Maha Shivratri 2022: Odisha sand artist creates Shiva sculpture with 23,436 Rudrakshas

Puri, March 1: On the occasion of Maha Shivratri, renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sculpture of Lord Shiva adorned with 23,436 rudrakshas at Puri beach here. The 18-feet-wide and nine-foot-high sand art was erected on Monday. The artwork was completed in six hours while 12 tonnes of sand has been used for […]

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Fit India Quiz preliminary results out, CS’Pur DAV student gets top spot

Bhubaneswar, January 28: Abhipsa Pati, a Class-XI Student of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here bagged the second position in the Preliminary round and entered to the next elite round in the 1st Fit India Quiz, India’s biggest Sports and Fitness Quiz organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt of India. Sports Authority […]

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Street light facility on VSS Nagar flyover inaugurated

Bhubaneswar, January 10: The street light facility on 1.3 km-long Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) Nagar Railway Flyover was inaugurated on Monday here. Bhubaneawar (North) MLA Susanta Kumar Rout launched the facility installed by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). “We have been able to do the job in a war footing manner for which citizens of […]

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Focus on basic urban amenities in TP scheme areas

Bhubaneswar, January 4: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Tuesday reviewed the implementation of town planning (TP) scheme on virtual mode from Lokseba Bhawan wherein BDA Vice-Chairman Sanjay Kumar Singh outlined the issues for discussion. It was decided in the meeting that the Works Department would construct the major roads, and BDA would develop the […]

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Odisha CM inaugurates Kalinga & five Regional Art Galleries

Bhubaneswar, December 30: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated Kalinga Art Gallery and five Regional Art Galleries in the State on virtual mode. The Kalinga Art Gallery is the largest Art Gallery of the State placed in the premises of the State Museum. The five Regional Art Galleries have been set up in five […]

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30 Electrical Assistant Executive Engineers get appointment orders

Bhubaneswar, December 17: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday welcomed 30 newly-appointed Assistant Executive Engineers (Electrical) into the State Energy Department and said that electricity is the prime mover of the economy and the State Government has given very top priority to development of power sector. Gracing the orientation ceremony of these newly recruited Assistant […]

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Odisha Govt approves seven industrial projects worth Rs 511 crore

Bhubaneswar, December 15: The 106th meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra approved seven industrial projects worth Rs 511.19 crore that would generate employment opportunities for over 6,402 persons in the State. The projects approved by the panel were […]

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Odisha demands PMAY (G) houses

Bhubaneswar, December 11: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding 1.84 lakh houses for Cyclone Fani-affected families under PMAY (G) and 13 lakh houses for non Fani-affected districts basically comprising of tribal districts and KBK districts. Thanking the PM for sanctioning 8.17 Lakh PMAY(G) houses to Odisha, Patnaik draws […]

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Smart City makes issuing permissions for social functions online

Bhubaneswar, December 10: Wish to get online permissions for hosting marriage functions, funeral rites, and thread ceremonies during this trying times of the pandemic? Here is a novel initiative by the civic authorities for the citizens of the Temple City! The Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has developed an online module to issue permissions by […]

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