Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Monday, 12 February 2024

A lady engineering student shouted, “We have been protesting for the last one and a half years for jobs. The government is playing with our lives, as it is doing nothing for our employment. What is the use of keeping certificates with us? The certificates are of no value to us now.” More

Without a cremation ground in their village and the nearest one being on the other side of a river, the residents of Kelar village under Laxmipur block of Koraput district have to cross the river to cremate their near and dear ones.  More

Ending days of speculation, the Biju Janata Dal(BJD) announced the names of Debashish Samantray and Subhasish Khuntia as nominees to the Rajya Sabha. However, the ruling party is yet to announce its third nominee.  More

The Odisha cabinet meeting held on Monday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik approved a proposal to provide one-time livelihood assistance of Rs 1000 to each of the 95,90,526 PDS families. More

Congress MP Saptagiri Ulaka said, “We have seen many schemes like KALIA, Biju Yuba Bahini and Peetha. Such dramas of the government are seen during the election time. The government has no long-term plans. By launching such term schmes, the BJD government is trying to fool people.”    More

If you are a resident of Bhubaneswar city and planning a wedding function, from now onwards you have to get permission from the Commissionerate Police before organising the event.  More

An official involved in the raid said that the department had complaints about defective machines. “After the raid, we came to know that spare parts were assembled and weighing machines were made. As many as 25 machines are being seized. Further action will be taken against the manufacturer,” he added. More

The confusion over the dates of the celebration of Pana Sankranti, the Odia New Year, came to an end with the Mukti Mandap of Srimandir putting its seal on April 14.  More

As per reports, the local youths have been demanding jobs, rehabilitation, and relocation of their families from the coal-bearing area. The MCL had notified the village for acquisition as part of its expansion project 14 years ago. More

The government has also asked the Odisha Biodiversity Board to prepare a long term action plan for the intensive conservation and development of all the four biodiversity-heritage sites including gupteswar forest. More

The farmers of Subdega block in Sundargarh district are hopeful that their problems will soon be addressed as Governor Raghubar Das heard their grievances during his one-day visit to the district on Monday.  More

A case has been registered under section 379/411 of the Indian Penal Code section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959, and section 51 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. More

Jayant Das, one of the tourists from the Madhuban area of Baripada said, "It was around 7 pm on Sunday when we (family members) were returning from Chala to Pithabata gate and saw the leopard moving ahead of us. As our van light fell, it started moving. We were afraid and stuck there for several minutes. Our kids video-graphed the scene. “ More

At a time when the BJP is all set to rope in heavyweights like party President JP Nadda, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and others, the Odisha unit of the Congress is also not far behind. More

Additional DMET, Prof Umakant Satpathy informed that the Medical College Dean has constituted a four-member committee for an investigation into the matter. Similarly, as per Supreme Court guidelines, another investigation is also being undertaken by the Police. More

The BJP members protested the use of such bags by the PDS dealer and urged him to refrain from the act. But he reportedly continued to distribute rice provided by the Centre with bags branded with State government schemes, following which the BJP members burnt all such bags. More

Twin City Police Commissioner, Sanjeeb Panda on Monday informed that the three peddlers hail from Jharkhand and the prime accused has been identified as Ravi Shankar Das. More

While the video fetched a huge number of likes and views on the youth’s social media handle, a complaint has been filed at Singhadwar Police Station in this regard. More

Dr. Champeshwar Panigrahi came to Bonda ghati two years ago after he was appointed the medical officer of Mudulipada health & wellness centre. At that time, the Bonda tribes never went to the health centre and trusted quacks and sorcerers instead. That's where Dr. Champeshwar's campaign began. More

It is alleged that the second year MBBS student was staying in the gents hostel and was beaten up allegedly by two seniors when he was returning from band rehearsals. More

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is also scheduled to visit Odisha on February 22 and attend several programmes here. More

In view of the recent advancements in medical science, the CBSE has decided to provide certain special measures to the Class 10 and Class 12 students during the board examinations. More

As per reports, a man named Niwas Sharma from Bhubaneswar had a needle lodged in his heart for some reason. He consulted a lot of hospitals and doctors for treatment, but failed everywhere. More

As per reports, businessman, Amiya Kumar Dash was asleep at night when around 10 miscreants entered his home. They allegedly tied his hands and put a sword on his neck while burgling his home of cash and valuables. More

The Centre’s submission at the Delhi High Court was in response to Swain’s plea challenging a July 30, 2023, order of the Indian Embassy to Sweden and Latvia which cancelled his OCI registration. More

Following the arrests, Punyashlok’s mother, Yashoda was allegedly approached by their neighbour Sambit Samal who promised her to dismiss the police case against her son for Rs 20 lakh. More

While no one was injured in the mishap, the fire that originated inside the storeroom is said to have burnt many important documents including some documents pertaining to the next general elections. More

Former BJD leader Balabhadra Majhi alleged, ”BJD thinks that the tribal leaders who are intelligent will create problem for other leaders. The party drives out all the tribal leaders, saying they have no importance. The party is now roping in retired, IAS, OAS and CEOs of corporate houses into its fold."      More

BJP leader Lekhashree Samant Singhar said, “When the BJD sees elections round the corner, it always comes out with lollipops of different kinds to various sections of people. The BJD and its government always believe in false assurance. I can remind you of some schemes like PEETHA, KALIA and Biju Yuba Bahini which had been launched earlier.”   More

The Chief Minister also announced to increase the price of a bundle of kendu leaves from Rs 1.40 to Rs 1.60. The TA and cycle allowance of the leaf pluckers was increased to 50% and their maximum age to receive the social security benefits was raised from 60 to 62.  More

Though crores of rupees have been spent from the State exchequer to provide mobile banking services across the State, its poor implementation has triggered resentment among the people. More

The injured people were admitted to Dharmagarh, Junagarh and Bhawanipatna hospitals. More