Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Wednesday, 07 February 2024

BJD leader Debi Prasad Mishra said that political statements should be confined to election issues. “Our priority is the development of the state. Sensitive issues should not be sensationalised. It will damage the reputation of the state. That should not be done. The Chief Minister has appealed to the opposition parties to carry forward the development works,” he added.    More

As per the survey, out of the total 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, the BJP will win 11 seats while 9 seats will go to BJD's kitty and Congress will end up with one seat.   More

Farmer Biranchi Malick said, "A forest is there in our Karamul panchayat. Elephants, porcupines, boars, and jackals damage our crops. We farmers have adopted this mechanism to scare the animals away. Boars are a major menace. We fear to kill boars because of legal action. This system keeps these marauding animals away from our farmland.” More

Puri SP Pinak Mishra said, “We will investigate their forward and backward linkage -- who others are involved in it and from where the two were procuring the banned substance. Their distribution network is under scanner. The two will be thoroughly interrogated.” More

The women alleged that the place where the liquor bar has been allowed to operate has a school, a pond, and a temple nearby. If the liquor bar is opened at the place, there is every possibility that the law and order situation could deteriorate and it would give rise to anti-social activities, they apprehended. More

The deliberations in the meeting centered on preparing an error-free calendar for the coming Odia year with accurate astrological calculations to determine the days and timings of the upcoming festivals and rituals.  More

The Government is giving 1000 Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) per year to OBC students for taking up advanced studies and research. The total number of slots under the NFOBC scheme is 1000 per year. More

The agitating teachers warned of intensifying their agitation if the government fails to meet their demands. They said that the government will see their unity in the upcoming elections  More

However, the Minister further informed the House that the state government would take appropriate steps at the right time after reviewing the criteria and norms. More

UGC believes that the employability of graduates can be improved by developing practical experience and exposure with the required right kind of attitude for the workplace. More

The ruling came while hearing a petition which alleged that the Odisha government is ignoring local public representatives in the Nabin Odisha programme. More

The accused has been identified as Rajat Kumar of Haryana. He was nabbed from Himachal Pradesh on February 4 and brought to Bhubaneswar on a transit remand today. Rajat Kumar was arrested based on the complaint filed by a lady journalist in Bhubaneswar. More

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday also brought similar allegations and demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the case. More

According to Ramesh, the only difference is P and D while B and J are common in BJP and BJD. “In one party, there is double ‘P’ and you know them who are running the government. One P is running the government in the name of another P. More

Dharmendra Pradhan demanded a warning from Delhi to Odisha over the now-withdrawn Tribal Land Transfer Bill. More

The BJP MLAs rushed to the well of the House and created ruckus over the issue on the third day of the Budget session of the Odisha Assembly. The members staged a demonstration by holding posters. More

The incident was reported from Bujula Upper Primary School under Kandhamal’s Daringibadi block and it came to the fore after the headmaster of the school vented his frustration on social media after failing to secure a hand pump for the school despite repeated requests to the authorities. More

While addressing a massive gathering during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra at Panposh in Rourkela, Rahul Gandhi said that the BJP and RSS are spreading hatred which is affecting the country. He suggested to open ‘Mohabat Ki Dukan’. More

As per reports, the birth control centre has a capacity of 240 dogs. It has 48 kennels, two operation theatres and five operating tables. The centre can sterilise up to 100 dogs a day. More

Justice Singh’s name was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium to the Central Government for appointment as the next Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court following the retirement of Chief Justice Subhasis Talapatra on October 3, 2023. More

As per reports, the Cuttack civic body had spent lakhs of rupees on the stray dog sterilisation drive at a time when the Orissa High Court had put a ban on the same. More

As per reports, at least 29 women were brought to Rajkanika CHC for tubectomy on Tuesday. However, after the surgery, they were left to sleep on the floor of the hospital because of the unavailability of beds in the CHC. More

In a written reply to a query by BJP member Mukesh Mahaling, Odisha Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Pritiranjan Gharai said a total of 98,348 posts are lying vacant in 41 departments as of January 2024. More

In the video, a police officer was purportedly seen hitting the youth, identified as Nrusingha Pradhan of Hasanpur village under Pipili block, with a baton. More

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