Tag: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation

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BJP workers protest BMC users fee hike, scuffle with police

Tension ran high at the office of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) here on Monday after BJP activists scuffled with the police while protesting the hike in the users fee

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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BMC sweeper beaten up over petty issue

In a shocking incident, some unidentified persons beat up a Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) sweeper in Salia Sahi here on Wednesday over a petty issue

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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BMC assigns vehicles to carry unclaimed bodies

Bhubaneswar: After a public outcry over unclaimed dead bodies being carried to the crematorium on trolley rickshaws, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has woken up to the disgrace and has decided to assign air conditioned vehicles for the purpose. BMC Mayor Anant Narayan Jena, while informing about the decision of the civic body, said that […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Disposing of bodies the 'Smart City' way!

Bhubaneswar: As Bhubaneswar basks in the glory of being named as the most eligible candidate for the Smart City tag, the city on Sunday exhibited a side that takes it ages back. In an utterly shocking sight which is more than a blemish on ‘Smart Bhubaneswar,’ a human corpse was seen being carried to the […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Ananta re-elected unopposed as BMC mayor

Bhubaneswar: Corporator Ananta Narayan Jena has been elected unopposed as the Mayor of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), announced the BMC Administrator Sanjib Mishra here on Friday

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
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BMC to impose penalty on stray cattle owners

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the mega Men’s Hockey World Cup, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has geared up to tackle the stray cattle menace on city roads. The corporation has now come up with stricter norms under which owners of the livestock will now have to pay up to Rs 1500 fine if their cattle found […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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Odisha panel to aid seismic mapping of Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has set up a committee to facilitate a team from the Ministry of Earth Sciences conducting a seismic micro-zonation mapping for the entire Bhubaneswar Development Plan Area (BDPA), an official said. The team of experts from the ministry has started the initial survey for the purpose. Bhubaneswar is a leading city […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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People defecating in open will be fined Rs 50 by BMC

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided that people defecating in the open in the city will be fined Rs 50, officials said today. This was decided at the BMC’s meeting yesterday. The fine will be imposed by the local ward sanitation committee or the self-help groups, they said. BMC Mayor A N Jena […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Road in Bhubaneswar to be named after Mother Teresa

A road will be named after Mother Teresa here, coinciding with her canonisation ceremony at the Vatican on Sunday

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Satya Nagar Residents Hold Signature Campaign, Demand Shifting Of Crematorium   

At a time when the Satya Nagar crematorium in Bhubaneswar is struggling to cope with the rising number of bodies, demand for its shifting to a new location is getting louder. 

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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Govt Land Belongs to Everyone But Govt!

By Sandeep Sahu Some time at the beginning of the 1990s, an acquaintance offered this author a piece of land near Bahai Bhavan, close to the already bustling CRPF Square, for Rs 10, 000. Even after making allowance for the fact that the ‘offer’ was made over two and a half decades ago, this was […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Mayor must resign to allow a fair probe

By Sandeep Sahu Nothing sells like sleaze. But when sleaze combines with crime and politics, it makes for an explosive concoction. And that is precisely what we have been witnessing for four days at a stretch now. The sex video allegedly featuring BJD leader and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena and its […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
Bhubaneswar Witnesses Marginal Surge In Daily Covid-19 Infections, 661 Cases In 24 Hrs
Bhubaneswar Witnesses Marginal Surge In Daily Covid-19 Infections, 661 Cases In 24 Hrs

The cumulative positive case count in the Capital city rose to 81570 including 7222 active cases. While 73965 people recuperated from the disease, the virus has claimed 362 lives in the city so far.

  • Tuesday, 08 June 2021
Maha Shivaratri Celebrations At Lingaraj Temple With Strict Covid Protocols This Year
Lord Lingaraj’s Shital Sasthi Festival Gets BMC Nod

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday granted permission to the Lingaraj Temple Trust to conduct Shital Sasthi festival of Lord Lingaraj with limited number of servitors. 

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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BMC Holds Emergency Meeting Ahead Of Possible Cyclone

As Bhubaneswar is expected to experience heavy rain accompanied by strong wind under the influence of the cyclonic storm from May 25, more emphasis is likely to be given on cleaning the drainage systems in the city.

  • Saturday, 22 May 2021
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