Tag: Bhubaneswar

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'The Parrot' Remains Firmly ‘Caged’!

By Sandeep Sahu The ongoing CBI investigation into the multi-thousand crore chit fund scam is fast turning out to be a theatre of the absurd. More than a year after it last questioned Balasore MP Rabindra Jena and Laxmibilasini Biswal, wife of Choudwar-Cuttack MLA Pravat Biswal, in connection with the Seashore case, the agency suddenly […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Hats off to Indian ingenuity!

By Sandeep Sahu Indians are nothing if not ingenious. Trust them to turn adversity into a business opportunity. One just has to look at the innovative ways some people have devised to work around the ban on Rs 500 & 1000 notes that came as a bolt from the blue for the nation on November […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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The Dilemma of the Bleeding-heart Cynic!

By Sandeep Sahu To give or not to give? How many times have you been confronted with this dilemma when you see a prematurely ageing woman in tattered clothes holding a baby or a haggard looking man all wrapped up in bandages making a desperate plea for some alms at a traffic junction or outside […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Shutting down SUM: Hobson's choice

By Sandeep Sahu It is so easy to criticize the government. It can be blamed for anything and everything that goes wrong – from the rain gods playing truant to a bus falling off a bridge. That perhaps is the price of power. But there are times when one does wish not to be in […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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The Missed Call: India’s Lifeline

By Sandeep Sahu I seriously doubt if Sunita (name changed) has ever made a call on her mobile phone. Every time she makes a call, it’s a ‘missed call’, the Great Indian Innovation. For some reason which I am yet to figure out, her particular brand of missed call would be so brief that bat […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Slow pace of farmers' registration for Kharif crop raises concerns

Bhubaneswar: With only a week left for the online registration of farmers for Kharif crops for the ensuing KMS 2018-19, the Co-operation department has raised concerns over the slow pace of registration process as only 65 per cent farmers in Odisha have registered so far. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies has reportedly shot a letter […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Bhubaneswar to be fully Wi-Fi enabled before Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha gears up for the Men’s Hockey World Cup-2018, Bhubaneswar Mayor Ananta Jena today informed that the city will be completely Wi-Fi enabled before the start of the mega event. Jena announced this during a programme held on the occasion of Local Self Governance Day today. The decision to make the city fully […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Duplicate TV Racket Busted In Bhubaneswar, 4 Arrested

After duplicate ghee, edible oil and sauce, a duplicate television racket was busted in the capital city. Commisionerate Police busted a major fake television racket in Pokhariput area in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. As many as four persons were arrested after the raid. Over 150 duplicate TV sets carrying brand logos and packaging were seized during the raid. As per reports, the racket was operating in the city for over a year and was involved in selling duplicate television sets.

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  • Tuesday, 01 June 2021
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BMC Extends Doorstep Services For Covid-19 Test, Vaccination Of Differently-Abled

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday announced to extend doorstep Covid-19 testing and vaccination (pick and drop) facilities for differently-abled persons in the Capital City from Sunday

  • Saturday, 22 May 2021
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'Well Planned City' Bhubaneswar Needs Regeneration To Retain Tag

Bhubaneswar enjoys wide reputation as a greatly liveable Indian city with amiable people, soothing afternoon breeze, tasty drinking water and satisfactory air, road and rail connectivity. The city should grow to greater heights as a more planned city with cleaner roads, cleaner marketplaces and healthy public space.

  • Friday, 21 May 2021
COVID19: Ten States Account For Over 75% Total Active Cases In India
Bhubaneswar Reports Massive Dip In Fresh COVID Cases, 864 Positives In 24 Hrs

The State capital on Monday witnessed a huge reduction in daily COVID cases after 864 new patients were reported in the smart city in the last 24 hours.

  • Monday, 17 May 2021
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Brown Sugar Worth Rs 60 Lakh Seized In Bhubaneswar, 2 Held

In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, a joint team of Quick Action Team (QAT) of Odisha Police and Mancheswar Police seized huge quantity of brown sugar worth over Rs 60 lakh in the Capital City

  • Monday, 17 May 2021
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Bhubaneswar Witnesses Highest Single-Day Spike With 1353 Covid-19 Positive cases In 24 Hrs

Steep rise in the number of daily Covid-19 positive cases in the State capital continue to rise with the city recording the highest single-day surge of 1353 fresh cases in the last 24 hours

  • Sunday, 16 May 2021
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Covid Cases Continue To Surge In Bhubaneswar, 1118 Positive Cases Reported In 24 Hours

As the COVID numbers in Odisha continues to raise concern, the capital city, Bhubaneswar saw 1118 persons getting infected with the dreaded disease in the last 24 hours

  • Saturday, 15 May 2021
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Over 210 Commissionerate Police Personnel Test Positive For COVID-19

The rapid spread of the second wave of Coronavirus infection in the Twin City has hit the Commissionerate Police hard with it’s over 210 personnel getting infected with the virus

  • Saturday, 15 May 2021
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