BMC encourages digital payment

Bhubaneswar, November 26: With a green signal to start the Unified Payment Interface Quick Response (UPI QR ) process to encourage digital payment in the city, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday communicated authorisation to the agency namely “One97 Communication Ltd (Paytm).” Especially small business units and merchants like tea stalls owners, street vendors, […]

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Now, it is our turn to give back to SCB: CM Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack, November 26: “It is my dream that nobody from Odisha should be forced to go outside for better medical treatment. We shall provide the best in SCB. For 75 years, the SCB has supported us – now it is our turn to give it back,” said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while speaking at the […]

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Amid protests, Mahima Dhaba near Kalinga Stadium demolished

Bhubaneswar, November 25: The joint enforcement of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Commissionerate of police on Thursday demolished the Mahima Dhaba, illegally built on a patch of Government land near gate number 9 of Kalinga Stadium here, amid protests from the locals, including large number of women and as well as […]

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Winter Session: COVID-19 test for Odisha MLAs

Bhubaneswar, November 25: Ahead of the Winter Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, all the MLAs and their personal staff will undergo RT-PCR test. “Like previous sessions, the Winter Session will commence from December 1 with strict observance of the COVID-19 guidelines,” said Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro on Thursday. Patro said all the MLAs, Assembly […]

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Manveer’s art work on Puri beach spreads awareness on plastic menace in sea water

Bhubaneswar, November 24: For the visitors on the Puri’s beach the sight of a 15-feet long turtle since early morning today till the evening was a delightful sight. However, the big art work made from layered plastics by Delhi-based artist Manveer Singh was a collage of 250 small turtles of the waste plastic with a […]

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Special cover on Jain Acharya released by India Post

Bhubaneswar, November 23: A special cover on Sant Shiromani Acharya Shri 108 Vidyasagarji Maharaj was released by India Post at the Khandagiri Post Office on Monday in the presence of the proponents of the cover, Khandagiri Udayagiri Digambara Jain Sidhi Khetra. The cover commemorated the 50th Accession Day of the Sant and was released in […]

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BJD stages stir against LPG price hike in Bolangir

Bolangir, November 23: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday staged demonstration in front of Bolangir Collectorate here against the Central Government for the hike in LPG gas cylinders. Senior party leader Anang Uday Singh Deo led the protest, in which leaders and activists of BJD and all its frontal organisations – Biju Mahila […]

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Odisha clears industrial proposals worth Rs 1872.11 crore

Bhubaneswar, November 22: The Odisha Government on Monday approved as many as eight industrial projects entailing investment of Rs 1,872.11 crore that would generate employment opportunities for over 3,461 persons in the State. The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra held through video conferencing gave the […]

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Encroachment cleared around Tarini Temple for Smart Janpath Project

Bhubaneswar, November 22: Clearing a major bottleneck on the progress of the Smart Janpath project near Master Canteen Square here, one squad each of Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL), Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) respectively, demolished the structures around the Tarini temple. Only the original structure of the deity under the […]

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