Tag: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation

Bhubaneswar: Amid the confusion lurking in the minds of shop owners while trying to interpret the guidelines stipulated for reopening, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) today clarified certain guidelines. Addressing a presser, BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary categorically stated that all shops selling essential commodities comes under the ‘allowed category’ and hence allowed to open […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to the confusion over the movement of buses during the extended lockdown period, Odisha government today announced that buses will be allowed to ply on both intra-district and inter-district routes in Green zones of the State. The bus services will, however, remain prohibited in Orange and Red zones, clarified Special Relief […]

Bhubaneswar: Barely eight days after getting permission, several shops selling non-essential items at Bapuji Nagar area in Bhubaneswar were sealed for violating COVID-19 social distancing norms on Tuesday. A joint team of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) decided to shut the shops following rampant violation of social distancing norms. Senior BMC […]

Bhubaneswar: With a large number of migrants returning to several parts of Odisha, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday issued a set of standard operating procedure (SOP) for smooth monitoring of home quarantine. As per the SOP which aims at community participation to fight COVID-19 in long term, people willing to stay in home […]

Bhubaneswar: At least 17 new COVID-19 cases were detected in Bhubaneswar in the last 24 hours including seven employees of Indian Railways. All the Central government employees have travel history to Delhi. A hospital employee also tested positive for the COVID19 in the capital city. The 32-year-old is reportedly an employee of a Central government […]

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday declared Subhash Nagar slum in Dumduma area as ‘containment zone’ after several COVID-19 positive cases were detected from the area. As per BMC officials, six COVID-19 cases have been detected from Subhash Nagar slum in the last two days. BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary informed that one COVID-19 […]

Bhubaneswar: The constant rise in COVID-19 positive cases in Bhubaneswar has now forced authorities to revise their strategy to contain the spread of coronavirus. As per the latest decision, a special strategy is being implemented in slum pockets and in view of them same, persons coming from COVID hotspot districts to slum areas of the […]

Bhubaneswar: With COVID-19 cases rising and health workers getting infected in the line of duty, the officials of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday issued guidelines for private hospital staff and other workers. Taking note of the fact that some health workers of private hospitals and nursing homes staying in several slums have tested positive […]

Bhubaneswar: A private hospital in Baramunda area in the Smart City was sealed by the authorities of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday. The decision to close down the private hospital was taken after BMC allegedly detected gross violation of COVID-19 guidelines. “The hospital has been sealed for violation of lockdown measures and directives issued […]

Bhubaneswar:  After Ganjam, the capital city is giving sleepless nights to the state government with COVID-19 cases rising relentlessly in the smart city. Despite lockdown, sanitisation and other containment measures, the authorities have failed to put a brake on the spread of the virus as the city reported 850 cases so far this month. The […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 91 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area in the last 24 hours with 26 of them linked to a single positive case in Mancheswar area. Out of the 91 fresh positives, 72 are quarantine cases while 19 are local contacts. Similarly, 99 patients have recuperated […]

Bhubaneswar: As of now, Bhubaneswar city has reported more COVID-19 cases from non-slum areas as compared to the slum pockets. According to the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner, Prem Chandra Chaudhary 657 COVID positive cases have been reported from non-slum areas as against 201 cases from slums. “We are laying more emphasis on slum areas […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Television Ltd (OTV) has never deviated from its charter and always presented news in an unbiased manner since its inception. As a responsible media house, OTV has been at the forefront bringing to limelight issues including government information and the problems faced by people even during the COVID-19 pandemic. This clarification is in […]

Bhubaneswar: Is bringing out the problems of the people, their allegations, and loopholes in the system to the public eye, a crime? Targeted aggression of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation towards the largest media house in the State-Odisha Television Limited (OTV)-bears testimony to the highhandedness of the state government. Showing gross intolerance towards being pointed out […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government’s attempt to muzzle the voice of OTV, that stands its ground without compromising its integrity by being a puppet of the administration, has been widely criticised by people from across all quarters of society. Several experts who are in the know of things have rubbished BMC’s allegations against OTV and said that […]