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Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday announced the schedule for the voting for the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).   Announcing the dates for the poll, State Election Commission (SEC) Ajit Tripathy said the polls will be held on January 8, 2014 and counting will take place the next day, January 9. Elections will […]

Bhubaneswar: The Laxmisagar police and the quick action team of the Commissionerate Police during a joint raid late on Thursday night seized 79 bottles of foreign liquors from Ashoka and Kaveri Hotel and arrested three persons in this case. While 60 bottles of wine including Mac Dowell, Royal Stag and Derby were seized from the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Khandagiri police on Thursday busted a motor cycle looter gang here at Raghunathnagar slum and arrested two persons and seized 14 motor cycles from their possessions. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided Raghunathnagar slum and nabbed Khali Behera and Ashok Das, both habitual offenders and booked them under section 379/411 of IPC […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s initiatives in automation of key processes for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and making them transparent has become examples for the entire country with the Union Government pressing for their replication in other States. According to Additional Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME this online software is very much user-friendly integrating all stakeholders […]

Rourkela: The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela will host three day long 23rd annual convention of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) with the theme ‘Psychology in the Service of Humanity: Theory, Technology and Applications”, India from December 13. NIT Director Prof Sunil Kumar Sarangi will be chief […]

Bhubaneswar: The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI), an apex body real estate developers, is all set to hold a two-day national conclave with the theme ‘Housing the game changer – Leading to double-digit GDP growth’ in New Delhi from December 13, 2013. The conference will culminate on December 14.  Briefing mediapersons […]

Cuttack: The Cuttack Sadar police have launched a manhunt to nab Jagannath Samal (21) Balaram Samal (14), sons of Ramesh Samal of Kajipatana for killing their uncle (father’s younger brother) Umesh Samal (35) on Sunday night. Jagannath and Balaram stabbed Umesh to death in a knife at 10 pm on Sunday night over previous rivalry. […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking the theme -Universal acceptance and Human rights, Society for Nature, Education & Health (SNEH) observed World AIDS Day, 2013 with lots of activities for awareness generation and prevention of STDs/HIV/AIDS. The activities included a signature campaign, an awareness stall, quiz competition and short plays on the theme of HIV/AIDS prevention. The programme was […]

Bhubaneswar: The Department of Tourism, in association with Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) and Odisha Sangeet Natak Academy, is all set to organise the Konark Festival and the International Sand Art Festival at the open air auditorium and Chandrabhaga beach respectively from December 1 to 5. Each year the majestic Sun Temple of Konark serves […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the corporation polls, the BJD ruled Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to woo voters by announcing to introduce express cleaning service (ECS) to streamline disposal of waste from January 2014. Under the ECS, the private agencies will be engaged to collect the waste from houses, educational institutions, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, […]