Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Thursday, 14 March 2024

The Chit Fund investigation will complete 10 years by the time Odisha goes to polls and the wait for duped investors continues. More

A person injured critically after a bomb exploded in his house in Berhampur. More

The second meeting of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders held today but leaders were tight-lipped about alliance. More

The missing youth is a student of Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology at Sarang in Dhenkanal. He has been identified as Sanat Kumar Mahalik from Balasore. He is pursuing B.Tech from the engineering college.   More

Salipur MLA Prashant Behera was inaugurating the project in Chandradeipur panchayat when sarpanch Rashimta Das came rushing and tried to prevent the MLA from unveiling the project.  More

Its perennial stream has dried up and timber mafias are allegedly stripping of its greenery. As industrial units are popping up around the hill, they are allegedly having an adverse impact on the environment of the place. Its flora is depleting day by day, reports said. More

Congress' Odisha in-charge, Ajoy Kumar that the first list of candidates will be sent to the party’s Central Election Committee by March 20.  More

As the 2024 general elections are approaching fast, both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh governments have started flexing their muscles to conduct elections there.  More

Police received information about the presence of some robbers on the Patia playground. As police raided the place, five robbers tried to flee but were finally caught. They were planning to loot a liquor shop last night, police said. More

Police have arrested a man who allegedly killed his wife and spent three days with her body at Tarini Nagar in the Maitri Vihar area of Bhubaneswar.  More

The Forest Department on Thursday confirmed that the movement of a black leopard was captured in trap cameras at Garjan hill of Dhanu Baunsa reserve forest in Sundargarh district.  .  More

The accused has been identified as Babu Singh Kushwaha who is the Director and promoter of M/s Auroxa Deal Multitrade (OPC) Pvt. Ltd. More

Four categories, namely unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled workers will be benefited by this announcement. More

They accused police of being hand in gloves with the mafia who smuggle sand out of Odisha without any valid license after bribing the cops. More

BJP will form government in Odisha, says Manmohan Samal while denying any possibility of an alliance with BJD More

This hike will benefit 4.5 lakh State government employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners More

The Dutch, Anthony Van Arkel will go to Nagpur today and from there, he will catch a flight to the Netherlands on Friday morning. The district administration has reportedly made all the arrangements for his return. More

Upon asked about the meeting in Delhi on the possible alliance, Samal said, “The procedure is on. Everything is on the right path. We are discussing everything.” More

On the other hand, there is a possibility of rain in some districts including the interior Odisha and the coast of the state under the influence of western disturbance. More

A youth identified as Raja Sethi was kidnapped by some youths two days back from near Unit-8 Passport office. Raja was reportedly with his girlfriend Priya Nayak when he was kidnapped by one Ankit Kanhar and some other youths.  More

Many economists are of the opinion that rolling out free schemes and unprecedented hikes in salaries and remunerations without having any provision in the budget will severely affect the economy of the State in the long run. More

There are several other places in the core and buffer areas like Budhabalanga, Bagdega, Balarampur, Benipur, Sahuda, Bandirabasa, Phulabadi, Jalagada and Lembhugada, where opium poppy is being grown extensively, sources said.    More

The speculations about the likely coalition between the two parties have been going through a rollercoaster over the past one week since Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a meeting on March 5 at Chandikhole; where Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was present and their mutual gestures sent a signal of bonhomie.  More

A statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said the hike will be effective from January 1, 2023. The decision of the salary hike will benefit as many as 12,784 junior teachers in the State. More