News from Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odisha .It is the biggest city and the main power corridor of Odisha. The city is famous for its ancient rich heritage especially its historic monumental temples. It is popularly known as the temple city. Because many temples built from sandstone are dotted around Bindu Sagar Lake in the old city, including the 11th-century Hindu Lingaraja Temple.

Cold Wave
IMD predicts drop in night temp by 3-5 degrees after 48 hours in Odisha

As per IMD’s Regional Centre in Bhubaneswar, dense fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Angul and Sundargarh.

3 days on, Lord Lingaraj goes hungry in Bhubaneswar 
3 days on, Lord Lingaraj goes hungry in Bhubaneswar 

Lack of cooperation between the servitors, temple administration and district administration are said to be the reasons why such disputes are arising time and again, forcing the Lord to go hungry. 

Cold wave
IMD issues cold wave, dense fog alert for several Indian states

As per IMD, there will be no significant change in the minimum temperatures over Northwest India during the next two days. However, the minimum temperature is likely to fall by 2 to 3 degree Celsius thereafter.

Dense Fog Alert
IMD predicts rain, issues yellow alert for dense fog in several Odisha districts

The weather agency has also predicted rain occurrence at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj in the next 24 hours.

Rituals halted at Lingaraj temple due to non-servitor’s entry
Rituals halted at Lingaraj temple due to non-servitor’s entry

Brahmana Nijog accused the Badu Nijog of not cooperating to resume the temple rituals.

Miscreants loot 6 mobile phones from Mo Bus passengers, trigger safety concerns  
Miscreants loot 6 mobile phones from Mo Bus passengers, trigger safety concerns  

The loot took place on Mo Bus number 18, which plies on Baramunda-Jagatpur route.  

Sword brandished in Bhubaneswar's Nayapalli during group clash on zero night
Sword brandished in Bhubaneswar's Nayapalli during group clash on zero night

The two groups clashed at midnight and brandished swords and other weapons terrorising the people in Nayapalli. During the scuffle, they broke the glass of a truck.

Russian tourists’ death case
Russian tourists’ death case: No indication of foul play; Interpol help if needed, says Odisha DGP

According to the DGP, the Crime Branch is investigating the case, and selected and competent officers are on the job. “It is a certainly time consuming investigation,” said Bansal.

Hockey World Cup
Hockey World Cup: Odisha ready for challenge and will script history, says chief secy

Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra said, as the state government had successfully hosted the world cup in 2018, there will not be any problem in hosting the international event in a grand manner

Job Fraud
How Odisha EOW busted ‘India’s biggest job fraud’ racket involving tech savvy engineers

The tech savvy engineers with the help of some expert website developers had come up with comprehensive strategy to dupe scores of job aspirants.

Bhubaneswar DCP
Holistic plan for Hockey World Cup, efforts on to make Bhubaneswar safe: DCP

While elaborating on the challenges for the Commissionerate Police in 2023, the Bhubaneswar DCP said that such big events along with law and order will always be challenging.

OSSC Recruitment
OSSC issues indicative advertisement for recruitment to technical posts, check details

OSSC has announced multiple vacancies under the Directorate of ESI Scheme, Odisha.

Happy New Year
New Year begins on a positive note in Odisha; Special arrangements at Puri Jagannath temple

As it is believed that one should start a new year on a positive note, people thronged various temples since early morning in different parts of the state. 

‘Murder Over Triangular Love Affair’: Widow & mother of 15 YO among 2 nabbed
‘Murder Over Triangular Love Affair’: Widow & mother of 15 YO among 2 nabbed

It is pertinent to note that police had recovered the body of Nanda from a deserted house at Nandankanan under Barang police limits six days back

Russian citizen protesting Ukraine war picked up by police in Odisha
Russian citizen protesting Ukraine war picked up by police in Odisha

The Russian citizen holds a valid passport but failed to produce a visa. For further interrogation, the GRP later handed over the Russian citizen to the special branch.

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