Bhubaneswar all set to take up ‘Cycles4Change’ challenge on Oct 9

Bhubaneswar, October 7:  In view of COVID-19 pandemic and to promote the cycling in the State capital, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) in association with the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set host ‘Cycles4Change’ campaign on Friday. The challenge aims to help the City Administration to connect with the citizens, cycle enthusiasts as […]

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IITTM felicitates six on World Tourism Day

Bhubaneswar September 27: The Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management Bhubaneswar celebrated the World Tourism Day 2020 in its campus Sunday by launching the first edition of the World Tourism Day Awards 2020. Six persons from different fields were also felicitated on this occasion. The annual World Tourism Day Awards launched by IITTM Bhubaneswar […]

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32 micro composting centres to come up by Dec end in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, September 21: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will comp, lete construction of as many as 32 Micro Composting Centres (MCCs) out of the proposed 43 by end of December this year to ensure proper management of wet waste in the capital city Bhubaneswar. These MCCs will also be commissioned immediately soon after its completion. […]

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Bhubaneswar COVID-19 testing crosses 2 lakh mark

Bhubaneswar, September 19: Crossing yet another milestone, the total number of testing for COVID-19 in the Bhubaneswar has crossed the 2 lakh mark. Three types of tests – RT-PCR (68,232), Rapid Antigen (61,217) and TrueNaat (627) – were done for knowing COVID-19 positive and negative cases while 5,042 antibody tests were also done to know […]

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COVID-19 curve flattening in Bhubaneswar: BMC Commissioner

Bhubaneswar, September 18: The COVID-19 positivity rate in Bhubaneswar is declining in comparison to number of testing being done daily and the home isolation rate has also risen significantly, nearly 74 per cent, indicating a welcome trend, and it will further improve in the coming days, said BMC Commissioner  Prem Chandra Chaudhary here on Friday. […]

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PB Ninawe joins as ECoR Principal Chief Material Manager

Bhubaneswar, September 17: Prabhakar Baburao Ninawe, an officer of Indian Railways Stores Service (IRSS) of 1986 batch has taken over as new Principal Chief Material Manager (PCMM) of East Coast Railway, on Wednesday. Prior to this, Ninawe was working as Chief Material Manager (CMM) of Integrated Coach factory (ICF), Perambur, Chennai. Ninawe has worked in […]

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Central team to arrive in Odisha tomorrow to assess flood damages

Bhubaneswar, September 15: An inter-Ministerial Central Team led by Praveen Vashista, Joint Secretary (LWE), Ministry of Home Affairs will arrive in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday on a two-day visit for an on-the-spot assessment of the damages caused by the floods recently in the State. At least 17 persons have lost their lives and as many as […]

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SCAF meeting held through digital platform

Bhubaneswar, September 14: The Smart City Advisory Forum (SCAF) meeting was held through digital platform on Monday. While Bhubaneswar (Ekamra) MLA and SSEPD Minister Ashok Chandra Panda and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi were represented by their representatives, MLA (Central) Ananta Narayan Jena, was present online. Smart City CEO Prem Chandra Chaudhary and key officials of […]

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BMC all set for safe and smooth conduct of NEET

Bhubaneswar, September 10: With an aim to ensure safe and hassle-free stay and movement of outstation students appearing the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) on September 13, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made all arrangements, including free accommodation and transportation in the state capital for smooth conduct of the annual medical entrance examination […]

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BMC starts collecting bio-medical waste from home isolation COVID-19 patients

Bhubaneswar, September 10: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started collecting bio-medical waste from the door steps of houses within BMC area wherein COVID-19 positive patients are under Home Isolation, by engaging Jagruti Welfare Organisation. Jagruti has started deploying dedicated vehicles in compliance to standards laid down by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for transportation […]

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