BSCL celebrates International Women’s Day in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) on Sunday International Women’s Day here at Utkal Karate School under its social initiative, which is a collaborative initiative of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited and United Nations Population Fund. More than 150 young boys and girls and women from 100 slums of Bhubaneswar participated in the […]

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Odisha Govt devises Action Plan to tackle Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday chaired a high level meeting here at the Kharvela Bhavan to review the State’s preparedness in dealing with outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Chief Minister said as the Corona Virus Disease has now spread to more than 80 countries, the State Government is keeping a close watch over […]

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Naveen launches ‘Daredevil Democrat’

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched ‘’The Adventures of a Daredevil Democrat’, a comic book on legendary leader and former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik in the presence of senior leaders like Narasingha Mishra of Congress, KV Singh Deo of BJP and noted freedom fighter Bhabani Charan Patnaik in a function here. Published by […]

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NTPC to add 2000 MW capacity in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on Thursday said here that it would add nearly 2000 MW capacity in Odisha. “The NTPC Eastern Region II has a present installed capacity of 5,020 and after completion of one more unit at Darlipali and expansion of Talcher Thermal Power Project, the installed capacity would increase to […]

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SPARSH organises IGNITE Film Festival-2020 

Bhubaneswar: As the world is celebrating 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, SPARSH – a production house of Odisha, organised the 3rd edition of short film festival – IGNITE with the theme ‘Values of Gandhi’. The award giving ceremony was held on Wednesday at Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd here. Sheikh Gulzar Husain, […]

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Odisha Police to organise State-level conference on ‘Women in Police’ tomorrow

Cuttack: For the first time, the Odisha Police will organise a conference on ‘Women in Police’ on Friday. Participants will deliberate on issues, involving female cops in Odisha and address gender specific matters. The day-long State-level conference will be held at the 6th OSAP Battalion in Cuttack between 10 am and 5 pm. “The conference […]

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Biju Patnaik, the self acclaimed Naxalite

  Anil Dhir Biju Patnaik’s second term as Chief Minister came nearly 30 years after his first short-lived spell. He was disappointed to find that the bureaucrats, administrators and elected representatives were very different from what he had seen his during his previous stint. There was a palpable disconnect between the government and the people, […]

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BSCL celebrates 49th National Safety Day

Bhubaneswar: The 49th National Safety Day was celebrated at the BMC-ICOMC building site of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) on Wednesday amidst the presence of engineering, technology and administrative staff of the special purpose vehicle and the employees of contractors engaged for the development of the Smart City project. Unveiling the safety flag, BSCL […]

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Odisha Govt brings 5 more departments under Mo Sarkar

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced inclusion of five more departments under the transformative Mo Sarkar (My Government) – the feedback-based governance model. Patnaik formally announced launching of Mo Sarkar in the Handlooms, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development, Textiles & Handicrafts, Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department (SSEPDD), Cooperation and […]

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