News from Bhubaneswar

The displaced families are far away from basic facilities like drinking water, electricity, and other amenities.

While the Opposition wanted the government to answer why the bill was only postponed and not withdrawn completely, the government did not seem to have listened to their demands, leading the Opposition to raise slogans and disrupt the session.

A total of 83 cases were registered against many petrol pumps in the last three years for the same reason. Moreover, a total fine of Rs 10,66,000 was collected from those pumps during the same period.

For the second day, the House could not function properly before being adjourned eventually amid the opposition’s persistent uproar pressuring the government to withdraw the decision.  

Shouting slogans against the state government, the agitating bus owners demanded immediate halt of the bus service under LAccMI. Private bus owners have long been alleging that due to such bus service of the state government, they have to suffer a lot in terms of business. 

After COVID-19, the possible outbreak of Disease-X has now triggered worldwide concerns after the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned about the dreaded disease.  In a bid to tackle the possible outbreak, preparations have started in Odisha. 

The police have seized the CCTV footage and on the basis of it, a probe has been launched.

The victim, Madhusmita was allegedly attacked inside her office at Krutibandhu Apartment near Baramunda bus terminal in Bhubaneswar by her husband on Monday.

The motion was brought to condole the passing away of former Speaker Maheswar Mohanty, former Minister Saraswati Pradhan, former ruling party chief whip Ajay Kumar Jena, former MLA Rabi Das, former MLA Judhisthir Samantray, former Lance Havaldar Saroj Kumar Das and former BSF Constable Prakash Chandra Sial.

In the recent standing committee meeting, it was decided to observe every Saturday as Revenue Day in the BMC to encourage tax collectors to work more diligently in collecting taxes.

A committee comprising two corporators from each zone and, the Zonal Deputy Commissioner (ZDC) and the additional commissioner as its members will finalise the kinds of events and programmes to be incorporated in the Raahgiri.    

The two leopards were suspected to have been poached for smuggling of hides as the marks of gunshots were found on the skins covering the heads of the two animals. The possibility of poaching is substantiated by another fact that the STF, in the past, had seized several leopard skins in Nayagarh.    

The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on a virtual platform. The project is targeted to be completed in four years.

Family dispute is said to be the reason behind the attack on the woman. 

BJP leader and the chief whip of the Opposition party, Mohan Majhi took a swipe at the state government, alleging that it has hatched a deep conspiracy to render the tribal people landless.