Tag: Bhubaneswar

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Odisha government’s exclusive obsession with Chilika, Asia’s largest brackish water lake, has practically sealed the fate of  comparatively smaller wetlands which play an equally important role in preserving the state’s rich biodiversity. The plight of Ansupa, a freshwater lake on the banks of Mahanadi in Cuttack district which is returning back to […]

Bhubaneswar: The result of the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST) was announced today. While Pranoy De of West Bengal emerged all India topper, Kanha Jain has secured highest rank among Odisha candidates. As per reports, as many as 22 candidates from Odisha are in the top 100 list. The students who cleared the examination will […]

Bhubaneswar: The met department has issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for six districts of the State today. In its latest release, the Regional Meteorological Centre said , “Moderate thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to occur at some places over districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Balasore and Bhadrak between 9.15 […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the rainy season this year, the State government has got into action mode to avoid waterlogging in the State capital. Urban Development Minister Pratap Jena and Bhubaneswar-Central legislator Anant Narayan Jena on Tuesday undertook a field visit to review the drainage situation in the city. Both of them also held talks with […]

Bhubaneswar: Barely a few days after filing police complaint against BJD’s Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty and his brother Anuprash Mohanty for allegedly abusing her physically and verbally, the woman journalist today staged a dharna in front of Naveen Niwas, the residence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, seeking his intervention. However, she was immediately picked up […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has issued thunderstorm, lightning and intense rainfall alert for parts of as many as 14 districts of Odisha today. As per latest forecast by the IMD, “Moderate thunderstorm with lightning and intense spells of rainfall likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government today handed over appointment letters to a total of 102 candidates who successfully qualified Odisha Civil Service Examination, 2017. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik distributed appointment letters to all the qualified candidates during a function organised by the General Administration department in Bhubaneswar. The newly recruited civil servants comprise 42 women, 13 […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha based Pratima Panda was crowned Mrs Queen Universe at a beauty contest held in Delhi recently. Around 46 contestants from different states from across India participated in the contest,  where Panda emerged the winner. “It was very challenging for me to win the title. It was a wonderful experience and am feeling extremely […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged senior bureaucrats of the State to formulate best policies for ensuring good governance. Addressing senior IAS officials at the State Secretariat here on Saturday, the Chief Minister said asked the officials to follow the 5T mantra. “The Five Ts – Technology, Teamwork, Transparency and Time leading to Transformation […]

Bhubaneswar: The city bus services in the State’s capital was affected today due to a strike called by the staff of ‘Mo Bus’ over delay in payment of salary. As per reports, during the cease-work agitation, hundreds of ‘Mo Bus’ staff did not allow buses to move out of the depot near SUM Hospital. They […]

Bhubaneswar:  In yet another crackdown on illegal drug trade, the Excise department today seized brown sugar weighing 17 gram and worth over Rs 1.5 lakh from Gurujanga area in Khurda district and arrested one person in connection with the incident. In a bid to curb the rise in incidents of illegal trade of narcotics in […]

Bhubaneswar: Nine districts of the state have achieved 100 per cent coverage in individual household latrine construction (IHHL) under the “Swachh Odisha, Sustha Odisha campaign”, an official said Tuesday. The campaign jointly launched by the Central and state governments is being funded by Central and state government on 60:40 sharing basis. Each beneficiary family is […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems people are not safe in the capital city anymore as there has been a significant rise in number of loot incidents in past couple of months. In the latest incident, three armed miscreants allegedly looted cash and gold jewellery from the owner of a mobile shop and her employee during the wee […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after being attacked by unidentified miscreants, senior IAS officer and Mines department’s additional secretary Batakrushna Dehury today moved Commissionerate Police seeking adequate police protection. As per reports, two bike-borne miscreants attacked the IAS officer when he was returning home in Unit-6 area under Capital Police limits yesterday. In the attack, Dehury sustained […]

Bhubaneswar: Looting cars one after another in the capital city, the robbers have thrown an open challenge to the Commissionerate Police. Though multiple carjacking cases have been reported in the city recently, reports claim that police have failed to crack any such case. The frequent car loot cases have raised suspicion among many denizens on […]