Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 16 April 2024

BJP National Vice President and party’s Kendrapara Lok Sabha candidate Baijayant Panda held discussions with party workers in his constituency and shared the mantra of success and laid emphasis on organisation.  More

A prawn fisherman, identified as Anil Behera of Saliancha village under Aul Police limits, was working in his prawn gheri at Saliancha Bheda when he was struck by lightning. More

Bhadrak town is now festooned with saffron flags while the air of festivity is sweeping the town and nearby villages. Various rituals, Yajna and recital of Hanuman Chalisa have started at the historic Gandhi Ground as a prelude to the celebration.   More

Rajasthan has topped the ECI’s seizure list, while Odisha’s position is 15th. More

To ward off sabotage to its vote bank, the ruling party has allegedly made arrangements to extract a vow from all leaders and workers on the death anniversary of late Chief Minister Biju Patnaik. More

The accused has been identified as Atmajyoti Nayak, a BBM student from the Airfield Police Station area. He was arrested by the special crime unit of the Commissionerate Police.  More

After seizure of tablets, local residents and Congress leaders lodged a police complaint alleging violation of the model code of conduct (MCC).  More

The heat wave may further intensify with mercury reaching 45 degrees Celsius in some areas between April 18 and 20. More

In a message to aspirants, Animesh asserted that there is no substitute for hard work, though luck is said to be a factor to some extent.  More

The rescued girls were allegedly being tortured at Kalinga Associates, a private company in Baripada. More

Rashmi said that those aspiring for the civil services need some guidance. She suggested, “Nowadays, we have enough resources like online coaching, guidance and mock tests. They should take online guidance while preparing for the civil services.” More

Pradhan was ranked 231 in the 2022 UPSC exams. The 2023 exam was her third attempt which catapulted her to 36th rank. As per preliminary reports, as many as 26 candidates from Odisha have cracked the Civil Services Examinations this time. More

Bhubaneswar was on the boil by becoming the state's hottest place.  Bhubaneswar became the hottest city with 41.9 degrees Celsius by Tuesday afternoon. More

A week ago, the Orissa High Court had upheld the verdict of a special vigilance court that sentenced Moquim and others to three-year imprisonment in a decade-old loan irregularities case. More

A team of doctors from the Paediatrics Surgery, Anesthesia and Neonatal Care Departments in AIIMS took it as a challenge and carried out the complicated and rare surgery to give a new lease of life to the newborn baby.  More

People of the State are currently suffering a lot due to the sizzling heatwave condition with Balasore recording the highest temperature of 34.4 degree Celsius till 8.30 am on Tuesday. More

Out of the total 147 Assembly constituencies, the saffron party had earlier announced the names of 112 candidates. More

As per the protesting students, the semester examination should have been conducted after 90 days of the course. They expressed their resentment as the dates of the examination have been announced after 55 days only. More

As per the popular Hindu belief, by having the darshan of chariot-ridden image of Lord Lingaraj, a devotee gets rid of all the sins. More

Responding to the mishap, Additional Commissioner Transport/(Road Safety), Lal Mohan Sethi on Tuesday said that the accident happened due to negligence of the bus driver. More

Another person injured in the mishap has reportedly been admitted to a nearby hospital in a critical condition. More

Over 20 passengers of a bus sustained injuries after the bus they were travelling in met with an accident on NH-55 near Jarapada chhak in Odisha's Angul district on Tuesday. More

An unfortunate incident was reported from Muniguda in Rayagada. Law Minister and BJD candidate for Bissamcuttack, Jagannath Saraka was campaigning at Raghubari village on Sunday when a youth BJD leader accompanying him allegedly attacked one person and abused the villagers, who raised the issue of drinking water crisis in the area. More

Suresh Pujari, Alaka Mohanty and Kishore Patel of BJP, BJD and Congress respectively are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters.   More

Congress' Begunia Assembly constituency candidate Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik accuses leaders of making themselves scarce after wining elections. More

The bus was carrying nearly 50 passengers and was on its way from Puri to Haldia. Following the mishap, Fire Services personnel and locals rescued the injured. The injured were shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack More

EOW SP, Dillip Tripathy said, “Fraudsters like Ved Praksh have been tricking people into investing in cryptocurrency. They called people to meetings at hotels and swindled crores of rupees from them in Puri, Bhubaneswar, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda.” More