Tag: Bhubaneswar

Cuttack/ Bhubaneswar: Dense fog blanketed most parts of twin city of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, affecting normal life and throwing vehicular traffic out of gear today.  Road commuters had a tough time due to poor visibility conditions. The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the fog situation will continue for the […]

Bali/Bhubaneswar: Odia entrepreneur Amarendra Sahu was among the eight other noted personalities who were felicitated with the Bhoomi Ratna International Award (Jewel of the Soil) on Thursday for their outstanding contribution towards society during a special function held at Bali in Indonesia. Renowned entrepreneur Taranjit Singh and Sanjay Das were honoured with the prestigious award […]

Bhubaneswar: Considering the comfort of general public and to provide an easy accessible service, Odisha Motor Vehicle department has launched ‘Rent a Motor Cycle’ scheme in the capital city on Thursday. According to sources, the scheme was launched in collaboration with a Kolkata-based company ‘Drop You’. An agreement has been signed between Drop You and […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to create awareness among voters about Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) & voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machine ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state, a ‘voter awareness vehicle’ was flagged off from the capital city today. As per reports, Khurda collector Nirmal Chandra Mishra flagged […]

Bhubaneswar: The first solar eclipse of 2019 will take place on January 7. It will be a partial solar eclipse and the phenomenon will start from 5 am and will continue till 8:18 am tomorrow, informed Director of Pathani Samanta Planetarium Dr. Subhendu Pattnaik. Though this partial solar eclipse will not be visible in India […]

Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi river water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh doesn’t seem to end soon as an inspection team which visited several projects in Chhattisgarh found that the neighbouring State is not releasing adequate amount of river water. According to sources, the team led by the Chief Engineer of Hirakud dam Jyotirmayee Ratha visited several […]

Cuttack: It seems that twin city of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar has now turned into a hub for illicit narcotics trade with spurt in several drug peddling incidents in the past couple of months. The Central Excise and Intelligence department today seized brown sugar weighing 65 grams following a raid at Badambadi area in Cuttack. The […]

Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha are reeling under intense cold wave conditions with minimum temperatures dipping to almost to 3 degree Celsius in Daringbadi. Bhubaneswar also recorded a lowest minimum temperature in of 8.2 degree Celsius on Sunday. Sources said that the minimum temperature recorded in Bhubaneswar in the month of December is lowest in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of a successful Hockey World Cup that helped promote Odisha in sports sector across the globe, another international sporting event, the ‘Indian Open Gateball Championship’ will kick off at the Kalinga Stadium here from December 21, 2019. The championship will continue till December 23, 2019. Indian Gateball Union which organises […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension erupted at Patharbandha slum in the city today morning after unidentified miscreants hurled bombs at a house triggering panic in the area. According to sources, four bike-borne miscreants hurled several bombs one after the other in the slum and fled the spot. However, no casualty has been reported in the. On getting information […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today informed that nearly 5 ,000 plants for extracting biogas from agricultural residue, cattle dung and municipal solid waste will be set up by 2023 across the country. The Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) will be promoted as an alternative and in a bid to develop interest among the stakeholders in […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 28 students of BJB (Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar) Junior College have been barred from appearing the CHSE Plus-II examinations that will start from March 7, 2019. These students, the highest number in the history of the college, have been barred for failing to fulfill the minimum attendance criterion and have not appeared […]

Many places across the country are currently reporting a spike in the number of daily infections. Odisha, on the other hand, is witnessing fluctuation in the virus transmission rate.

Bhubaneswar: Setting a big example that disability is not a hindrance in achieving success in life, city-based girl Rushali Jena on Monday received the ‘Role Model Award’ from Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at a special event on the occasion of International day of Persons with Disabilities in New Delhi. Various disabled children, Individuals, Institutions, […]

Cuttack: Continuing its crackdown on illegal drugs trade, officials of the Excise department seized nearly 60 gms of brown sugar after a raid in Cuttack today. The price of the seized contraband item is worth nearly Rs 6 lakh, informed sources. Acting on a tip-off, a team of excise sleuths conducted a raid in Jagatpur […]