admission in Government Medical Colleges, either under state quota or all India quota in PG Diploma /Diplomate National Board (DNB) /Doctorate National Board (DrNB)/ MD/ MS/ MDS/ DM/ M.Ch. courses or any other courses as may be adopted in State and notified from time to time. More

Das has adopted a technique to make the students learn lessons through music, particularly through some hit Bollywood numbers. Not only history or geography, Das has even prepared songs to teach trigonometry and geometry formulas. More

The district education officers (DEOs) of Bhadrak, Balasore, Bolangir, Deogarh, Gajapati, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj and Sambalpur have allegedly not complied with the previous directives of the Directorate of Elementary Education. More

As per reports, the bus carrying passengers from Kolkata was en route to Panchalingeswar in Balasore district and was just a few kilometres from its destination when the driver fell ill behind the wheel. More

The Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday conducted raids on the properties of a Junior Engineer (JE) of the Water Resources Department, CADA division in Malkangiri district on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.  More

Following the accreditation, Sunapur beach located on the confluence of Bahuda river and Bay of Bengal, became the second such beach in Odisha after Puri. More

The protesters alleged, that despite the Centre granting money for the railway project eight years back, the State government has failed to acquire land for the same. It has caused an inordinate delay to the project. More

Barik’s family alleged that despite arranging blood immediately and waiting for more than three hours with the blood packets, no doctor came to treat him resulting in the death of Barik. More

Ahead of the upcoming elections, the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed Sajan Sharma and Pitambar Acharya as spokespersons, following recommendations of state unit president, Manmohan Samal.  More

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday convened a preparatory meeting for the Khandagiri Mela, which will start on February 16 and will continue till February 24.  More

As per reports, CPI leader Abhay Sahu, CPI(M) leader Suresh Panigrahy, CPI(M-L) leader Yudhisthir Mohapatra, Forward Block leader Jyoti Rajan Mohapatra, NCP leader Bikram Swain, and RJD leader Harish Mohapatra among others were present at the meeting.  More

The Odisha cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday approved the LABHA scheme-(Laghu Bana Jatya Drabya Kraya) to ensure MSP for MFP (minimum support price for minor forest produce). More

Some women members of self-help groups (SHGs) in the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC) area on Monday alleged that the administration has cheated them by not taking them on a trip to visit Parikrama Prakalpa in Puri.  More