News from Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Saturday, 16 August 2025

Unrest in Khordha after youth’s murder; family blocks road in protest

Tragedy in Dhenkanal: Tourist drowns at eco-resort’s swimming pool, sparks safety concerns

Massive fire at Ganjam Social Welfare Office in Chhatrapur; documents and equipment gutted

BJP woman leader and 3 others injured in group attack in Bhadrak

Plight of elderly parents abandoned by their own leaves Odisha Tehsildar teary-eyed

Heavy rain to lash several Odisha districts for 3 more days: IMD

Landslide cuts off road connectivity in Odisha’s Koraput after heavy rainfall

Self-styled Baba detained over rape allegation in Dhenkanal; probe on

No clarity on Special OTET 2025 date from Odisha Board of Secondary Education President

Self-styled godman detained in Dhenkanal over rape charges; ashram sealed, forensic evidence collected

Odisha BSE announces results of Matric supplementary examination; pass percentage crosses 55

Ranchi man detained after attempting to scale Puri Srimandir amid security threats

‘Illegal blasting’ reported in Maoist-hit Tulasi Hills of Odisha’s Malkangiri; Andhra firm under scanner

Massive fire erupts in Odisha village; petrol barrel explosion suspected cause

Odisha to introduce separate third gender category for transgender community in job applications

Odisha masterpiece finds home in Antilia: Anant Ambani installs 8-foot pink stone Ganesh idol by Odia sculptor

Driver narrowly escapes death as rice-laden truck overturns

BSKY vs Ayushman Bharat: Patients in Odisha caught between promises and systemic gaps

Murder or self-immolation; Niali youth’s mysterious death takes new twist after shocking video surfaces

Woman ‘abducted and raped’ by neighbour in Odisha's Boudh, police probe begins

Bhubaneswar gets a fresh, direct air link with Jharsuguda from August 16

Nanda Utsav to be celebrated at Puri Srimandir today; know its significance

Bhubaneswar hit-and-run case: Absconding SUV driver arrested, hunt still on for ‘Mahindra Thar’ driver

Donald Trump’s tariffs hit Odisha’s shrimp farming hard

Suspended over Ganja mafia links, Astarang IIC ‘vanishes’ from Police custody

Odisha’s own Labubu star, ‘Labu Bou’, a doll that’s winning hearts across India

Man arrested from TN for circulating obscene videos of Odisha woman

Odisha Police IIC Rajesh Baliarsingh suspended for ‘shielding ganja mafia’

Malkangiri District Headquarters Hospital crippled by acute doctor shortage despite new modern facility

12 new NACs in Odisha: Draft notification released

Neglected bus shelters on Bhubaneswar NH-16 cause hardship for commuters

Seven Odisha PACS secretaries ‘skip duty’ for foreign trip; 3 suspended

Death of Niali youth: Wife of deceased accused in-laws of murder over property dispute, 3 arrested

Low pressure induced heavy rain batters Odisha: Bridge on NH submerged in Malkangiri, landslides cut off key links

Odisha Congress MLA Tara Bahinipati attacked during torch rally in Koraput!

Bhubaneswar airport plans massive upgrade and expansion worth Rs 1000 crore; old ATC tower faces decommissioning

A vision beyond eyes: Divyang youth from Sambalpur becomes lifesaver through blood donation