Tag: Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Hit by the Covid-19 lockdown, the artisans and traders of Ekamra Haat, situated in the heart of the capital city Bhubaneswar have now been severely hit due to disruption in power and water supply to the market. Traders allege that the supply of the essential power and water to the haat has been stopped […]

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police, which is probing the death of motivational speaker and social activist, Aditya Dash, is likely to conduct polygraph test on a few persons linked to the case. A senior official of the three-member special team of the Crime Branch informed that the lie detection test may be conducted […]

Bhubaneswar: Locals of Nayapalli area in the smart city caught hold of a lady while she was allegedly trying to steal a mobile phone after breaking into a house on Thursday. As per reports, the lady allegedly opened four gates before gaining access to the house, whose owner was out of town while his bed-ridden […]

Bhubaneswar: What is the exact number of COVID-19 cases in Bhubaneswar? The million dollar question is now haunting the residents of the smart city as the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) reported figures seem to have gaping mismatches. Surprisingly, there is no coherence in the data shared by the Information &Public Relations (I&PR) department and the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday decided to set up a ‘Water Academy’ in the state capital here. The academy will function as a pioneering training and capacity building institution in…

Bhubaneswar: For the first time on Thursday, Bhubaneswar recorded its biggest daily spike in COVID-19 local contact cases. As per the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), a whopping 237 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported on Thursday including 132 quarantine cases and record 105 local contact cases. It is for the first time that a record […]

Bhubaneswar: The number of local contact cases continued to rise under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) with the city registering a record 99 cases on Friday. According to the information shared by the civic body, the capital city witnessed 247 new infections in the last 24 hours of which 99 are local contact cases. This is […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the COVID-19 spike across the State, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday released the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for observing the month of Ramzan in…

Bhubaneswar: The number of Covid-19 cases in Bhubaneswar crossed the 5000-mark after 277 new cases were detected in the last 24 hours. Of the total new cases, 181 are from quarantine centres while 96 are local contact cases. The Covid-19 tally in the capital city now stands at 5,119. 277 new #COVID19 cases reported from […]

Bhubaneswar: He would paint a house during the day and sweep it clean at night. However, Dillip Kumar Nayak’s long run from law was cut short when the commissionerate police…

Bhubaneswar: In view of spike in COVID-19 cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday issued guidelines imposing restrictions on Pana Sankranti celebrations tomorrow. The Civic Body has prevented gathering…

It was on April 13, 1948, when the first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had laid the foundation stone for Bhubaneswar as the capital city of Odisha. Renowned…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s exquisite government building ‘Krushi Bhawan’, an architectural marvel themed with ‘Samabalpuri Ikat’ style brick facade walling has now earned a place in the internationally acclaimed magazine ‘Dezeen’. Dezeen magazine is one of the world’s most influential architecture, interiors and design journal that gives feature to the beautiful architectural designs around the world. The […]

Bhubaneswar: The capital city of Bhubaneswar recorded its biggest daily spike in COVID-19 local contact cases on Wednesday. As per the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), a whopping 330 new positive cases were reported on Wednesday including 139 quarantine cases and a record 191 local contact cases. With this the total COVID-19 tally in Bhubaneswar reached […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Wednesday said it has already created a dedicated Japanese manufacturing cluster at a vicinity area of Bhubaneswar. This was revealed by Industries minister D S Mishra while participating in the India-Japan investment forum virtual conference organised by Indian Chambers of Commerce (ICC). To attract investors from Japan, the state government offered […]