Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Friday, 16 February 2024

The Odisha cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to provide assistance of Rs 1000 for each of the 70 lakh SHG members in the state for their uniform. More

Bringing glory to Odisha, young Odia author Rojalin Mohanty has been selected for the PM-YUVA 2.0 Mentorship Scheme 2022-23. She is the only Odia among 44 authors selected for the mentorship.  More

The Odisha team also performed splendidly in the tournament by winning a total of 28 medals including 13 Gold, seven Silver, and eight Bronze medals. More

The State government seems to be less perturbed about the ordeal of the veterinary doctors and farmers depending upon animal husbandry for their livelihood in the State. More

Putting all speculations regarding his next political move to rest, former Rajnagar MLA and a Congress leader until two days ago, Anshuman Mohanty joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday at the Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.  More

Local residents have expressed their resentment over the apathy by the administration. More

The famous Khandagiri Magha Mela, also known as the Kumbha Mela, began at Khandagiri in Bhubaneswar on Friday on the auspicious occasion of Magha Saptami.  More

Throwing an open challenge to police, unidentified miscreants opened fire at the owner of a jewellery shop at Dhanupalli Square in Sambalpur town before speeding away from the spot on a bike on Friday noon.  More

Bhubaneswar ADJ-1 Court sentenced Sneha Swakhyara Samal to life imprisonment after convicting him of murder while hearing the case. More

Orissa High Court judge, Justice BP Routray recused from hearing the petition of BJD MLA Pratap Jena in the sensational Mahanga Double Murder case.  More

A retired Supreme Court or High Court judge will be appointed as the chairperson of the committee in four weeks. More

The body of a seven-year-old girl, who along with her family members had come to Jiliba village under Belaguntha police limits in Ganjam to attend her grandfather’s death rituals, was spotted in a village pond on Friday.  More

A newborn infant has allegedly gone missing from the special newborn care unit (SNCU) of the Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital (BBMCH), Bolangir.  More

The accused Director-cum-Owner of M/s Armada Bazar Pvt. Ltd. Parsuram Rajnetbhai Pal is a native of Nagsar village under Gazipur District of Uttar Pradesh. He is currently residing at Narayanpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. More

The central probe agency conducted simultaneous raids at 10 places linked to Bhandaripokhari MLA Prafulla Samal -- six places in Bhadrak town and four places in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. More

Earlier, simultaneous raids were carried out at 10 places linked to Mohapatra on Thursday. The vigilance sleuths have found property worth more than Rs 19 crore from the raids. More

Led by Rajiv Kumar, the team comprises Deputy Commissioner Arun Goel, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Dharmender Sharma, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Nitesh Kumar Vyas, and others. More

The day-long protest which began at 6 am will continue till 4 pm in the rural parts of India on Friday where the protesters are seen picketing in front of all the Central government offices. More

As per reports, the girl was abducted by some miscreants on Thursday when she was going to Poparada from her home in Madhupatna. More

The exams will continue till March 20, 2024, and it will be held in one shift, from 10 AM to 1 PM every exam day. The first day of the exams is scheduled for the science students who will write the Odia (Mother Tongue) paper today. More

As per sources, Nayak used to stay at her in-laws' house. His father had lodged a missing complaint at Odagaon police station after he got suspicious over a bulge on the floor in his in-laws' house. More

As per reports, the ED officials carried out marathon raids in four places in Bhubaneswar and six places in Bhadrak. The raids started at 7 am and ended at 10 pm, informed sources. More

The people living in the Bolani S section, Kiriburu hilltop under Barbil range of Keonjhar are spending sleepless nights as elephants have unleashed a reign of terror in the locality over the last few days.  More

Odisha Governor Raghubar Das once again unmasked the state government with a post on his social media handle X. More

Yuvraj is a giant buffalo bull, aged 12. it has been brought to Bhubaneswar from Kurukshetra of Haryana to take part in the three-day fisheries and animal husbandry event to kick-start from tomorrow at Janata Maidan. Its owner Nasib Kunkad earns a whopping Rs 30 lakh per annum by participating in show events and selling its semen.  More

ACP Tapas Pradhan said, “A white Bolero carrying ganja was coming from the Tamando side toward Cuttack. A team of police officials from Bharatpur immediately swung into action and intercepted the vehicle in which 73 kg of ganja was found in four bags.” More