Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Tuesday, 23 April 2024

A meeting of the party was held at Sankha Bhawan where Amar Satpathy was absent. Jajpur MP, party’s district observer, and ticket aspirants like Rajnarayan Mohapatra and Janmejaya Lenka attended the meeting which was reportedly called to placate the dissent.  More

BJD’s press meet was reportedly aimed at Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for his ‘alleged jibe’ at the Chief Minister & BJD president Naveen Patnaik, who was seen in a lungi in a video appeal to voters.   More

Recently in Puri, BJD’s MP candidate, Arup Patnaik was canvassing for votes at Pipili, when he fainted. Patnaik was immediately hospitalised and recovered later.  More

Responding to the call of samiti member of Kanchana panchayat, Chitrasen Ghose, over 8,000 BJD workers including sarpanchs of five panchayats joined the BJP. More

Animesh Pradhan, the second topper of the 2023 UPSC exam, visited OTV newsroom, sharing insights on his preparation strategies and future aspirations. Animesh emphasized governance for tribal empowerment in Odisha and discussed the challenges faced during his UPSC journey. More

A notorious 7-member 'Irani Gang', known for posing as police officers to rob people, was apprehended in Bhubaneswar with Rs 3.5 lakh cash and gemstones. The gang, hailing from Madhya Pradesh, has been linked to numerous robberies across several states. More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, MP CM Mohan Yadav, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, party’s National Vice President Baijayant Panda and Union Minister Bhupinder Yadav among other prominent leaders were included in the list. More

Congress workers opened betel shops to highlight the alleged scams by the BJD and BJP. More

Jay Panda took out a massive rally in Mahakalpada from Angulai. The rally covered a distance of 20 kms across seven panchayats and villages. More

Expressing his unhappiness over various issues, Krushna Sikaka, a local resident said, "Maoist-related false cases are registered against the Dongrias. Hence, we are being harassed. Such cases should be withdrawn.” More

A purported video of BJD’s Puri district observer, Ranendra Pratap Swain has gone viral in which he revealed the reason why the party ticket was not given to Dash. More

The STF officials seized brown sugar (Heroin) weighing more than 1.1 Kg (1120 gram) and other incriminating materials from their possession. More

Nayak expressed her dissatisfaction with the development. She alleged that a few individuals are responsible because of whom she was denied ticket. More

Apart from Bhubaneswar, six other places in Odisha recorded a maximum temperature of 35 degrees and above on Tuesday. More

The Supreme Court granted bail to Mohammad Moquim, a senior Congress leader involved in the ORHDC loan fraud case. This development is crucial as he contemplates contesting the upcoming 2024 elections from Barabati-Cuttack, a seat he previously won. More

Raseswari sent her resignation letter to BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik today. The development came after BJD announced Rohit Pujari as the party candidate from Sambalpur.  More

Though the victim managed to save his life from the deadly attack, he was critically injured in the process. More

Though the reason behind the death of the labourer is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that the person might have died due to suffocation inside the hatch of the ship. More

Thakur further informed that raids are also underway to stop the immoral means during the polling time. More

They shouted slogans against Latika. Many leaders among the protestors alleged that they were neglected within the party. More

The BJP has fielded its heavyweight and three-time MLA Dilip Ray against BJD’s Sarada Prasanna Nayak. The Congress has fielded Birendranath Patnaik. More

Upset over the drinking water crisis, women of Jatagaon in Oria panchayat under Telkoi block trooped straight to the block office carrying pots and buckets to lodge their protest. More

The health director said, "We have reports of about 89 cases from 16 districts pertaining to sunstroke and heat-related illness. The patients are being treated at different hospitals. Sundargarh has so far reported the highest number of cases at 41." More

The ODRAF teams were pressed into service in forest divisions such as Baliguda and Phulbani in Kandhamal, Bonai in Sundargarh, Paralakhemundi in Gajapati, north and south divisions in Kalahandi and Similipal.  More

Top political figures from BJP, BJD, and Congress, including Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi, and Naveen Patnaik, are set to campaign in Odisha for the 2024 elections. Key visits include PM Modi and other central leaders. More