Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 01 February 2024

Preparations for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sambalpur are in full swing. Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena chaired a high-level meeting at Lok Seba Bhawan on Thursday on the preparations for the PM’s visit on February 3. More

Debendra Sahu, secretary of the Chhatra Bazaar Traders' Association, said, ”The old stocks of garlic have exhausted. The arrival of new crops will take time at least 10 to 15 days. Since the supplies have dwindled, the prices are soaring. The price will come down only after fresh supplies arrive.” More

A woman reportedly managed to prevent her husband from marrying for the second time in Patnagarh town of  Bolangir district on Thursday.  More

The linguists have put a question mark over the delayed organisation of the sammilani.  More

Dhani Nayak waxed eloquent on the occasion and was all praise for the DGP for his love and affection. He said, “I am mere subordinate – a sweeper. The officer of such a high position like the DGP embraced me with warm affection and respect on the day of my retirement. I am on cloud nine.” More

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has directed the Odisha DGP, the Angul district Collector, and the Superintendent of Police to initiate a probe and submit reports withing seven days. More

No lobby of leaders will work to secure Congress tickets. By furnishing all the required details, leaders have to apply for tickets online, said Odisha in-charge of the Congress, Ajoy Kumar on Thursday.  More

Police started an investigation with the help of a scientific team at the site. Police recovered shoes, a bag, a trouser, and a shirt from near the skeleton. Besides, a rope was found near a tree.  More

Burglars yet again struck two flats in an apartment and looted gold ornaments worth over lakhs of rupees in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday night, leaving the Commissionerate Police at their wits’ end and giving the residents of the capital city sleepless nights.  More

Addressing a presser, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed about the allocation of Rs 10,536 cr for the State of Odisha. More

The people of Bharak were regaled by the grand colourful festival for which the government spent crores of rupees by roping in Ollywood and Bollywood stars and singers. After the festival, the administration and the organisers allegedly forgot to take care of the idol of Lord Jagannath. More

With just two days to go for the much-awaited FIH Pro League, the women’s team of China, USA, Netherlands and Australia have arrived in Bhubaneswar and are undergoing their final preparations. More

As per reports, the car first hit another car on the road and then ran over a woman. When the locals tried to stop the driver, he drove off and dragged a scooter with him. More

Another western disturbance is likely to affect Northwest India from February 3, 2024. More

The accused was arrested based on the allegations filed by one Anil Kumar Panda. The complainant alleged that he along with 34 others was cheated by the MD of M/s GLF Infratech Pvt. Ltd. More

Vigilance officials informed that disproportionate assets to the tune of 236 percent of his known sources of income have been detected. Mohanty was arrested late on Wednesday night and has been remanded to jail custody till February 13, 2024. More

The last date for successful payment is February 8. The candidates can make necessary correction in their particulars from February 9 to February 11, 2024. More

The bus named Shree Laxmi was enroute to Choudwar from Deogarh when the driver lost control of the steering wheel and climbed over the divider near Nuapatna. More

The OHRC, while hearing a plea filed by rights activist Biswapriya Kanungo, had earlier sought the response of the different departments, including the W&CD department, regarding the actions taken to check the rising cases of witch-hunting and related crimes. More

As per reports, both the girls studying in Class 6 stayed with their families at Khandagiri Bari. As usual, they went to school together on Wednesday, but did not return home. More

Dayal Gangwar has been appointed as ADG (Police Modernization) while IPS officer Rajesh Kumar, currently posted as ADGP, Modernisation, has been transferred as ADGP, Railways & Coastal Security with the Additional charge of Director of the State Forensic Sciences Laboratory (SFSL). More

A 17-year-old boy stabbed a student of a degree college to death Kairansi village under Khallikote Police limits on Tuesday. What was very disconcerting about the incident was that the juvenile delinquent committed the crime after returning from a Bal Sudhar Gruha (juvenile home/borstal for young offenders). People were shocked by such an incident.  More

As per the allegations, the Nua-O programme of the State government is ruining the academic atmosphere on campuses. More

Local residents claimed that just hours after taking food at the programme, many villagers were taken ill. ‘Stale dal’ was served to them at the programme, they alleged.  More

Who drove out a group of differently-abled roadside vendors, who had been staging a sit-in outside the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) office, last night? This question is now doing the rounds as the family members alleged that the agitating divyangs are untraceable after they were forced out of the agitation site last night. More