Tag: Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The State Capital registered a record temperature on Saturday for the fourth consecutive day as mercury went up to 40.6 degree Celsius. Bhubaneswar was the hottest in the State on Saturday. The city had registered 40.4 degree Celsius on Friday. The condition will prevail in next three-four days, weather officials predicted. The mercury will […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly posed as a buyer on popular online market place OLX and contacted prospective sellers before fleeing with their motorcycles on the pretext of test drives, in Bhubaneswar. The accused has been identified as Amit Kumar Patra (Jitu), a resident of Narayana Mandir Sahi […]

Bhubaneswar: The Jagara Jatra (Maha Shivaratri) celebrations at the famous Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar will be held with strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday held a preparatory meeting with the representatives of the sevayat groups and trust bodies of the 11th century shrine to discuss the festival arrangements in […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sealed the Main Branch of State Bank of India in the city for two days after seven of its employees came out COVID-19…

Bhubaneswar: A dense fog engulfed the Twin City of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar on Wednesday morning reducing the visibility in both the cities. Traffic and vehicular movement were severely affected on the roads and national highways in the twin city as visibility reduced below 30-40 metre. The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday had predicted […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when skyrocketing fuel prices are pinching the pockets of customers, alleged adulteration of petrol triggered tension at a filling station in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Several customers gathered at the petrol pump ‘Highway Service Centre’ located in Baramunda area and alleged that the petrol dispensed from the machine contained water. The protestors […]

Bhubaneswar: Many parts of Odisha experienced a little respite from the scorching heat on Wednesday. A number of places where the mercury level crossed or approached nearly 40 degree Celsius came down slightly by two to three degrees. Sundargarh, Malkangiri and Rayagada turned out to be the hottest places in the state recording 38.8 degree […]

Bhubaneswar: The Smart City of Bhubaneswar has been placed in second rank in the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 which were announced on Thursday. Bhubaneswar has ranked in the second position among the cities having less than a million population. With a total score of 60.90 points, Shimla secured the top position. With a […]

Bhubaneswar: In a welcome move, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has initiated process to bring all its employees including those already retired, under the ambit of its pension scheme. A notification in this regard was issued on Wednesday asking all its employees including the retired staff to submit the name of their spouse with date […]

Bhubaneswar: To mark the 105th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister and legendary statesman from Odisha, the late Biju Patnaik,  the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) took out a mass cycle rally from Cuttack to the Capital City this morning. Several members of the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) and Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) took […]

Bhubaneswar: Giving a much needed boost to industrialization in the State, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated first of its kind, World Skill Centre in Bhubaneswar. While inaugurating the centre that will be used as a hub for all the government run ITIs, CM Naveen said, “Skill development has always been a priority for […]

Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic twist to the broad daylight murder of a person and subsequent public lynching bid on the two accused, police commissioner of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, Sudhansu Sarangi clarified that the murder was an act of counter-attack for self defence. Earlier in the day, a person named Tukuna was killed by two brothers, […]

Ease of Living Index (EoLI)-2020 is a futuristic tool that forms the basis of a report prepared by the Government of India. The latest one has surveyed nationally and deduced that Bhubaneswar is the second most liveable city among the small cities of India. Smart City Bhubaneswar was the first ranked smart city proposal in […]

Bhubaneswar: Throwing a direct challenge to the Commissionerate Police, two bike borne miscreants armed with sharp weapons allegedly snatched gold chain from a woman in Bhubaneswar while she was out to pluck flowers on early Sunday morning. The woman has been identified as Anasuya Behera and is a resident of Khandagiri Bari area under Bharatpur […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when Odisha forest department is struggling to bring raging forest fire in Similipal biosphere reserve under control, reports of similar incidents of wildfire have surfaced in several parts of the State. A day after a massive fire broke out at the Khandagiri hill, on the outskirts of the Capital city, destroying […]