Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 06 February 2024

With the veterinary doctors on strike since January 18, livestock healthcare services have been severely affected across the state.  More

Another grave mistake was noticed in the name of former Chief Minister Harekrushna Mahtab which was painted on the wall of Urdu Primary school under Dhamnagar block in Bhadrak. Jatiya Kabi Banchhanidhi Mohanty was written as Banchhanidhi Das on a roadside wall at Bonth Chhak. More

When most love stories don’t end in marriages, Maheswar Mallick, a diploma holder who is working out of the state, and Rukmani, a Divyang, have the luck of the devil.  More

Umashankar Das of IMD Bhubaneswar said, “Usually rise in temperatures does not happen so early. If we look at the temperatures in February and March in the last two years, some towns in Odisha were the hottest ones in the country. For such hot weather conditions, only the El Nino effect cannot be blamed.” More

The HC in its order stated that environmental clearance is mandatory for sand lifting with excavators/machines and it will be granted after assessing the geographical location of the ghats/rivers, amounts of sand reserve, the direction of river courses, and the environmental impact of sand mining. More

I will stay in Odisha for three days and listen to people’s grievances, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at a meeting in Odisha’s Biramitrapur on Tuesday. More

BJP’s state unit president, Manmohan Samal pointed out that the Gajapati Maharaj has already confirmed that Arpan Rath was not the decision of the Srimandir Management Committee. More

Laxmisagar Police in Bhubaneswar arrested four drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol late at night on Monday. They were produced in court on Tuesday, police said.  More

Days after an Odia girl earned appreciation for reading the speech of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at DRDO Bhawan in Delhi, a Class VIII student stole the show with his vote of thanks at the World Odia Language Conference in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.  More

The 25-year-old doctor scaled Mount El'brus, located in southwest Russia, on August 16, 2023. It is the highest above-ground peak in Russia and Europe, After this spectacular success, Khadenga has set his sights on the highest mountain peak in Australia. More

Fall in minimum temperatures by 2-3°C very likely over many parts of Northwest, East and Central India during next 3 days and no significant change thereafter. More

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-led Odisha government spent Rs 19.40 crore on advertisements. Information and Public Relations Minister Pradeep Amat informed this in the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.  More

The NGT held a hearing of the case on January 25. The Sundargarh Collector, the Rourkela Municipal Corporation, the Odisha State Pollution Control Board, the secretary of the Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, and the Central Pollution Control Board have been made parties/respondents in the case.  More

The guidelines have been made by the UGC to enable the Higher Educational Institutions to undertake the academic and professional excellence journey in pursuance of the goals set in line with the vision of the NEP 2020. More

As there were no eyewitnesses in the case, the Court gave the verdict after going through the circumstantial evidence and examination of over 31 witnesses. More

As per reports, the boundary wall was being made for the protection of a 40-ft long drain adjacent to the Shiva Ganga Pond. The contractor dug deep on the inside of the boundary wall making it weak and subsequently collapsing entirely. More

Mishra sat on dharna demanding Vigilance probe on land acquisition for the Vedanta University at Puri. He also demanded a ruling from the Speaker on the issue. More

Twin City Police Commissioner, Sanjeeb Panda today informed that both the accused were nabbed by a team of Special Crime Unit from Pahala area. More

On Monday, Odisha Governor in his address on the first day of the Odisha Assembly’s Budget session said that the state government is taking steps to supply safe drinking water to all rural households through functional household tap connections by 2025. More

These government-run institutions are reportedly functioning from the panchayat office building. More

Out of the two women Maoists, one was a member of the eighth company and another was a party member of Kalahandi-Kandhamal-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division of the CPI (Maoist). More

As per reports, two families from Kudumulugumma under Malkangiri’s Khairiput block had gone to Gummajharan waterfall for a picnic. While shooting for reels on their mobile phones, two young girls of the said families slipped and fell into the river. More

The cinema gallery at the World Odia Language Conference has housed some incredible pieces of history that have become the first choice of cinema lovers at the Conference. More

After the broadcast of the ordeal of the hapless migrant worker's family in OTV, Odisha Labour Department reportedly sprang into action. More

While the name of former Odisha Chief Minister Dr Harekrushna Mahtab was written as Harekrushna Mohanty in Odia, the name of poet Banchanidhi Mohanty was written as Banchanidhi Das. More

Naktideul police started an investigation into the incident by detaining the lecturer following a written complaint by the victim. More

The man in question is Sahadev Prasca who claims to be perfectly healthy, but he has been featured in Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha booklet as a beneficiary of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). More

Taking cognizance of a series of instances of nuisance and violence by bouncers at bars and other watering holes in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the Commissionerate Police on Monday promulgated a set of instructions asking for strict compliance by the bar owners in the Twin Cities while deploying these private security personnel who are informally called as bouncers. More

As per reports, a patient arrived at the State’s premier health institute with a severed hand. But instead of treating him at the hospital, the doctor at the trauma department allegedly asked the attendants of the patient to take him to a private nursing home for ‘better treatment’. More

As per the decision, a special gallery will be constructed on a 900 sq/ft area on the terminal premises. It will be dedicated to Dr BR Ambedkar. The life and ideals of the great man will be displayed through digital technology.     More

The first World Odia Language Conference underway at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar has been extended for three more days. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced this on Monday.  More

OTV tried to check the ground realities in some areas vis-à-vis the government’s recent promotional overdrive. Ichhapur Upper Primary School with classes from I to X under the Jharigaon block of Nabarangpur does not have a teacher for Odia language. The Class-X students will appear for the matric exam shortly without any teaching on the Odia language subject. More

In a heart-wrenching turn of events, Kanhu Mallik, a resident from Sulekela village under Belapada block in Bolangri district breathed his last while waiting eagerly to see his daughter’s face More

As per reports, the HELA machine purchased for Rs 20 crore will be operated by state-of-the-art technology. The machine will help perform radiotherapy with pinpoint accuracy. Only body parts affected by cancer will be exposed to radiation while healthy cells nearby will not be affected.  More