Webinar held on ‘Mishra Shala Sri Ganesh: A Museum of Dying Tradition’

Cuttack, June 27: A webinar was held on ‘Mishra Shala Sri Ganesh’ – a museum of dying tradition -recently with distinguished persons like senior administrators, intellectuals, artists and litterateurs on its panel of guests. ‘Mishra Shala Sri Ganesh’ is a museum of fanciful made-up wooden memorabilia of the missing lifestyle of bygone days. “When we […]

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Incoming calls at BMC’s 1929 24×7 Call Centre surpass 1 lakh mark in Bhubaneswar

More than 32K doctors’ consultation made so far by June 24 Bhubaneswar, June 25: Setting yet another milestone in serving the people of the Temple City and its outskirts, suffering from COVID-19 pandemic, the 1929 24×7 City Call Centre at the Bhubaneswar Operations Centre of the Smart City office, has received incoming calls of more […]

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IPS Reshuffle: Yeshwant Jethwa new Vigilance Director

Bhubaneswar, June 24: The Odisha Government on Thursday effected a reshuffle of senior IPS officers in the State. According to a Home Department notification, 1994-batch IPS officer Sanjeeb Panda has been appointed ADG Crime Branch. He has been also been assigned additional charge of CMD, Odisha State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation (OSPHWC). Panda was […]

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COVID-19: Odisha CM launches healthcare facilities in 8 more distrticts

Bhubaneawar, June 24: Strengthening medical infrastructure to save precious lives from COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated healthcare facilities and laid foundation for medical oxygen storage and generation plants at different hospitals across the State. The Chief Minister CM inaugurated 12-bed Special Neonatal Care Unit & OPD Complex at City Hospital in […]

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Waterlogging woes: BMC Commissioner orders removal of drain encroachments in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, June 23: With a heavy rainfall of 113.2 mm within 24 hours spanning between 8.30 AM yesterday and 8.30 AM today recorded by the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD), the city’s waterlogging issues in the low-lying and vulnerable pockets were addressed instantly by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) with timely action and dewatering by engaging […]

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Nine pairs of special trains to run from/through East Coast Railway jurisdiction from June 26

Bhubaneswar, June 22: The Ministry of Railways has decided to run nine pairs of long distance special trains from and through East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction till further advice. These trains include Howrah-Titilagarh-Howrah Ispat Special, Rourkela-Jagadalpur-Rourkela Special & Rourkela-Gunupur-Rourkela Rajyarani Special. According to an ECoR statement, the Howrah-Titilagarh-Howrah Special (02517/02518) from Howrah will leave at […]

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Bhubaneswar Railway Station gets Automatic Ticket Checking & Managing Access system

Bhubaneswar, June 22: Keeping in view the safety of passengers and railway authorities, one Automatic Ticket Checking & Managing Access (ATMA) system installed at Bhubaneswar Railway station. The ATMA system is based on information technology (IT) which will support effective screening of passengers for temperature and checking of tickets from a safe distance by staff […]

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Vedanta employees ‘green engineer’ old petrol bike into e-bike in Odisha’s Jharsuguda

Bhubaneswar, June 21: Employees of Vedanta, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has leveraged in-house engineering and innovation capabilities to convert an old petrol-fuelled motorbike that was beyond economic repair, into an electric bike (e-bike) at its Jharsuguda plant in Odisha. A symbol of the company’s commitment to reducing carbon footprint and the […]

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