Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Monday, 29 April 2024

Masquerading as policemen, the three had looted jewellery and cash over Rs 3 lakh at two places under Badambadi Police limits. They belong to the infamous 'Irani gang.' Two of them hail from Maharashtra and the other is from Madhya Pradesh. More

Besides attacking the officials, the miscreant duo also vandalised office equipment like computer, laptop, printer, TV and other furniture. More

BJD candidate Jagannath Saraka, BJP candidate Jagannath Nudruka, Congress nominee Nilamadhab Hikaka and Independent candidate Nilamadhab Ulaka are in the fray in the Bissam Cuttack Assembly seat in Rayagada. More

For the first time since the state was formed as a language-based independent state in 1936, language, literature and culture are going to dominate the poll narrative.  More

As a part of its strategy, the grand old party has lined up prominent and veteran leaders like Priyanka Gandhi, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, who will hit the campaign trail for their party nominees in the south, where a major chunk of the electorate are Telugu speaking people.  More

Family members of Param Manding, wife of Satama Manding, contacted for an ambulance. But the ambulance couldn’t come to their village as it doesn’t have a motorable road. More

The DGP said, "There is provision of airlifting of manpower and material to inaccessible areas. Some booths are inside the Sunabeda sanctuary. Poll parties will be air-dropped there.” More

Because of the delay in announcing their candidates for Nilagiri Assembly seat, the aspiring candidates of BJP. BJD and Congress are in two minds about launching their full-fledged campaigning. More

Sarat Mohanty, a resident of Saharda village under Remuna block and Jyotismita, a resident of Chhanapuar exchanged wedding vows. The couple is hard of hearing as well as speaking. Their parents had never thought of finding them a match. More

In 2020, the then BDO of Jashipur block had lodged a written complaint against 25 persons at Jashipur police station. More

IMD today informed that there will be no major change in the maximum temperature for the next three to four days. Red warning for severe heat wave conditions has been issued for several districts. More

A resident of Daisahi, a village on the foothills of Similipal said, "For the last three to four days, fires are burning at many places. The fires are adding to the atmospheric heat which is affecting life here.” More

Two fire fighting teams have been pressed into service and efforts are underway to douse the flames. More

Four bikers were killed in two separate accidents in Odisha. In Sambalpur, two youths died after their bike collided with a tanker. In Jajpur, another pair was killed by a hit-and-run on NH-16. More

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Bhubaneswar arrested Pomesh Tembhare, involved in a Rs 9.6 crore Bank of India cheque cloning scam. The funds were illicitly transferred from the District Mineral Foundation Trust's account, Mayurbhanj, through forged cheques to multiple entities and further layered across various accounts. More

AICTE has released draft guidelines for the Apprenticeship Embedded Degree/Diploma Programme (AEDP) aimed at integrating apprenticeships within technical education. This initiative, supported by amendments to the Apprenticeship Rules in 2019 and the National Education Policy 2020, seeks to enhance employability and bridge the skill gap through industry partnerships. More

The UGC has directed states to establish district-level anti-ragging committees as part of measures to comply with Supreme Court orders. These committees, chaired by the District Collector, will include members from local police, media, NGOs, and student organizations to prevent ragging in educational institutions. More

Odisha is grappling with extreme heatwave conditions, affecting all residents from office workers to children. With no significant rainfall expected soon and temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius, locals are adopting coping mechanisms like staying indoors and maintaining hydration. More

Atul Singh, son of a security guard in Bhadrak, Odisha, has achieved an impressive feat by securing AIR-67 in the UPSC CSE to become an IAS officer. His father, originally from Bihar, moved to Odisha for better educational opportunities for his children. More

Odisha's political parties are flooding social media platforms with short videos like - Reels & Shorts.  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