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.

Jagannath Mohapatra
Jagannath Mohapatra, first non-elected Mayor of BMC, passes away at 84

Born on January 14, 1939, at Karata Sasan in Cuttack, Mohaptra was the last Chairman of Bhubaneswar Municipality in 1997 before the civic body was transformed into a Municipal Corporation.

Girls Play During Raja Festival
Happy Raja: President Droupadi Murmu extends greetings to people of Odisha

Taking to Twitter, Murmu wrote, “I extend my heartfelt wishes to all the Odias on the agriculture-based festival, Raja. The festival is celebrated in Odisha for three days with zest. I wish prosperity and health to all the Odias out there and the whole of India.”

Brawl inside bar
Brawl after misbehaviour with girl inside bar in Bhubaneswar, 10 arrested

As per sources, a clash was reported between two groups including the staff of a bar, and friends of a girl, who was allegedly misbehaved with inside the bar. The incident was reported on June 11.

Heatwave
Orange warning for heat wave, yellow alert for thunderstorm in Odisha

The IMD has predicted that there will be no large change in the maximum temperature (Day temperature) during the next five days at many places over the districts of Odisha.

From slum to Spain: 2 football prodigies from Odisha selected to play in Spain 
From slum to Spain: 2 football prodigies from Odisha selected to play in Spain 

“It is a proud moment for Odisha and India as Spain coaches have for the first time selected players from Odisha," said football coach Jayadev Mahapatra.

Power cut in Odisha
Erratic power supply in Odisha due to governance deficit: Dharmendra Pradhan

Odisha is now witnessing a peculiar situation where the Minister, Secretary and MP are giving contradictory statements against each other, alleged Pradhan.

Power cut
BJD MP slams Tata Power over erratic power supply

“The power outages in some parts are only because of some gaps or shortfall in distribution which are not being reviewed and upgraded from time to time,” said Patnaik.

National Green Tribunal
NGT seeks report on Shikarchandi Hills project in Bhubaneswar

The NGT issued directive to constitute a four-member panel headed by the Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) to conduct spot visit and submit a report within three weeks.

Monsoon preparedness: BMC Mayor orders de-siltation of drains 
Monsoon preparedness: BMC Mayor orders de-siltation of drains 

Keeping the coming rainy season in view, a review meeting was held at the BMC office today. The corporators of 67 wards, officials of the engineering department, R & B department, and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) took part in the meeting. 

Water Being Sprayed On Enclosures Of Zoo
Zoo animals get special treatment as mercury soars

From Nandankanan in Bhubaneswar to Sambalpur and Rourkela, animals in these zoos are getting special treatment from the zookeepers this summer.

Bodies of Odisha train tragedy victims won’t be cremated until they are identified: AIIMS Bhubaneswa
Bodies of Odisha train tragedy victims won’t be cremated until they are identified: AIIMS Bhubaneswar 

Ten days have passed since the deadly mishap at Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore that claimed 288 lives and injured over 1,000 passengers. 

Odisha Train Tragedy
Odisha train tragedy: Assam man’s search for younger brother continues

Amiruddin’s younger brother Musa was working as a mason in Bengaluru. Musa was returning home in Assam and was scheduled to deboard at Howrah. However, the train he was travelling met with an accident on June 2 at Bahanaga in Balasore district. So far, the family is unaware of whether Musa is dead or alive.

UG Admission
Odisha DHE releases timeline for e-admission into UG courses

The e-admission process will start on the Student Academic Management System (SAMS) portal.

Heatwave Alert
IMD issues Orange Warning for severe heat wave conditions in Odisha districts

“The maximum temperature is very likely to be above normal by 4-6 degrees C at a few places over the districts of Odisha during the next 5 days,” said IMD.

Cyclone Biparjoy
Cyclone Biparjoy: IMD sounds orange warning for Saurashtra and Kutch Coasts

It is very likely to move nearly northward till June 14 morning, then move north-northeastwards and cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) near Jakhau Port (Gujarat) by noon of June 15 as a very severe cyclonic storm

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