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Bhubaneswar:  With a few days of rain revealing the drainage rot in the not-so-smart state capital, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Wednesday pulled up its socks to address the issue. The Corporation, shot off a show-cause notice to the Nayapalli-based Hotel Presidency  seeking explanation for illegal encroachment on land earmarked as ‘Right of Way’ near […]

Bhubaneswar: With less than four months remaining for the Men’s Hockey World Cup to be played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, the authorities of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) undertook a special drive to clear encroachments near the stadium today. The eviction drive was taken up alongside gate no-9 of […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday took stock of the progress of the much awaited ‘Smart Janpath’ project and directed the officials to complete the construction work in the given deadline. Patnaik visited the ongoing Smart Janpath Project under the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) and spent some time understanding the project brief, the […]

Bhubaneswar: The detection of four dengue positive cases has now put the administrative officials in the Twin City of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar on their toes to take preventive measures to contain the outbreak this monsoon season. All the four cases have been reported from Bhubaneswar while already a provision for a dengue ward with eight […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) today slapped Rs 1 cr penalty on Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), the organiser of a scheduled Cyclothon event in Bhubaneswar, for putting up hoardings in prohibited areas. The BMC cited that the organiser of the event put up hoardings without permission from the concerned authorities thereby violating advertisement […]

Bhubaneswar: The modernisation of Baramunda bus stand into an inter-state bus terminal (ISBT) would be completed by June 2019. Official sources said, the work of contractor selection and finalisation of engineering drawing for the project will be completed by March 2018 while the construction work is likely to start by June this year. The officials […]

Bhubaneswar: To spare the skyline of the capital city from being invaded by illegal hoardings, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to tighten the norms for putting up hoardings. According to sources, prior permission should have to be obtained from BMC for putting up hoardings inside the city. In an all-party meeting held by […]

Bhubaneswar: Good news for city denizens as the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with an all new one-time parking fee facility to reduce traffic problems and provide hassle free vehicle parking experience to the people. Users can avail the parking facility at any one of the newly identified five parking slots. BMC has […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high in the State Capital after BJP supporters barged into the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) office here during their protest against alleged corruption in the civic body. Hundreds of activists of the saffron party, including women, assembled before the BMC office and staged a demonstration protesting corruption and inefficiency of the civic […]

Bhubaneswar: Resentment is brewing among locals over proposed demolition plans of a Vishwakarma temple located adjacent to the Kalinga Stadium by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) ahead of Hockey World Cup in 2018. The committee of the Vishwakarma temple raised its opposition after BMC, BDA authorities served a notice regarding the […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced taxes for demonstrators, the Commissionerate Police on Thursday said agitators would have to pay fine if any damage caused to government or private property during their strike with effective from January 1, 2018. In a notification, the Twin City police said any organization or person […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could be seen, more than anything else, as a step to curb the voices of people, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that people staging demonstration in Bhubaneswar will have to pay taxes henceforth. In a press meet held today, BMC Mayor Anant Narayan Jena informed that protestors sitting on ‘dharna’ […]

Bhubaneswar: To facilitate tourists and visitors coming to the capital city as well as the commuters, the Quality Council of India (QCI) in collaboration with the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated measures to include BMC public toilets in the Google road map. The Corporation informed that starting December people will be able to locate […]

Bhubaneswar: After being accorded with the Smart City tag, Bhubaneswar city has geared up to upgrade its infrastructure including an ultra-modern building for the office of Municipal Corporation. The architectural design of the 12-storey building has been prepared and was presented before CM Naveen Patnaik for approval on Wednesday. The construction of the building will […]

Bhubaneswar: Animal welfare has been taken up as a priority by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) that has joined hands with People for Animals (PFA) for providing health care for stray animals as well as pets in the city. BMC will now be providing logistical support for the PFA’s rehabilitation-cum-treatment centre at Ranasinghpur near AIIMS. In-charge […]