Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Sunday, 28 April 2024

Odisha's political parties are counting on Reels & Shorts to woo young voters. More

In two of the four LS seats, party candidates were in second position. In Berhampur, the BJP’s vote share increased to 35.26 per cent in 2019 from 17.54 per cent in 2014. In 2014, the BJP’s vote share was 7.72 per cent in Aska, but it increased by 26.81 per cent to 34.33 per cent in 2019.   More

"Have the people voted you to power to get the state governed by Pandian,” asked Tripura’s former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. More

The discussion between Union Minister and BJP’s Sambalpur Lok Sabha candidate Dharmendra Pradhan and Sambalpur’s former legislator Raseswari Panigrahi lasted for half an hour, featuring various issues.  More

The party fielded Nagendra Pradhan in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency while Suresh Mohapatra has been nominated for the Cuttack Lok Sabha seat. More

Commenting on why the BJP parted ways with the BJD, Narendra Modi said, "The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) used to support us based on issues. Many other parties also give us issue-based support. Our relation with the BJD in the state is different." More

Chandrasekharpur Police seized the cash and started an investigation into the source of the money, its destination and its purpose of use. According to sources, the person in the car failed to furnish satisfactory replies about the source and destination of the money. More

While addressing Vijay Sankalp Samavesh in Ambapua in Berhampur, BJP National President JP NaddaJP Nadda said that the people of Odisha have been deprived of development by the current dispensation.  More

The first Odia film ‘Sita Bibaha’ was released at Laxmi Talkies in Puri on April 28, 1936. More

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhubaneswar, Keonjhar recorded 42.7 degrees Celsius, Chandbali 42.2 degrees Celsius, Balasore 41.4 degrees Celsius, Rourkela 40.6 degrees Celsius, Jharsuguda 39.9 degrees Celsius and Sambalpur 39.4 degrees Celsius by 2.30 pm. More

Born on April 28, 1848, at Satyabhamapur in Cuttack, Madhu Babu was a pioneer of the Odia language movement. He struggled for the unification of Odia-speaking tracts. With his efforts, Odisha became a separate province and the first state of the country on the basis of its language on April 1, 1936. More

The senior Congress leader also guaranteed employment opportunities for the unemployed youths of India under ‘Pehli Naukri Pakki’ scheme. More

The saffron party slammed the BJD by terming it responsible for the pollution of Mahanadi water. More

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red warning for a severe heatwave in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, with temperatures soaring above 43 degrees Celsius. The alert also covers other parts of Odisha. More

As per political experts, the delay in the announcement of names of candidates for the remaining seats by the major political parties has triggered rumours and speculations while confusing the voters. More

Three labourers were injured when the roof of an under-construction building at Puri Railway Station collapsed. A rescue operation is underway amid concerns that others may be trapped. More

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reports persistent hot and humid weather in Odisha until May 2, 2024. Despite thunderstorms, temperatures remain high with some districts experiencing severe heatwaves, reaching up to 45 degrees Celsius. More

A borewell drilling vehicle overturned at Taptapani ghati on the Ganjam-Gajapati district border, injuring 12 labourers, with five in critical condition. A rescue operation is ongoing to free a person trapped under the vehicle. More

Party leaders and workers have put forth Sofia’s name for the Barabati-Cuttack Assembly seat as her father Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim's uncertain political career. More

It is believed that to make the formula work, former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb arrived in Odisha on Saturday and will stay till the elections are over.  More

BJP National President JP Nadda and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will arrive in the state tomorrow to join their respective party’s campaigning.  More

NIT Director Prof. Karanam Uma Maheshwar Rao exuded hope that students of NIT cracking the UPSC exams will increase in the days to come. “The students who had determination and worked accordingly got success,” he observed. More

While addressing the gathering, BJP's National Vice President and Kendrapara’s Lok Sabha candidate Baijayant Panda said that people have decided to bring a BJP government in Odisha which is essential for the state’s development.  More