Tag: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation

Bhubaneswar: With less than four months remaining for the Men’s Hockey World Cup to be played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, the authorities of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) undertook a special drive to clear encroachments near the stadium today. The eviction drive was taken up alongside gate no-9 of […]

Bhubaneswar: Resentment is brewing over delimitation of wards by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) with residents of Laxmisagar area staging a demonstration on Sunday. The residents’ gheraoed the residence of Urban Development Minister Niranjan Pujari and BMC Mayor Anant Narayan Jena and submitted a memorandum in this regard. Sources said that residents are protesting inclusion of […]

Bhubaneswar: Cracking its whip, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued ‘red corner notice’ against 284 individuals and firms for defaulting on holding tax payments to the tune of Rs 9 crores. A whopping Rs 2.52 crore is pending against the authorities of Apex Engineering College, Pahala while the lowest of Rs 10,016 is pending […]

Bhubaneswar: Denizens of the smart city Bhubaneswar will have a bus every four minutes for fulfilment of their needs of public transport, informed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Commissioner Krishan Kumar today after a meeting of the Empowered Committee of Infrastructure (ECI) chaired by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi. ECI approved the plan to add 200 […]

Bhubaneswar: To spare the skyline of the capital city from being invaded by illegal hoardings, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to tighten the norms for putting up hoardings. According to sources, prior permission should have to be obtained from BMC for putting up hoardings inside the city. In an all-party meeting held by […]

Bhubaneswar: Good news for city denizens as the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with an all new one-time parking fee facility to reduce traffic problems and provide hassle free vehicle parking experience to the people. Users can avail the parking facility at any one of the newly identified five parking slots. BMC has […]

Bhubaneswar: Resentment is brewing among locals over proposed demolition plans of a Vishwakarma temple located adjacent to the Kalinga Stadium by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) ahead of Hockey World Cup in 2018. The committee of the Vishwakarma temple raised its opposition after BMC, BDA authorities served a notice regarding the […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced taxes for demonstrators, the Commissionerate Police on Thursday said agitators would have to pay fine if any damage caused to government or private property during their strike with effective from January 1, 2018. In a notification, the Twin City police said any organization or person […]

Bhubaneswar: After being accorded with the Smart City tag, Bhubaneswar city has geared up to upgrade its infrastructure including an ultra-modern building for the office of Municipal Corporation. The architectural design of the 12-storey building has been prepared and was presented before CM Naveen Patnaik for approval on Wednesday. The construction of the building will […]

Bhubaneswar: Animal welfare has been taken up as a priority by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) that has joined hands with People for Animals (PFA) for providing health care for stray animals as well as pets in the city. BMC will now be providing logistical support for the PFA’s rehabilitation-cum-treatment centre at Ranasinghpur near AIIMS. In-charge […]

Bhubaneswar: Miscreants hurled stones and vandalised the house of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) ward number 15 Corporator Samir Pradhan on Tuesday night. Pradhan also alleged that the miscreants even misbehaved with his mother. The incident occured in between 9 pm to 10 pm. Some persons from an immersion procession of Lord Ganesh idol came towards […]

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar:  The Orissa High Court has directed for fresh election to the post of Corporator of Ward 18 of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) after declaring the election of Sukanti Subudhi to the post null and void. The order came following a writ petition filed by Punam Parida challenging  Subudhi’s election to the post. Parida had […]

Bhubaneswar: After telecast of waterlogging problem in different areas of Bhubaneswar for few hours in media, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Krishan Kumar today said excess water can be drained out from the city during rainy days to ensure zero waterlogging. Talking to media after a review meeting here, Krishan Kumar said the city […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday instructed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to submit its stand point on the Daruthenga dumping yard issue in form of affidavit on May 30, after the latter failed to submit the clearance it has received from Pollution Control Board (PCB) to continue the dumping operation. BMC in […]

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Urban Development has recently written to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) directing it to ensure mobile toilet for the workers at construction site in the city. The copy of the letter has also been forwarded to other municipal corporations of the State and all state mission directors asking them to make mobile […]