COVID-19: BMC issues SOP on social distancing at daily markets in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) to ensure strict adherence of social distancing at essential commodity stores and daily markets and haats in the wake of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and containment of its spread in community level. Issuing the SOP, BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary has […]

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Odisha CM appals to citizens to practise social distancing to keep Coronavirus at bay

Bhubaneswar: Terming the Coronavirus aka COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic for human race, one without vaccine or treatment, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appealed to all the citizens to practise social distancing and refrain from spreading rumours and misinformation to keep the virus at bay. “The rapid spread of novel Coronavirus across the globe in the […]

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Journalists from Maharashtra visit Bhubaneswar PIB office

Bhubaneswar: Six senior journalists from Maharashtra visited the Press Information Bureau (PIB) office here under the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat (EBSB) programme on Friday. They are on a six-day visit to Odisha under EBSB. The delegation actively interacted with the journalists and officials of the PIB here where they were briefed about the rich culture, […]

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Odisha declares Coronavirus as State disaster

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Friday declared Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the State disaster. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced this in the State Assembly after a Cabinet meeting chaired by him decided to declare COVID-19 as a disaster for the State under the provisions of Disaster Management Act, 2005 to adequately empower the public officials […]

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Park Utsav: Capital City raises a toast to celebrate womenhood   

Bhubaneswar: It was women power all the way at the Park Utsav on Sunday! Women irrespective of their caste, creed, religion and profession came together to show the world that they are as good as the men and deserve appreciation and respect for their contribution to family and society. On the occasion of International Women’s […]

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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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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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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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Bangladeshi sex racket in Bhubaneswar: STF nabs one more broker

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Monday arrested one more accused in connection with engagement of Bangladeshi women in sex trade in Bhubaneswar, taking the total number of arrest to five. STF sleuths nabbed Keshab Sahoo while he was trying to hand over a girl to a customer. Sahoo […]

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Trial run of Jan Sadharan Express between Bhubaneswar-Cuttack begins today

Bhubaneswar: The trial run of Jan Sadharan Special Train between Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will be flagged off today, said an official release. The train will be flagged off at 1.30 pm at Bhubaneswar railway station. The trial run between the two cities will be held for one month till March 31. As per East Coast […]

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