Work on 13.2-MTPA steel project in Jagatsinghpur will commence soon: Sajjan Jindal

Bubaneswar: The Integrated Steel Plant Project of JSW with a capacity of 13.2 MTPA at Jatadhar in Jagatsinghpur district will come up soon. This was revealed during a meeting of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with JSW CMD Sajjan Jindal through Video Conference on Monday. The State Government has allocated land, water and power for the project. The […]

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Govt deploys 65 Secretariat staff at BMC for COVID-19 duty

Bhubaneswar: The Home Department in a notification issued yesterday, has asked 50 Assistant Section Officers (ASO) and 15 data entry operators (DEOs) to report at BMC and join the duty and deployed at the civic body’s COVID-19 Control Room and remain there till September 19 in order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The Home Department […]

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Bhubaneswar crosses 1 lakh-Mark in COVID-19 testing

Bhubaneswar: Tests for COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar has crossed 1 lakh mark, said the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. With 2,812 tests done on Thursday and 2,642 the day before, the State capital city has, so far, conducted 1,04,390 tests both by the Government and private facilities. Out of this while the Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests […]

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Covaxin human trial begins at Sum Hospital in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The vaccination process of human trial of the much-awaited Covaxin vaccine against Coronavirus began at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here on Monday. Covaxin, the vaccine being developed by Bharat Biotech, was administered to several persons who had volunteered to be part of the trial, said Dr E Venkat Rao, Principal […]

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COVID-19: BMC enlightens senior citizens on Sachetak App functions, benefits

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to protect senior citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic by addressing their various health issues, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) organized an awareness programme at Biju Patnaik Park in the Capital City on Wednesday morning to help the elderly population, especially senior citizens to understand the functionality and benefits of the Sachetak […]

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Ballast track at Bhubaneswar, Cuttack stations to improve train mobility

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has replaced the washable apron with ballast track at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack railway stations to improve train mobility. “Utilising the lockdown time, the ECoR is planning and executing long pending maintenance and infrastructure works  without affecting the rail services. Speed restrictions of 15 Kmph on Down main line at […]

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Fighting COVID-19: BMC launches “Sachetak” App for Bhubaneswar citizens

Bhubaneswar: In its ongoing efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has developed a mobile application (App) named “Sachetak”, exclusively for the comorbid and elderly citizens of the State Capital. The App is developed by Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited. After downloading the app, the users can register using their mobile number […]

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After two months, Mo Cycle to resume service in Bhubaneswar from Monday

Bhubaneswar: The Mo Cycle run by Capital Region Urban Transport (Crut) on Saturday decided to resume its operation from Monday after a gap of nearly two months since nationwide lockdown was imposed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Cycle enthusiasts will get free ride till June 30. “The service will be free till June 30. […]

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